New Group Becomes an Endorsing Member of ConsensusDocs Coalition

The AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) has joined ConsensusDocs, a unique coalition of 40-plus associations that produces best practice contracts that are fair and balanced for the entire design and construction industry.

The AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) is a non-profit association for independent third-party commissioning professionals, such as professional engineers (PEs), licensed architects, and others with demonstrated commissioning experience, who work for qualified, independent commissioning companies. To qualify as independent, companies cannot have any affiliation with general or installing contractors, manufacturers of systems or equipment, or other entities that present significant potential conflicts of interest in providing unbiased commissioning services.

ACG educates, trains, and certifies qualified individuals as Certified Commissioning Authorities (CxAs), and Certified Commissioning Technicians (CxTs). Its certification exams test for thorough knowledge and understanding of the commissioning process and for an ability to provide professional commissioning services in accordance with the ACG Commissioning Guideline.

Ray Bert, ACG’s Executive Director, said “ACG is pleased to join the ConsensusDocs Coalition to give commissioning authorities a voice and proactive input into the development of contracts written by and for the entire industry.”

Register for “Key issues in Owner & Design Professional Agreements”  March 10 Webinar

The ConsensusDocs Webinar on the “Key issues in Owner & Design Professional Agreements”  will take place March 10, 2015, 2:00-3:00 p,.m. Eastern Time and will address key provisions in owner and design professional agreements and the key differences between ConsensusDocs and American Institute of Architects (AIA) standard contract documents. Attendees will have an opportunity to submit questions for discussion at the end of the webinar. Topics include:

Presenters are:
Timothy M. Gibbons, Esq., Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., Chattanooga, TN
Samuel T. Reaves, Esq., Troutman & Sanders, LLP, Charlotte, NC
Moderator:   Carrie L. Ciliberto, Esq., ConsensusDocs Deputy Executive Director & Counsel, Arlington, VA
Register for this March 10 ConsensusDocs Webinar, by clicking here.  

ConsensusDocs Software Training Webinars

ConsensusDocs offers training on its document software. To register for these webinars, visit ConsensusDocs.org. The following are the times for the of the ConsensusDocs cloud-based platform training sessions:

This 60-minute webinar addresses these aspects of the ConsensusDocs technology platform:

Request a Free Sample ConsensusDocs Contract

Remember that full, sample ConsensusDocs contracts can be requested. To request a full sample ConsensusDocs contract for your internal review purposes, fill out the ConsensusDocs Sample Request form that is at www.consensusdocs.org. You can also access the pdf fill-in document by going to this page and clicking on the word “Samples.” Note that any use of the contract, other than for internal review purposes, must come from a valid subscription purchase at www.consensusdocs.org.

Copyright Licensing

Anyone interested in using ConsensusDocs for educational or legal research purposes can apply for a free ConsensusDocs copyright license. Once the application is processed, applicants will receive a numbered copyright license letter and full watermarked samples of the requested documents. Licenses must be renewed on a yearly basis, and are contingent upon compliance with the terms of the license letter. To complete an application for copyright licensing, visit the resources page at ConsensusDocs.org.

Remember: The NASBP membership receives a 20% discount on all ConsensusDocs purchases. Simply use Discount Code “NASBP400” when prompted at purchase at www.ConsensusDocs.org.

ConsensusDocs Documents are the only contracts endorsed by 41 leading design and construction industry organizations. Offering a library of 100+ contract documents addressing all methods of project delivery, ConsensusDocs incorporate fair risk allocation and best practices to represent the project’s best interests. Coalition members represent design professionals, owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties (DOCS). For more information, visit www.ConsensusDocs.org, call 1-866-925-DOCS (3627) or email support@ConsensusDocs.org.

NASBP is an endorsing organization of the ConsensusDocs coalition, an unprecedented effort by 42 industry organizations to identify industry best practices and to incorporate such practices in a new generation of construction industry standard form documents. Find out more at the NASBP’s involvement with ConsensusDocs by clicking here.