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B Series - Owner/Architect Documents

C Series - Architect/Consultant Documents

D Series - Architect/Industry Documents

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Families of Documents

The American Institute of Architects has also grouped AIA documents into "families" that may be applied to particular project delivery methods. Within each family, the documents provide a consistent structure and text base to support the major relationships on a design and construction project.

A201 Family
Small Project Family
Interiors Family
Construction Manager-Advisor (CMa) Family
Construction Manager-Constructor (CMc) Family
Design/Build Family

Understanding these family groupings will help you select the most appropriate standard forms to use on your project. 


The A201 Family

When the owner's project is divided into separate contracts for design (with the architect) and for construction (with one or more builders), it may be appropriate to use the A201 family. This is the most commonly used family of documents since it is suitable for the conventional delivery approach of linearly sequential design-award-build.
Used for small to large projects, this document "family" includes: A101, A107, A111, A201, A201/SC, A401, A511, A701, B141, B144ARCH-CM, B151, B163, B181, B352, B511, B727, C141, C142, C727, C801.  


Small Project Family

When the owner's project is:
small, such as a residential renovation or addition;

straightforward in design; conceived with established and good working relationships among members of the project team;
of short duration (less than one year from start of design to completion of construction); and
without delivery complications such as competitive bidding, it may be appropriate to use the Small Project Family.

This family of documents is suitable for small projects such as residential renovations, additions and other projects of relatively low cost and brief duration.  The documents included in this family are: A105/A205, B155.  


Interiors Family

When the owner's project is divided into separate contracts for design and for the purchase of commercial or institutional furniture, furnishings and equipment (FF&E), it may be appropriate to use the Interiors Family. Similar in concept to the A201 family, the Interiors documents procure FF&E under a contract separate from design services, thereby preserving the architect's independence from any monetary interest in the sale of those goods. Unlike the A201 family, the Interiors documents are not suitable for construction work, such as major tenant improvements.  Documents included in this family are:  A171, A177, A271, A571, A771, B171, B177.


Construction Manager-Adviser (CMa) Family
When the owner's project incorporates a fourth prime player on the construction team (the other players are the owner, architect and contractor) to act as an independent adviser on construction management matters through the course of both design and construction, it may be appropriate to use the CM-adviser Family.  
The Construction Manager-adviser, in theory, enhances the level of expertise applied to managing the project from start to finish. In its purest form the CM-adviser approach preserves the construction manager's independent judgment, keeping that individual from being influenced by any monetary interest in the actual labor and materials incorporated into the construction work.  Documents included in this family are:  A101/CMa, A201/CMa, A511/CMa, B141/CMa, B801/CMa. 
Construction Manager-Constructor (CMc) Family
When the owner's project employs a construction manager who will go beyond purely giving advice and take on the financial risk of the construction, such as by giving a guaranteed maximum price or signing subcontracts, it may be appropriate to use the CM-constructor Family.
Under the CM-constructor arrangement, the functions of contractor and construction manager are merged and assigned to one entity who may or may not give a guaranteed maximum price, but who typically assumes control over the construction work by direct contracts with the subcontractors.  The documents included in this family are:  A121/CMc, A131/CMc.  


Design/Build Family

When the owner's project consolidates the design and construction responsibilities into a single contract, it may be appropriate to use the Design/Build Family. Licensing and ethical matters complicate this apparently simplified delivery mode because the otherwise independent judgment of professionals may be clouded by influences from financial risk-taking found on the "build" side of the design/build process.  The documents included in this family are:  A191, A491, B901.
The contract document information provided is derived from The American Institute of Architects Contract Documents "Guide" and Contract Documents "Synopses".