What Surety Professionals Need to Know About the New AIA Bond Forms

Recorded On: 06/29/2010

In June 2010 the American Institute of Architects publically releases its updated standardized bond forms: A310 Bid Bond and A312 Performance Bond and Payment Bond. This is the first update since 1970 and 1984 respectively. Learn from those who engaged in the revision process as they explain the specific updates to the forms and the significance to owners, contractors, subcontractors, and surety professionals.

Michael B. Bomba

Associate Counsel, AIA

Michael B. Bomba is an Associate Counsel on the AIA Contract Documents team at the American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC where he works actively in the creation and revision of AIA Contract Documents and provides assistance to users of AIA documents. Prior to joining the AIA, Mr. Bomba worked at a private law firm in Washington, DC, representing design professionals in corporate and litigation matters. He is a member of the bar in both the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. 

Edward G. Gallagher

General Counsel, The Surety & Fidelity Association of America

Edward G. Gallagher is General Counsel of The Surety & Fidelity Association of America and a past chair of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker on topics related to fidelity and surety bonds. 

Mark H. McCallum

Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP)

Mark McCallum serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers. Before assuming his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mark served as NASBP’s General Counsel & Director of Government Relations, directing its government relations, industry relations, legal, and other functions.

Mark was named one of Engineering News Record’s Top 25 Newsmakers of 2015 for his legislative advocacy efforts, including testifying before Congress, to reform federal rules regarding the treatment of bond assets pledged by individual sureties on federal construction contracts.

Prior to coming to NASBP, Mark was Senior Counsel & Executive Director of Programs and Industry Relations with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.  Among his responsibilities at AGC were directing the AGC Contract Documents Program, providing analysis and assistance on regulatory and legislative matters impacting construction contracting and contractor liability, and overseeing and advancing industry liaison relationships.

Mark also served in the General Counsel’s Office of the American Institute of Architects as Associate Counsel, Contract Documents, where, among other professional responsibilities, he was involved in the revision and development of many AIA standardized forms and in addressing liability issues impacting design professionals. Mark is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Construction Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, and the Public Contract Law Section and the Construction Industry Forum of the American Bar Association.

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