“Since this was a tax savings project, each Trade Contractor needed to have a Contract directly with the Owner. Blank copies of the ConsensusDocs documents for Contractors were provided to the City’s legal team, the City Council and Project Architect to review. All parties agreed that the ConsensusDocs documents filled the gaps in documents available through the City’s legal team.”
"I prefer ConsensusDocs to other industry form contracts. Off the shelf, they are clear and comprehensive and allocate risk reasonably to all project members. They strive to serve the project rather than any single participant. They are also easy to edit to reflect the particular needs of an owner on any given project. Owners can maintain edited templates that reflect their way of doing business on issues like payment, insurance, submittals and disputes. There’s not a better form contract in the industry."