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INSTRUCTIONS AlA DOCUMENT I 8151-1997 I Abbreviated Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSE. AlA Document (3151-1')'):- is an ahhreviated standard form of agreement hetween Owner and Architect intended for use on construction projects of limited SLope where the complexity and detail of AlA Document BI41-1,)97, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect, are not required, and where services are based on five phases: Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding or Negotiation, and Construction. This document may be used with a variety of compensation methods, including percentage of Construction Cost, multiple of Direct Personnel Expense and stipulated sum. RELATED DOCUMENTS. B151-\997 is intended to be used in conjunction with AlOl-1997, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction. It can be used with Architect-Consultant agreements such as AlA Documents CI4l-l997, CI42-1')97 or C7l;-. Other AlA Owner-Architect Agreements available for use in connection with customary services or in special circumstances include: B141-1997 Owner-Architect Agreement B141/CMa Owner-Architect Agreement. Construction Management Edition B163 Owner-Architect Agreement for Designated Services B171 Interior Design Services Agreement Bl77 Abbreviated Interior Design Services Agreement B181 Owner-Architect Agreement for Housing Services B188 Owner-An.:hitect Agreement for Housing Projects B727 Owner-Architect Agreement for Special Services B90l Design/Builder-Architect Agreement DISPUTE RESOLUTION-MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION. This document contains provisions for mediation and arbitration of claims and disputes. ~lediation is a non-binding process, but is mandatory under the terms of this agreement. Arbitration is mandatorv under the terms of this agreement and binding in most states and under the Federal Arbitration Act. In a minority of states, arbitration provisions relating to future disputes are not enforceable but the parties may agree to arbitrate after the dispute arises. Even in those states, under certain circumstances (for example, in a transaction involving interstate commerce), arbitration provisions mav be enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. The AlA does not administer dispute resolution processes. To submit'disputes to mediation or arbitration or to obtain copies of the applicable mediation or arbitration rules, write to the American Arbitration Association or call (800) 778-7879. The American Arbitration Association may also be contacted at http://wwwudr.org. WHY USE AlA CONTRACT DOCUMENTS? AlA contract documents are the product of a consensus-building process aimed at balancing the interests of all parties on the construction project. The documents reflect actual industry practices. not theory. They are state-of-the-art legal documents, regularly revised to keep up with changes in law and the industry-yet they are written, as far as possible, in everyday language. Finallv, AlA contract documents are flexible: they are intended to be modified to fit individual projects, but in such a way that modifIcations are easily distinguished from the original, printed language. For further information on AlA's approach to drafting contract documents, see AlA Document ~lllO, Document Drafting Principles. USE OF NON-AlA FORMS. [f a combination of AlA documents and non-AlA documents is to be used, particular care must be taken to achieve consistency of language and intent among documents. Copyright (0 1997 by the American Institute of Architects. Reproduction of the material herein or substantial quota- tion of its provisions without permission of the AlA violates the copyright laws of the United States and will subject the violator to legal prosecution. WARNING, Unlicensed photocopying violates U.S. copyright laws and will subject the violator to legal prosecution. (01997 AIA@ AlA DOCUMENT 8151-1997 INSTRUCTIONS The American Institute of Architects 1735 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-5292 (7)