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RFP – Fire Station 1 Expansion | Marietta, Ohio
The City of Marietta, Ohio is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified Architectural and Engineering firms with respect to design services, bidding assistance, and construction administration for an expansion to Fire Station #1 located in Downtown Marietta....
AIA Ohio’s Payment Assurance Legislation
SB 49, AIA Ohio's Payment Assurance Legislation, was officially signed into law on July 1, 2021, in Governor DeWine's office at the Ohio Statehouse. First introduced as SB136 in 2019, the bill took two legislative sessions and a lot of work by AIA Ohio's Payment...
April Legislative Update
Payment Assurance Legislation for Design ProfessionalsOn Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee invited Opponent Testimony on Senate Bill 49 at a third hearing, to create lien rights for Design Professionals. No opposition testimony was offered. We...
SB49 Receives Second Hearing – Mar. 2, 2021
Proponent testimony for SB49 (Payment Assurance Legislation) was presented on March 2 by AIA Ohio President Karen Planet, AIA and Bruce Sekanick, FAIA. Planet said the bill will establish "a much-needed payment assurance program for design professionals including...
AIA Ohio Payment Assurance Legislation Receives Hearing – Feb. 23, 2021
Senators Vernon Sykes (left) and Jay Hottinger offer sponsor testimony for SB49 to the Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Bill 49, AIA Ohio’s Payment Assurance Legislation (PAL), received its first hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 23. The bill’s joint...
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AIA Ohio Annual Meeting – Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, 3 p.m.
Important Notice for K-12 from BBS
The Board of Building Standards has updated its BBS Memo regarding the moratorium for storm shelters in Group E occupancies to include the following:September 2020 Update: HB 164 adopted by the Ohio General Assembly on June 11, 2020, amended R.C. 3781.1010 to extend...
AIA Responds to Trump Administration Rollback of Fair Housing Policy
HUD rollback of Fair Housing policy puts communities at risk Housing inequities in American communities will be exacerbated by dismantled rule. WASHINGTON – July 29, 2020 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) condemns the recently announced rollback of the...