Registered Builder Membership

All applications for Registered Builder/Remodeler Membership are subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky in who resides the exclusive right to accept or deny membership. A check for one year’s dues ($505) plus application fee ($50) must accompany this application.

If for any reason your application is not approved, the application fee is non-refundable but the dues amount will be refunded. We offer a Membership Satisfaction Guarantee Agreement and will refund the local portion of your membership dues after completion of the Agreement requirements, in the event that you are unsatisfied with your membership investment. Contributions or gifts to the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expense.

Criteria for Registered Builder/Remodeler Membership application:

• Have an acceptable credit report-business and personal. (Authorization Signature required for Credit Check.)
• Must have two (2) current Registered Builder sponsors. Sponsor must have knowledge of applicant’s performance history.
• Must have been in the construction business under their own name for a period of at least one year.
• Must have supervised, completed and sold a minimum of six (6) significant building or remodeling projects under the applicant’s own name (residential, commercial, remodels or industrial).
• Principal occupation shall be derived from the building or building related industry.
• Must submit names and phone numbers of references including:
  1. Six Non-related Customers
  2. Three Suppliers
  3. Three Contractors
  4. One Financial Institution
• Must submit to the Conciliation Program in an effort to resolve disagreements between a member and a customer.
• Must use a written contract and provide a one year written warranty. If Builder uses a contract or warranty not supplied by the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky, the Contract and Warranty must include the same provisions as set forth in the Registered Builder Contracts and Warranties.
• Must complete required continuing education each calendar year. At least two of those hours must include safety training. Hours will be prorated for new members. (See Continuing Education Requirements)
• Applicant must submit current certificates of insurance for Worker’s Comp and General Liability.
• Applicant will be interviewed by designated members of the Registered Builder Committee.
• Applications will be reviewed by the Registered Builder Committee with a recommendation to approve or deny submitted to the Board of Directors.
• The Board of Directors reserves the right to recommend or deny approval of applicant based on their previous experience and/or other factors that may indicate that applicant is qualified or not qualified to represent the Association in an acceptable manner. (See Criteria for Denial of Membership.)
• New applicants must sign an agreement that they will abide by the Constitution, Bylaws, Policies and Code of Ethics, as well as the decisions of the Registered Builder Committee as contained herein or as subsequently modified from time to time.

Criteria for denial of membership includes any of the following.

1. Failure to provide all required data and information.
2. Credit report indicating serious delinquency, liens or unsatisfied judgments.
3. A legitimate negative response on financial stability from a lender, supplier or subcontractor.
4. Two or more legitimate negative responses from customers.
5. A negative report from a building inspector, legitimate negative responses in technical competence from any government agency contacted, or a lack of supervisory experience by the applicant in home construction.
6. A negative response from a member in good standing.

Any applicant who is denied membership in the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky as a Registered Builder will be notified in writing. Any applicant rejected by the Registered Builder Committee may appeal by making an appointment and appearing in person before the Board of Directors of the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky.

Primary Company Address

This is the individual that will need to complete the required continuing education and will serve as the point of contact for all communications. If a company names only one Registered Builder/Remodeler, the continuing education requirement is 8 hours per year, with 2 of those being safety related. If a company adds additional Registered Builders to its record, the continuing education requirements will reflect that the primary Registered Builder contact must complete six hours (with two of those being safety related) while each additional Registered Builder must complete four hours. Individuals can only be listed as additional Registered Builders if they are employed in one of the positions listed below. The Primary Contact must initial each page of the application.

Registered Builder Primary Contact

Home Address

Additional Registered Builders

Please list any additional Registered Builders to be affiliated with this company.

First Additional Builder

Second Additional Builder

Third Additional Builder

List all principals or corporation officials with their title.

List any other company name(s) under which you build.

Contractors License # only required if building in Warren County, including Bowling Green city limits.

Please list any other organizations to which you belong or have had significant community involvement.

Workers Compensation and General Liability Coverage is required for membership in the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky. A Certificate showing coverage amounts must be submitted with your application.

Supplier References

Please list the names and addresses of three (3) suppliers who are familiar with your work and how you conduct your business.

Subcontractor References

Please list the names and addresses of three (3) subcontractors who are familiar with your work and how you conduct your business.

Homeowner References

Please list the names and addresses of six (6) people for whom you have either built a house, or who has purchased one of your new homes, or for whom you have completed a major remodel project. These home-owners must be unrelated to you.

Name of Principal Bank(s) or Financial Institution(s)

Registered Builder/Remodeler Classification

Select up to 3 in order of importance:
A. Single Family Spec/Tract Building
B. Single Family General Contracting
C. Single Family Custom Building
D. Multifamily Building (Condo/Co-op Units)
E. Multifamily Building/Ownership (Rental Units)
F. Multifamily General Contracting
G. Remodeling-Residential
H. Remodeling-Commercial
I. Commercial Building (Own Account)
J. Commercial General Contractor
K. Land Development
L. Modular/Panelized/Log

Acknowledgements & Permissions

I agree to accept and abide by the Constitution, Bylaws, Policies & Procedures, Code of Ethics and Conciliation Procedure as currently written and as may be revised or amended. In the event that I feel aggrieved by a decision of the Registered Builder Committee, I shall have the right to a review of record by the Board of Directors. A formal request for a review must be filed with the Association within thirty (30) days of notification of the Registered Builder Committee decision. The Board may, by a majority vote, take such action including reprimand, suspension or expulsion as it may deem necessary to be in the best interest of the Association. The decision of the Board of Directors shall be final.

I hereby give permission to the financial institutions and business and homeowner references listed on this application to release the information that is requested by the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky.

Membership at the state (Home Builders Association of Kentucky-HBAK) and national (National Association of Home Builders-NAHB) level are included in Registered Builder/Remodeler membership dues of the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky. Dues for HBAK and NAHB shall be paid by this Association from its treasury at the rates fixed and under the terms stated in the Bylaws of those Associations (or amendments thereto currently in effect.) Additionally, Registered Builder/Remodelers have access to Registered Builder Logos, Contracts and Warranties through the local Builders Association office. Your New Home and How to Care For It and other helpful publications can be purchased through BuilderBooks.com, a service of the National Association of Home Builders.

Code of Ethics

Members of this Association shall be limited to those persons and firms who shall subscribe to the following Code of Ethics:

A. Members believe and affirm that

1. Homeownership can and should be within the reach of every American family.
2. American homes should be well-designed, well-constructed, and well-located in attractive communities, with educational, recreational, religious and shopping facilities.
3. American homes should be built under the free enterprise system.

B. To achieve these goals, we pledge allegiance to the following principles and policies:

1. Our paramount responsibility is to our faith, our family, our customers, our community, and our country.
2. Honesty is our guiding business policy.
3. High standards of health, safety and sanitation shall be built into every home.
4. Members shall deal fairly with their respective employees, subcontractors and suppliers.
5. As a member of a progressive industry, we encourage research to develop new materials, new building techniques, new building equipment and improved methods of home financing to the end that every home purchaser may get the greatest value possible for every dollar.
6. All sound legislative proposals affecting our industry and the people we serve shall have our informed and vigorous support.
7. We hold inviolate the free enterprise system and the American way of life. We pledge our support to our associates, our local, state and national associations and all related industries concerned with the preservation of legitimate rights

Credit Report Authorization

The Applicant authorizes CIC Business Credit Reporting Inc., dba NACM Nashville, and the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky to obtain a consumer credit report (written or oral) from any credit reporting agency. The Applicant authorizes any bank or business with which the Applicant has current or inactive experience to give any and all necessary credit information to the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky, which will assist in the credit investigation. To aid in the credit investigation, the Applicant also grants for the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky to pull a personal credit report.

Upon signing of this Registered Builder/Remodeler Application, I agree that I have read and fully understand this document, all documents relating to this agreement, and to the conditions and standards as set forth. I certify that all statements contained within these documents are true and correct. I further acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky’s Code of Ethics, Constitution, Bylaws, Conciliation Procedure and Registered Builder Committee Policies. And by signing, I do respectfully apply for Registered Builder membership in the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky.

At minimum, two Registered Builder/Remodeler members who are familiar with the Applicant must sign as sponsors. However, application can be signed by those RB Committee members who perform the review. An Associate can be an Application Sponsor and receive recruitment credit. Or if no application sponsor is designated, one of the Registered Builders will receive recruitment credit.

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