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The Salinas Valley Builders Exchange offers a variety of services to its' members. Some of these services are:
FRIENDSHIP: Social events bring members and guests together in an informal, convivial basis. Parties, golf tournaments, special trips, seminars, plus the availability of many membership discounts for amusement parks and sight-seeing excursions around the state. The Salinas Valley Builders Exchange, your umbrella organization serves the entire construction industry.
INFORMATION: Accurate, timely information is placed in the hands of our members through regular and special mailings on a variety of subjects affecting your business.
EXTRAS: Use of copy machine, FAX (facsimile) service, blueprint copy service all at a reduced price to our members. Our state of the art building with private cubicles that are all DSL equipped. The newest addition to our plansroom is the computer room that may be used free of charge by our members on a first come, first serve basis.
NOTARY SERVICE: Free of charge to our members. Please note: We only notarize construction related documents.
PLANROOM FACILITY: One of the best facilities on the Central Coast. Plans and specifications of projects located in the Central California coastal area are on file in the planroom facility. Plans may be checked out overnight and on weekends on a first come, first serve basis. We cover a large area which includes Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and a portion of Santa Clara counties.
ONLINE PLAN SERVICE: We now offer an online planroom with lots of extra notification services and estimating program. All regular members may view and print plans, specs and addenda at your office or home. Plan copy orders may be placed online for pick up at the Exchange.
REFERENCE LIBRARY & CONFERENCE ROOM: Our new combined Reference Library and Conference Room includes reference materials, industry publications, code books and periodicals on display for members use. The large conference room may be reserved to use for your special group meetings for a fee.
R.S. MEANS ESTIMATING BOOKS & FORMS: The Builders Exchange is now a distributor of R.S. Means Estimating & Reference Books and Forms. We offer all their products at a 25% discount off the retail price. A display of some of the publications are located in the Exchange office.
"CONSTRUCTION WEEKLY" NEWS PUBLICATION: This Exchange's publication is e-mailed to you each Friday. It contains a complete list of projects out to bid and available in the planroom, bid lists, building permits, notices of completion, bid results, claim of liens and lien releases, and other information vital to the construction industry including on-going and new legislation affecting the industry.
DAILY PLANROOM UPDATE: This service is Faxed out daily. It includes projects received that day, any new addendums, bid results and other important information.
GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAMS:
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE: The Salinas Valley Builders Exchange is proud to endorse the finest group compensation insurance program available, the BUILDERS EXCHANGE COMPENSATION COUNCIL. The group program is underwritten by the State Compensation Insurance Fund. STATE FUND IS OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. Through the BECC, members may choose the type of group best suited to their own individual needs. These plans offer a marvelous opportunity to members in controlling their losses and in receiving a very substantial return on their premium in the form of a dividend. This group program has historically yielded the highest dividends of any construction group in the State. The State Fund and BECC introduced the "Group Bonus Plan" to our members, which has gained an additional bonus on top of their own individual dividend. As in all insurance coverage, the stress is on SAFETY. Although we cannot guarantee dividends, we have never failed to pay them. Our State Fund sales representative visits our Exchange weekly, please contact the Exchange if you are interested in discussing this program further.
CASUALTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE: Information and/or referrals will be furnished on request.
MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION AND LIFE INSURANCE: The Exchange offers the finest medical insurance plans available, with $2,000,000 major medical and a wide range of covered services including hospitalization, lab work, and much much more. We offer a variety of plans and deductibles, plus our newly added cafeteria plan. All our plans are fully insured and administered by Deanna Dickman Insurance Services. If you would like to inquire about our programs, please contact the Exchange office.
DISABILITY INCOME PLAN: Information will be furnished on request. Our agent is David White of David White & associates. |
We believe that the procedures and policies listed below will serve to preserve the integrity, honesty and principles of the construction industry. The Salinas Valley Builders Exchange encourages all members to adhere to the applicable provisions of the California State Contractor's License Laws, the Business and Professions Code and any other statutes pertaining to the building and construction industry.
Architects, engineers, building designers and owners should select for bidding only responsible contractors in whom they have confidence. After bid openings, the job should be awarded to the low bidder. If minor cost adjustments are necessary, negotiations should be with the low general contractor, and he or she in turn, should negotiate with his or her low accepted subcontractors. General contractors should not by-pass the above established procedures.
Bids of General and Subcontractors should be kept confidential until after bid opening time. Unsuccessful generals and subcontractors should not revise their figures after opening of bids. No contractor should take advantage of and obvious error in plans and specifications or other documents that will react unfairly to the detriment of another. Bidding for work without figuring overhead and reasonable profit tends to bankrupt the entire industry. Each business transaction should be based upon that which is morally right rather than which may be legally enforceable.
The Salinas Valley Builders Exchange will not accept plans and specifications for rebidding unless substantial changes have been made therein, or a period of six months has elapsed from the time of the original bidding.
Intentional violations of the above will not be condoned by the Salinas Valley Builders Exchange. The Executive Committee will investigate violations and recommend to the Board of Directors the measures to be taken against violators. Members are asked to report violations to the Chief Executive Officer who will bring them to the attention of the Executive Committee. |