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Acronymsaka: Owner Architect Contractoraka: OAC meeting

OAC (Owner Architect Contractor)

In Plain English

The three core parties on a construction project—owner, architect, and contractor—who meet regularly to manage the project.

Definition

OAC refers to the three-party relationship among the project owner, the architect of record, and the general contractor that forms the core management team on a traditionally delivered construction project. OAC meetings are regularly scheduled project coordination meetings where these three parties review progress, address RFIs and submittals, resolve open issues, and make project decisions. The OAC team structure reflects the traditional AIA contract hierarchy where the owner contracts separately with the architect and contractor.

Example

The project holds weekly OAC meetings every Tuesday morning to review the three-week lookahead schedule, outstanding RFIs, and pending submittals.

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