AIA Document A201-2017 "General Conditions" does not refer to "Record Specifications" or any record documents. Section 3.11 requires that the Contractor maintain a complete set of the Contract Documents annotated to include field changes and selections, and the approved submittals. The Contractor is to turn these over to the Architect for submittal to the Owner.
AIA MasterSpec Section 017839 "Project Record Documents" provides options for a more detailed description of the Contractor's requirements related to the closeout submittals to be turned over the Architect, including Record Drawings, Record Specifications, Record Product Data, and other record submittals.
AIA Document B101-2017 "Owner/Architect Agreement" describes As-Designed Record Drawings and As-Constructed Record Drawings as an Architect's Supplemental Service not included in Basic Services. It does not address specifications but could be extended to include record specifications.
I would understand this additional service to consist of verifying to the extent possible the Contractor's annotations on their submitted set of Contract Documents and producing a volume of modified specifications that incorporated all modifications made after release of the Construction Documents, including addendum items, selected products, ASIs, Change Orders, and field changes affecting the specifications. This is a significant amount of work and responsibility on the part of the Architect requiring adequate compensation.
As Ron Geren points out, these responsibilities will be different in a Design-Build project, as well as in projects using other Owner/Architect and Owner/Contractor contract forms.
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Philip Kabza AIA
SpecGuy Specifications Consultants
Mount Dora FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-20-2023 06:44 PM
From: Janene K. Christopher AIA
Subject: Record Specifications
We were recently asked to provide "Record Specifications". My understanding is that specifications are detailed written documents that provide information about the materials, products, manuf. methods, and quality standards required for a construction project. These specifications serve as a comprehensive guide for contractors, builders, and other stakeholders involved in the project to ensure that the design intent is accurately implemented. Once the project is completed wouldn't the submittals, warranties and O&M documents serve as the Record for products/materials installed. Does anyone have any insight into what this document is?
The Owner's supplementary conditions indicate ---> 1. Mark copy with the proprietary name and model number of products, materials, and
equipment furnished, including substitutions and product options selected.
2. Record the name of manufacturer, supplier, Installer, and other information necessary to provide a record of selections made.
3. For each principal product, indicate whether record Product Data has been submitted in operation and maintenance manuals instead of submitted as record Product Data.
The above seems to be repeated info given in the submittals. Would "bundling up the submittals, warranties and O&M documents " not serve the purpose. The purpose would be to have some sort of record of all products installed.
Thanks
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Janene Christopher AIA
Steinberg Hart
San Diego CA
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