Alabama Administrative Code
Title 170 - STATE OF ALABAMA BUILDING COMMISSION
Chapter 170-X-4 - EMPLOYMENT OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS FOR PROJECTS SUPERVISED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE ALABAMA BUILDING COMMISSION
Section 170-X-4-.03 - Form Of Agreement For Design Professional Services

(1) The Director is authorized to develop, adopt, and publish in a Manual of Procedures uniform documents and standard forms as the Director deems appropriate for contracting for professional services to design and administer public construction and improvement projects. The terms and conditions of these documents shall effect compliance with state laws and the rules of this administrative code and shall also set forth minimum basic services and standardized terms and conditions applicable to projects typically supervised and administered by the Technical Staff. The Director may revise, repeal, or add to these uniform documents and standard forms as the Director deems necessary to keep them current with acceptable practices of architecture, engineering, construction project delivery, and changes in state law.

(2) The form of agreement for contracting for design professional services shall be the uniform documents and standard forms prescribed by the Director. Copies of these uniform documents and standard forms are contained in the appendix to this administrative code and may be reprinted or altered only as defined in the Manual of Procedures. To meet the needs of a specific project, the minimum basic services and standard terms and conditions may be modified by inserting special provisions in spaces provided in the documents; however, modifications shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

Author: Stedmann B. McCollough, Director