# US AIA construction contract review
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Review US construction contracts with emphasis on AIA standard forms (A101, A102, A133, A201 General Conditions, A401 Subcontract) and US owner-contractor risk allocation.

Review US construction contracts with emphasis on AIA standard forms (A101, A102, A133, A201 General Conditions, A401 Subcontract) and US owner-contractor risk allocation. Covers scope of work and contract sum mechanics, change orders and constructive changes, schedule and delay risk, retainage and payment applications, liquidated damages, insurance and performance/payment bonds, indemnification and anti-indemnity statutes, mechanic's lien exposure, substantial and final completion, and dispute forum strategy under AIA Article 15. Use when reviewing AIA prime contracts, subcontracts, ConsensusDocs, or owner-modified AIA forms on US commercial, institutional, healthcare, or public construction projects. Flags deviations from AIA standard, classifies risk (GREEN/YELLOW/RED), generates redlines with AIA fallback language, and produces a confidence-scored, auditable analysis. Also applies to CM-at-Risk (A133) and Design-Build delivery variants. Supports both owner-side and contractor-side review.

This skill reviews US construction contracts against AIA standard form baselines and owner/contractor negotiation playbooks. It identifies deviations from AIA standard language, classifies their severity, generates actionable redlines with AIA alternative language, and produces a confidence-scored, auditable analysis. **Covers:** - Clause-by-clause analysis against AIA A201-2017 General Conditions baseline - AIA contract family identification (A101, A102, A133, A401, B101) and version verification - Delivery method risk mapping (Design-Bid-Build, CM@Risk, Design-Build) - Change order and constructive change risk (AIA Article 7) - Schedule, float, delay, and acceleration risk - Payment, retainage, and prompt payment act compliance - Liquidated damages enforceability (US penalty doctrine) - Insurance program review (CGL, builder's risk, performance/payment bonds) - Indemnification analysis with anti-indemnity statute overlay by state - Mechanic's lien exposure and lien waiver strategy - Dispute resolution pathway (AIA Article 15: IDM → Mediation → Arbitration/Litigation) - Owner-side vs. contractor-side risk classification - GREEN / YELLOW / RED deviation classification with automatic RED triggers **Does not:** - Draft new AIA contracts or prepare supplementary conditions from scratch - Provide legal advice or replace qualified construction law counsel - Substitute for specialist review of public contracting (FAR/DFAR compliance), federal Davis-Bacon Act wage issues, environmental remediation contracts, or nuclear ...

## Jurisdictions

United States



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