For the price of just one audio conference, you can receive three of our most popular ConsensusDOCS audio conferences in one convenient package.  Whether you are new to construction contracts or looking to increase your knowledge of the latest contracting techniques, these audio conferences provide the information you need to better negotiate and administer your project contracts.  Each program features a panel of industry experts on construction contracts and lasts approximately 90 minutes.

• "Why ConsensusDOCS is the New Choice for Owners"
• "Construction Contracts: A Practical Approach to Clear and Concise Contracts"
• "Comparing ConsensusDOCS and AIA Contract Documents"

This special discounted offer includes all three audio conference programs (a $687 retail value).

AGC Members:  $149.00 • Non-members:  $229.00

This offer won't last long!  Visit www.AGC.org/Bookstore today!

More than 350 AGC members took advantage of the live presentation of AGC’s highly successful and timely audio conference, “Tools for Tough Times”.  One of the key tools discussed in detail by the panel of distinguished presenters was the ConsensusDOCSTM consensus standard construction contract documents.

ConsensusDOCS contracts contain specific provisions that allow Contractors to obtain financial information, which is especially important in the current financial environment.  If you are using the American Institute of Architect (AIA) A201TM standard contract document, then you will not have the same ability to obtain owner financial information. This was one of the major reasons for AGC’s non-endorsement of the A201.

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The AGC Chapter Resources Web page for ConsensusDOCS has been updated!  This “Chapters Only” webpage is dedicated exclusively to help AGC of America Chapters educate their members and promote the AGC-endorsed ConsensusDOCS standard contract documents.

The site includes additional resources and has been reorganized to be more user-friendly.  Newly-created separate categories will help you quickly find the information you need, including articles, audio conferences, conferences and webinars, comparison and sample documents, marketing and advertising materials, and press releases. 

Click here to visit the new and improved Web page.

For additional information on ConsensusDOCS marketing materials, please contact Carrie Ciliberto at (703) 837-5367 or cilibertoc@agc.org.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 2:00-3:30pm ET
Register today for the Using Electronic Communications on Construction Projects webinar and get insightful and practical tips from the person who led the national effort to create the ConsensusDOCS 200.2 – the new Electronic Communications Protocol Addendum. Learn how you can manage your risks and contractual responsibilities and how 200.2 can be customized to meet project-specific needs  Click here for more information. 

For more information, contact Cassia Griffin at griffinc@agc.org.

The complete program of articles and PowerPoint slides from the highly successful ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Conference are now available here.  The ABA program focused on ConsensusDOCS contracts and garnered a record-setting attendance. 

More than 500 top construction attorneys and professionals from across the country attended the sold out educational event.  The posted materials provide in-depth analysis that will foster a deeper understanding of the transformation that is taking place in the area of construction contracts.

For more information about ConsensusDOCS, visit www.agc.org/contracts or call 1-866-925-DOCS (3627).

November 6, 2008
2pm EDT
This Webinar, What is the Price of Time on a Construction Project?, will explain how to use ConsensusDOCS contracts to avoid conflict in delay analysis.

For more information, contact Cassia Griffin at griffinc@agc.org.

The ConsensusDOCS standard contract 290, Guidelines for Obtaining Owner Financial Information, and the related Financial Questionnaire 290.1, provide an easy and direct way for contractors to quickly determine the financial viability of projects.  ConsensusDOCS is the only catalog of standard contract documents that provides such a project tool, which are crucial in turbulent economic times.  The 290 expressly highlights, “[i]n any contractual venture, each Party has a legitimate interest and responsibility in ascertaining whether the other Party is fully capable of performing all of its contractual obligations…The proven ability to pay is just as important as the proven ability to perform.” 

Contractors value ConsensusDOCS-based projects because they clearly possess the contractual right to request and obtain financial viability information.  The 290 provides a reasonable approach to requesting such sensitive but critical financial information.  The 290 is endorsed by national owner groups including COAA, CURT and NASFA. In addition, ConsensusDOCS 220 and 221 provide useful Contractor prequalification forms that can be used for Prime or Specialty Contractors.

ConsensusDOCS are the first and only consensus standard contracts written by and for construction industry professionals.  ConsensusDOCS contract documents incorporate best practices from across the construction industry.  The ConsensusDOCS 290 and 290.1 are two more examples of the collaboration of top professionals creating documents and procedures that are fair, reasonable and benefit the project’s best interests.

For more information, please visit www.AGC/Bookstore.org or Carrie Ciliberto at 703-837-5367 or cilibertoc@agc.org.