Program Management Family
Use of the Program Manager family of AIA Contract Documents may be appropriate when the owner involves one or more additional consultants (Program Manager and/or Design Manager) to assist with program wide design and construction issues. The Program Manager approach enhances the level of expertise applied to managing a program from start to finish.
AIA Document B171™–2013is a standard form of agreement between owner and design manager for use in a program with more than one project and where design management services are to be provided under a separate contract with the owner. It is coordinated with AIA Document C171™–2013, an owner/program manager agreement, where the program manager is an independent adviser to the owner throughout the course of the program. The design manager is required to assist the owner and the program manager in developing and establishing the owner’s program. Additionally, the design manager provides limited architectural services for each project in the program. Upon the development of the program, the design manager is required to develop the design standards, which will provide a functional, aesthetic, and quality framework for the projects in the program. After establishment of the design standards, the design manager performs schematic design and design development architectural services for each project in the program in order to develop a transfer package that the owner can provide to the architect(s) of record for each project in the program. Both AIA Documents B171–2013 and C171–2013 are based on the premise that one or more separate architects of record and construction contractors will also contract with the owner for final design and construction of each project. AIA Document B172™–2013, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for Architect of Record Services, is intended to be used as the agreement between the owner and each architect of record. The architect of record is responsible for preparation of the construction documents, and related design and bidding phase services, and administration of the owner/contractor agreement on a project by project basis.
AIA Document B172™–2013 provides the agreement between the owner and the architect of record, an entity who is separate and independent from the program manager and design manager, and who acts as a project specific architect. AIA Document B172–2013 is coordinated for use with AIA documents C171–2013, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Program Manager for use in a Multiple Project Program, and B171™–2013, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design Manager for use in a Multiple Project Program. The architect of record is responsible for preparation of the construction documents, based on criteria received from the owner in a “transfer package”, and related design and bidding phase services, and administration of the owner/contractor agreement on a project by project basis. AIA Document B172–2013 may also, with some modifications, be appropriate for use in other circumstances where an architect is asked to prepare construction documents based on the preliminary design work of another, and to provide related bidding and contract administration services for a project.
AIA Document C171™–2013 is a standard form of agreement between owner and program manager for use in a program with more than one project. The program manager assists the owner in an advisory capacity, on matters that impact the program, during design and construction. The program manager’s basic services primarily relate to overseeing the development and implementation of the owner’s program and include creating a program management plan to describe the scope of the program and related requirements; managing program related information across the multiple projects in the program; developing a program-wide budget and schedule; and establishing quality control guidelines. The document has been prepared for use with AIA Documents B171™–2013, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design Manager for use in a Multiple Project Program, and B172™–2013, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for Architect of Record Services. This integrated set of documents is appropriate for use on projects where the program manager only serves in the capacity of an adviser to the owner.
Although titled “for use in a Multiple Project Program,” AIA Document C171, with appropriate modifications, is also suitable for use in a program that consists of only a single project.
AIA Document C172™–2014 is a standard form agreement between owner and program manager for use on a single project. The program manager assists the owner in an advisory capacity on matters that impact the project during design and construction. The program manager’s basic services include creating a program management plan to describe the scope of the project and related requirements, managing project-related information, developing a budget and schedule, and establishing quality control guidelines. C172-2014 also contains cost estimating and construction administration services that the parties may select as additional services. Unlike in the Construction Manager as Adviser family of documents, where the construction manager has some shared responsibilities with the architect, in C172 the program manager does not have shared responsibilities with other project participants or authority to act directly on behalf of the owner with respect to the responsibilities of the architect or contractor. C172–2014 is primarily intended to be used with the A201™–2007 family of documents.