AIA Contract Documents (A201 family)
The standard construction contract forms: A201 General Conditions plus the agreement forms (A101/A102/A133, A401 subcontract), bid documents (A310, A701), bonds (A312), and payment forms (G702/G703, G707).
54 questions in our bank cite this reference.
The one thing to know
A201 article numbers are the map: Art. 3 contractor, Art. 7 changes, Art. 8 time, Art. 9 payments, Art. 11 insurance, Art. 12 corrections, Art. 14 termination, Art. 15 claims. Most Contract Admin questions cite one of these.
Your tab set
Florida exams allow pre-tabbed, highlighted references. Build these tabs before exam day, in book order.
The contract documents, definitions, order of precedence
Supervision, submittals & shop drawings (3.11–3.12), concealed conditions (3.7.4), allowances (3.8), warranties
Change orders vs construction change directives
Contract time, delay causes, extensions of time
Schedule of values (9.2), retainage, substantial completion (9.8), final payment (9.10), punch list
Required coverage, waiver of subrogation
1-year correction period (12.2)
For cause vs for convenience
21-day notice, initial decision maker, mediation before binding resolution
Stipulated sum vs cost-plus-GMP vs CM as constructor; the subcontract form
Instructions to bidders, bid security, withdrawal and mistake rules
Performance & payment bonds, application and certificate for payment, consent of surety
Highlight the question, underline the answer
Don't just tab your books — mark them as you practice. Every time a question sends you into a reference, leave a two-part mark behind: highlight the passage the question is about, and underline the exact words that answer it. Do this through your whole question bank and the book turns into a map of the tested material — so on exam day you recognize the spot, not just the section.
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Highlight what the question asks about
When you look up a practice question, highlight the sentence or table the question turns on. That block is now a visual landmark you'll spot on a fast flip.
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Underline the exact answer
Inside the highlight, underline the specific number, deadline, or phrase that is the answer — with a fine-tip pen. Highlight = the topic; underline = the fact.
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Color-code by what trips you up
Use one highlighter color for deadlines and numbers, another for definitions, a third for the answers you got wrong twice. Your weak spots become the brightest marks in the book.
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Let your tabs and marks compound
A tab gets you to the chapter; the highlight gets you to the paragraph; the underline gets you to the answer. Built up across a full question bank, that three-layer trail is the open-book skill the exam actually tests.
All marking must be done before you walk in — the rules allow pre-marked books but bar making any new marks (or bringing notes) during the exam.
Navigating under time pressure
- Changes: change order (all three parties) vs CCD (owner + architect, work proceeds) is Article 7.
- Payment mechanics — schedule of values, certificates, retainage, substantial completion — run through Article 9.
- Claims have a 21-day notice rule and a mediation-first sequence in Article 15.
- Know which agreement form is which: A101 stipulated sum, A102 cost-plus with GMP, A133 CM as constructor, A401 subcontract.