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NASBP-language equivalents of the current editions of the AIA Contract Documents: A310-2010, A312-2010, and A313-2020

NASBP constantly strives to make business tools and resources available to the NASBP membership from the nasbp.org web site. You may be aware, for example, that NASBP makes available downloads of construction industry standardized bond forms from nasbp.org, such as, ConsensusDOCS, the DBIA, and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC). These are available free of charge to NASBP members and affiliates for use in the regular course of surety business.

Through discussions with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Contract Documents Program and ACD Operations, LLC, NASBP secured the permission of AIA to create NASBP-equivalents of the current editions of the AIA Contract Document A310-2010, Bid Bond; AIA Contract Document A312-2010, Performance Bond and Payment Bond; and AIA Contract Document A313-2020, Warranty Bond.

The NASBP equivalents are simply titled “Bid Bond,” “Performance Bond and Payment Bond,” and "Warranty Bond." Footer language on each page indicates that the document is published by NASBP and is the text equivalent of the respective AIA bond form. Like the ConsensusDOCS, DBIA, and EJCDC bond forms, NASBP Bond Forms require agreement to a user license.

To access these NASBP Bond Forms, visit this page to review and agree to the terms and conditions. You will need your nasbp.org login to "Register" at the SuretyLearn platform to access these forms. Note that access to these forms requires a NASBP login and password followed by prompts for the license. The NASBP Bond Forms, which are the equivalents to the current AIA bond forms, are available as downloads of Microsoft Word files, so members and affiliates can easily integrate the forms into their management systems. 


NASBP Articles about AIA forms

As a valuable resource for its Members, Affiliates and Associates, NASBP publishes informative articles regarding updates and additions to standard industry forms in use. For more information, see the following articles about other AIA documents that have appeared in the NASBP Surety Bond Quarterly magazine:

Spring 2020 - Coming Soon to the AIA Library: A313-2020, Warranty Bond interview with Mike Bomba
Summer 2017 - 2017 AIA Contract Documents: Selected Key Changes by Kenneth W. Cobleigh
Fall 2015 - AIA's New Teaming Agreement C102-2015 by Robin G. Banks
Summer 2015 - The AIA Describes Updated and Expanded Design-Build Documents Family by Susan Van Bell