While the statistics suggest that the profession's lobby is not as well-endowed as doctors, trial lawyers and the NRA, we often get our issues heard because we are altruistic for the most part. And by the way we have a PAC (ARCPAC) at the national level, but most architects disdain the idea of contributing- and it isn't mandatory or built into our dues structure. (we also have one in California as well called CALCPAC) We have lobbyists at the national level and also at the state level, at least here in California, that are constantly working on reviewing the bills put forth by Congress and our legislature, as well as offering up legislation or regulations to not only protect our industry but more often than not addressing good intentions that would have bad consequences...Just last year we were successful in limiting over reaching indemnification clauses in CA.
And that brings up my last point: we don't do things in a vacuum at AIA... we often align with engineers and other consultants in these efforts. The same goes for the documents... it isn't just attorneys, it is architects and insurance companies and operations folks and construction folks, etc. That is why the AIA documents are so universally endorsed- they are generally perceived to be fair and free of bias...
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