Key Concepts

General & Supplementary Conditions

Conditions are the guideline to the administration of the contract.

General conditions refer to boilerplate guidelines on the administration of the contract that exist in standard forms created by various professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Association General Contractors (AGC), and the Engineers’ Joint Contract Document Committee (EJCDC). The AIA’s Form A-201 and EJCDC’s form 1910-8 are popular, “tried and true” general conditions; that is they have stood the test of the courts and time.

Topics Found Under General Conditions

00 72 00 General Conditions
00 72 13 General Conditions – Stipulated Sum (Single-Prime Contract)
00 72 16 General Conditions – Stipulated Sum (Multiple-Prime Contract)
00 72 23 General Conditions – Construction Management (Single-Prime Contract)
00 72 26 General Conditions – Construction Management (Multiple-Prime Contract)
00 72 33 General Conditions – Cost Plus-Fee (Single-Prime Contract)
00 72 36 General Conditions – Cost-Plus-Fee (Multiple-Prime Contract)
00 72 43 General Conditions – Unit Price (Single-Prime Contract)
00 72 46 General Conditions – Unit Price (Multiple-Prime Contract)
00 72 53 General Conditions – Design/Build (Single-Prime Contract)
00 72 56 General Conditions – Design/Build (Multiple-Prime Contract)
00 72 73 General Conditions – Performance Contract
00 72 95 General Conditions – Integrated Project Delivery


Supplementary conditions, also referred to as “special conditions,” are written modifications or additions to the standard form conditions that reflect the contracting parties’ special needs; they enable the parities to tailor the general conditions to the unique needs of the project.

Topics Found Under Supplemental Conditions

00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions
00 73 16 Insurance Requirements
00 73 19 Health and Safety Requirements
00 73 23 Purchase Contracts
00 73 26 Assigned Contracts
00 73 33 Non-Segregated Facilities Requirements
00 73 36 Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements
00 73 39 Minority Business Enterprise Requirements
00 73 43 Wage Rate Requirements
00 73 46 Wage Determination Schedule
00 73 49 Labor Stabilization Agreement
00 73 53 Anti-Pollution Measures
00 73 63 Security Requirements
00 73 73 Statutory Requirements
00 73 83 Dispute Resolution