Architects Not Adversaries
To the Editor:
I take exception to the letter of
Mitchell Miller (Letters, 3/01) in which
he criticizes the AIA contract. I am
guessing that he is referring to the AIA
Abbreviated Standard Form of
Agreement Between Owner and
Contractor for Construction Projects
of a Limited Scope. I am a member,
and I use this contract often. Clients
like the protection of the third party
to administer the contract.
Mr. Miller states his company policy
to “not enter into a contract with anyone
other than the owners of the property.”
The AIA contract does not violate
that policy. The architect is named as
the contract administrator with specified
responsibilities but is not a signatory.
His principal duty