AIA Contract Document Workshop Seminar
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Examining Contract Terminology
D. Bowser, J. Zahniser, R. Lenneberg
Parties, consideration, term, performance, substantial performance, breach, remedies, damages
Understanding types of construction contracts
• Stipulated sum
• Cost plus fee
• Design build
• Construction management
Understanding roles and relationships of project participants:
• Owners, architects/engineers, construction managers, contractors, subs and suppliers
Contract negotiation and drafting
Exploring the law of construction contract interpretation
The Primary AIA Contract Documents
All Presenters A101-2017
Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor (Stipulated Sum)
A102-2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor (Cost Plus Fee with GMP)
B101 – 2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
A133-2009 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager
Where Construction Manager is also Constructor
A141 – 2014 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design Builde
A401 – 2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Contractor and Subcontractor
C401 – 2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant
AIA A201: General Conditions
All Presenters
Overview of new updates to AIA documents
General provisions
Project participants: owner, contractor, architect, engineer, subcontractors
Changes in the work
Time, payments and completion
Protection of persons and property, insurance and bonds
Defects in and correction of work
Miscellaneous provisions
Termination, suspension, claims and disputes
Supplemental or Alternate AIA Contract Documents
A. Guess, D. Bowser, B. Carpenter
A105-2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for
a Residential or Small Commercial
A107-2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for a
Project of Limited Scope
B105-2017 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a
Residential or Small Commercial Project
The “SP” Series for Sustainable Projects
AIA Contract Documents for Digital Practice
Provisions That Projects Live and Die on: Most Negotiated AIA Terms
All Presenters
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours (CEH)
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Contractors
7.0 Commercial CE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states, except Florida architects. This seminar also offers 7.0 continuing education hours to Oregon commercial contractors. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Oregon.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
David Bowser
Jordan Ramis, PCAttorney with Jordan Ramis, PCMr. Bowser’s construction and design professionals law practice covers all aspects of the design and construction process, from original procurement to claim prosecution and defense. Mr. Bowser has 18 years of experience as a construction and design professionals lawyer representing varied clients in all areas of public and private design and construction, including public bodies, private owners, architects, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Brent Carpenter
Jordan Ramis, PCAttorney with Jordan Ramis, PCFrom contract negotiation, through project management, to dispute resolution, Brent represents general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in all stages of public and private construction projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Brent’s construction law experience includes negotiating and drafting private contracts, guiding clients through the public procurement process, including bid protests, and assisting in contract administration.
Andrew Guess
Jordan Ramis, PCAttorney with Jordan Ramis, PCAndrew applies his experience as a construction manager with his M.S. degree in construction management to represent contractors and project owners alike in both private and public construction contract disputes. His practice is guided by his experience as a construction project engineer where, prior to earning his J.D. degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, he helped manage the development and construction of large-scale, multi-family projects in California.
Roger Lenneberg
Jordan Ramis, PCAttorney with Jordan Ramis, PCRoger, the chair of the construction group, has 30 years of experience in the construction industry including delay/acceleration and impact claims. His extensive background in productivity loss claims and risk management make him an exceptional resource for contractors, owners, and developers.
Jacob Zahniser
Jacob Zahniser is an Attorney with Miller, Nash, Graham & Dunn, LLP. A construction lawyer, construction litigator, and trial attorney, Mr. Zahniser focuses his practice on construction and real estate litigation, as well as handling insurance coverage disputes arising from construction defects. As a construction lawyer, he has represented a wide variety of construction industry clients ranging from contractors, suppliers, and insurance policy holders and assignees, to commercial property owners, landlords, and homeowners associations. Mr. Zahniser is experienced in all forms of construction litigation, including payment disputes and lien claims, insurance coverage, leases, purchase and sale agreements, development rights, adverse possession, property lines and easements, and development disputes. He is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Oregon State Bar Construction Section.