Where the Subcontractor submits shop drawings, project data and other submissions, the Subcontractor shall declare to the Contractor that it has (i) verified and approved all such shop drawings, product data and other submissions, (ii) verify the field measurements and construction criteria in the field and (iii) verify and coordinate the information contained in all workshop drawings, product data and other submissions. As a result of this new language, the subcontractor is fully responsible for or „owns“ errors or inaccuracies in its submissions. A201-2017 General terms and conditions of the construction contract A105-2017 Owner-contractor contract for a small project The subcontractor must now inform the subcontractor „immediately“ of any error or lack of work or non-compliance with the subcontracting documents. If the contractor fails to „immediately“ inform the subcontractor of an error, irregularity or non-conformity, the subcontractor may have a basis for asserting a right or contract of modification. The above list of revisions does not contain all the revisions made by the AIA in the 2017 version of the standard form subcontract. Instead, this article identifies some of the most important changes. Before using the 2017 form, the user must carefully compare the 2017 revisions with the 2007 form. The AIA publishes on its website a useful comparison of the two documents. If you have any further questions regarding recent revisions of the AIA or the contracting of your specific project, do not hesitate to contact your lawyer. AIA document A401™-2017 establishes the contractual relationship between the contractor and the subcontractor. It defines the responsibilities of both parties and lists their respective obligations, which are drafted in parallel with AIA document A201™-2017, The General Conditions of the Construction Contract, which contain A401-2017 by reference.

AIA document A401-2017 may be amended to be used as an agreement between the subcontractor and a subcontractor and must be amended if it is used as an owner/contractor contract with document AA A104™-2017 or A105™-2017. Like the AIA A201 and other standard form documents, the AIA has made several changes to the insurance industry. .