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Washington, D.C. – ConsensusDOCS industry standard construction contracts and Paskr project management software are pleased to announce that select ConsensusDOCS contracts are now available for use within the Paskr software.

“In an ongoing effort to improve the construction industry, I am pleased to announce a new business relationship that will provide additional benefit to ConsensusDOCS customers”, states Carrie Ciliberto, Deputy Executive Director of ConsensusDOCS.  “ConsensusDOCS customers will now be able to access their ConsensusDOCS documents within their Paskr software.”

Currently, ConsensusDOCS subscribers can access seven documents from within the Paskr software.

• ConsensusDOCS 205 – Short Form Agreement Between Owner and Constructor
• ConsensusDOCS 280 – Certificate of Substantial Completion
• ConsensusDOCS 292 – Application for Payment
• ConsensusDOCS 450 – Agreement Between Design-Builder and Subcontractor
• ConsensusDOCS 460 – Agreement Between Design-Builder and Design-Build Subcontractor
• ConsensusDOCS 703 – Purchase Agreement for Noncommodity Goods
• ConsensusDOCS 751 – Short Form Agreement Between Constructor and Subcontractor

“Paskr is a document portal that utilizes the technology of the internet to bring teams together and deliver, share and execute the documents. ConsensusDOCS provides and maintains a complete set of documents for the General Contractor. What seemed like an everyday introduction of these two companies quickly sparked the joining of these efforts. The synergies became obvious and a relationship developed naturally. The outcome will be a state of the art tool that the industry has been begging for,” states Pat Whalen, President of Paskr.  “We are excited to be a part of this project and look forward to a great relationship with ConsensusDOCS.”

ConsensusDOCS and Paskr will continue to work together to incorporate the complete library of 90+ ConsensusDOCS contract documents within the Paskr project management software.

ConsensusDOCS contracts are the only industry standard contracts written by 35 leading design and construction industry organizations.  Offering a catalog of 90+ contract documents covering all methods of project delivery, ConsensusDOCS contracts incorporate fair risk allocation and best practices to represent the project’s best interests.  Coalition Members represent Designers, Owners, Contractors, Subcontractors and Sureties (DOCS).  For more information, please visit www.ConsensusDOCS.org. 

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ConsensusDOCS Media Contacts:

• Krista Phillips, Paskr, 615-653-9978, krista@paskr.com
• Brian Turmail, The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), 703-837-5310, turmailb@agc.org
• David Mendes, American Subcontractors Association (ASA), 703-684-3450 x 1335, dmendes@asa-hq.com

Washington, D.C. – ConsensusDOCS^® is today publishing contract guidance addressing a new critical insurance issue that impacts construction contracts. ACORD, the licensing company for insurance forms, has amended their certificate of insurance form requirements. Construction contracts typically require at least 30-days advanced notice of insurance cancelation. The change in the certificate of insurance form no longer purports to give 30-days advanced notice of insurance policy cancelation and altering the form may run afoul of state law. Consequently, a contractual notice requirement may not be commercially available and place contractors and subcontractors in violation of their contracts on a national basis. Model contractual guidance language is now available for free in the ConsensusDOCS Guidebook at www.consensusdocs.org/guidebook. ConsensusDOCS is also offering a webinar on October 4^th, 2011 at 2pm ET www.consensusdocs.org/webinars which will address this issue and proposed solution in detail.

“The ACORD form change impacting certificates of insurance came out of nowhere and potentially puts contractors, subcontractors, design-builder, and construction managers in breach of their contracts on day 1. The coalition-crafted solution is yet another example how ConsensusDOCS are the only standard contract documents that are updated for today’s design and construction industry,” comments Brian Perlberg, Executive Director for ConsensusDOCS.

ConsensusDOCS was able to draw upon its unique coalition of designers, owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties (DOCS) to quickly form an expert working group to this national issue and develop a best practice and fair solution vetted by 35 construction organizations. The Guidebook language reflects what is commercially available in today’s construction insurance market, while ensuring Owners receive timely and independent notice. The ConsensusDOCS guidance language seeks efficiencies by allowing electronic insurance notice, as well as a designation of the party in the best position to give appropriate notice (e.g., insurance company or broker). In addition to the insurance company or broker, a party must now also provide prompt insurance cancelation notice to the certificate holder, as that individual may be in the best position to do so.

The ACORD form change impacts all standard contract documents, including the ConsensusDOCS 200 and the AIA A201^®, and most manuscripted construction contracts that contractually require insurance policies provide a 30-day advanced notice of cancelation. The ConsensusDOCS notice of cancelation solution references where such language should be inserted into ConsensusDOCS contracts (ConsensusDOCS 200, section 10.2.4). However, the ConsensusDOCS proposed solution applies equally to other contracts that are now out-of-date due to the ACORD change. The free ConsensusDOCS Guidebook is being updated to respond to today’s changing construction marketplace in a timely fashion, and this issue was deemed too pressing to wait until the next revision cycle.

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ConsensusDOCS Media Contacts:

• Brian Turmail, The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), 703-837-5310, turmailb@agc.org
• David Mendes, American Subcontractors Association (ASA), 703-684-3450 x 1335, dmendes@asa-hq.com
• Kathy Hoffman, National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), 202-464-1175, khoffman@nasbp.org

Washington, D.C. – ConsensusDOCS announces today that the National Association of Construction Auditors (NACA) joined the coalition, becoming the 35^th member of this unique coalition that produces best practice contracts for the design and construction industry. (more…)

Washington, D.C. – The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) and The Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) joined a growing coalition called ConsensusDOCS that produces best practices construction contracts that are fair to all parties in the design and construction process. Endorsements by AWI and IEC increase the number of endorsing organizations of the standard construction contract documents to 34. (more…)

Washington, D.C. – Three construction industry associations announced that they have joined the ConsensusDOCS Coalition, which creates standard contract documents for use by all participants in the construction industry.
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Washington D.C. –In response to the construction industry’s markedly changed economic conditions and rapid adoption of new technologies and green building goals, ConsensusDOCS today released a comprehensive update to its library of construction contract documents, as well as new contracts.
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Washington D.C. – On October 16, 2010 the Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI) Board of Directors officially endorsed six ConsensusDOCS contract documents. CSI joined the ConsensusDOCS® coalition in spring 2010 to contribute in the creation of best practices for construction documentation and communication. CSI participated in drafting sessions as an equal member. The CSI Technical Committee reviewed six documents for adherence to CSI principles, and recommended endorsement of those documents.
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Washington D.C. – September 28, 2010 marks the three-year anniversary of ConsensusDOCS – the only consensus standard contracts written by a broad coalition of the construction industry.  In just three years, ConsensusDOCS has been the clear leader in advancing best practices and fair contracts.  In 2007, ConsensusDOCS published the first standard integrated project delivery (IPD) contract, a new project delivery method which incorporates lean principles.  In 2008, ConsensusDOCS wrote the first contract to address the legal risks with building information modeling (BIM), which is revolutionizing the industry.  In 2009, ConsensusDOCS published the first contract to comprehensively address green building construction.
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Washington, D.C. – Three construction industry associations announced that they have joined the ConsensusDOCS coalition of endorsing organizations, which create standard contract documents for use by all participants in the construction industry.
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Washington, D.C. – The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that it has joined the ConsensusDOCS Coalition.
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