AIA Document B253™–2019 provides the Architect’s scope of services for furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E) design. B253–2019 replaces AIA Document B253™–2007. The services set forth in B253–2019 require the Architect to provide Programming Services and Basic Services, which include Schematic Design, Design Development, FF&E Documents, FF&E Procurement, and FF&E Contract Administration. B253–2019 may be used in two ways: (1) incorporated into the owner/architect agreement as the architect’s sole scope of services or in conjunction with other scope of services Document, or (2) attached to AIA Document G802™–2017, Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement, to create a modification to an existing owner/architect agreement. B253–2019 is a scope of services document only and may not be used as a stand-alone owner/architect agreement.
When to use this document?
- Any size project
- Interior project scope document
- Not a stand-alone document
- Includes only furniture, furnishings and equipment
