The American Institute of Architects (AIA) publishes the contract forms that provide the foundation for much of the design and construction industry. These agreements are the standard language by which owners, architects, contractors, design-builders, and others define their relationships and allocate risk.
Jeremy Baker’s Role as AIA Liaison
Jeremy Baker has been a Liaison to the AIA Contract Documents Committee since 2015, providing input on early draft versions of the AIA’s forthcoming contract forms before they are released. That perspective gives him a unique view into how these agreements are developed, and it informs the way our firm approaches them in practice.
Key Contributions to AIA Documents
Jeremy’s work with the AIA Contract Documents Committee has touched many parts of the AIA library. His input has helped shape revisions to some of the flagship documents, including AIA Document B101-2017, Agreement Between Owner and Architect, the most widely used owner–architect form, and AIA Document A201-2017, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, which serves as the backbone of the entire AIA contract family.
His contributions as a Liaison have extended to Building Information Modeling and Digital Data, including AIA Document G203-2022, BIM Execution Plan, and AIA Document E203-2023, BIM and Digital Data Exhibit for Broadly Sharing BIM with Project Participants, as well as their predecessors from the 2013 cycle: E203–2013: Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit, G201–2013: Project Digital Data Protocol Form and G202–2013: Project Building Information Modeling Form.
More recently, Jeremy provided feedback on the AIA’s current construction management forms, such as AIA Document A135-2023, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Constructor for Collaborative Project Delivery and its Exhibit A, Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment, along with earlier updates that shaped AIA Document A133-2019, AIA Document C132-2019, and other related agreements.
National Presentations on Design-Build Forms
In May 2016, Jeremy was invited by the AIA to introduce its then-new design-build forms to a national audience at the Javits Center in New York. The presentation featured AIA Document A141-2014, Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder; AIA Document B143-2014, Agreement Between Design-Builder and Architect; AIA Document C441-2024, Agreement Between Architect and Consultant for a Design-Build Project; AIA Document A142-2014, Agreement Between Design-Builder and Contractor; and AIA Document A441-2014, Agreement Between Contractor and Subcontractor in a Design-Build Project.
His involvement with these agreements reflects the AIA Contract Documents Committee’s practice of inviting liaisons to weigh in on new forms before they are published, ensuring they are tested against the realities of practice.
Broad Experience With AIA Contracts in Practice
Although these examples illustrate some of his contributions as a Liaison, they represent only a fraction of the AIA documents Jeremy has worked with over the course of his career. In practice, he has deployed nearly the full range of AIA contracts across commercial, institutional, residential, and industrial projects. That work spans billions of dollars of construction and includes both the familiar agreements that anchor most projects and the lesser-used forms that can provide tailored solutions in the right circumstances.
Contact us to learn how our deep experience with AIA contracts can help your project run smoothly and manage risk effectively.
