Membership
There are
six membership categories in the Beavers
Contractor Membership
Contractor
Member means corporations, companies, partnerships and individuals
who have been or are engaged in the dam and/or heavy engineering
construction industry in the United States, and who have
actively participated in important heavy engineering or major
dam construction. The words "heavy engineering construction," when
used in these definitions, shall mean the building of major
unoccupied structures under contract - highways, dams, pipelines,
bridges, tunnels, power plants and marine projects, the firm
will have the staff, background, resources and personnel
to interpret and supervise construction based on specifications
incorporating engineering designs and general utilizing heavy
equipment while carrying out substantial portions of the
contract by the contractor's own forces on site. Such work
shall have been performed for well-known construction agencies,
public or private, and any applicant for membership should
have a minimum of eight years experience in construction
of this nature in the United States. During such period,
said applicant shall have had an active proprietary interest
in the construction of important dam or heavy construction
projects. The words "important" and "major," when
used in these definitions, shall indicate a single construction
project in the United States exceeding twenty-five million
dollars in cost, and a proposed member shall have bonding,
financial, personnel and equipment resources adequate to
construct such an important project. Each Contractor Member
in good standing is entitled to one vote in the election
of directors and in the conduct of the organization.
Associate Member:
Associate Member means corporations, companies, partnerships
or individuals whose services to the heavy construction industry in
the United States comprises a major portion of such member's work and
whose standing and term of service in their respective fields meets
the same high standards of Contractor Members. Associate Members shall
be entitled to all the privileges of the organization except that they
shall not be entitled to vote or to participate in the ownership of
any property of the organization. Not more than two Associate Members
may be nominated to Associate membership by any one service or supply
firm. Applicant shall meet the following criteria to qualify: (1) Applicants
for Associate membership should be firms or principals of no less than
eight years of activity in the heavy construction field in the United
States. (2) If the applicant is a subcontractor or a material or equipment
firm, the annual revenue for the most recent three years shall total
not less than $15,000,000 or and average of $5,000,000 per year. Normally,
if an applicant is a service organization, fees or gross earnings shall
have averaged no less than $1,00,000 for such three years. Special
consideration may be given to professional people. (3) The position
of the applicant in the business world must be solvent and relatively
stable. The term "services to the heavy construction industry" shall
be amplified to mean subcontractors and suppliers of material, equipment
and services important to the heavy construction industry.
Individual Member
An individual designated for membership by a Contractor
Member firm will be eligible for individual membership with the
same rights and restrictions as an Associate member should he cease
to be an officer, stockholder, owner, partner or employee of the
member firm, so long as he continues to be identified with the
dam building or heavy construction industry and he remains in good
standing by his conduct and by the payment of his annual dues as
set and fixed by the Directors
Emeritus Member
Emeritus Members are worthy persons of long standing membership
in the Beavers who have retired from active participation in the
heavy construction industry. Said persons may, upon written request
for transfer from either Active or Associate membership status,
be approved by the Board of Directors as an Emeritus Member. They
will not pay annual dues and shall have no vote nor hold office
as such Emeritus Member.
Academic Member
Those eligible for Academic Membership shall be
individuals who are professors in civil engineering or
construction management programs at U.S.colleges or
universities which are oriented toward heavy engineering
construction. Applications for Academic Membership shall
require sponsorship by three contractor representatives
and approval of the Board of Directors. Academic
Members may attend events of the organization but shall
neither vote nor hold office.
Honorary Member
Honorary Members shall mean worthy persons, chosen by the
Board of Directors, who have performed or rendered outstanding
services to the construction industry or those individuals who
have received Beaver achievement awards, including both members
and non-members. They shall be invited to attend all Award ceremonies.
They shall have no vote nor hold office nor will they be required
to pay annual dues except in such cases where they are Contractor
Members and/or Associate members. The following listing are Honorary
Members who are not listed as representatives of member firms,
Individual members or Emeritus members.
For a Membership Application Contact:
Dave Woods, Executive Director
The Beavers, Inc.
2053 Grant Road, PMB-370
Los Altos, CA 94024
(650) 694-4834
(650) 694-4836 Fax Email: dave.woods@thebeavers.org
Note: Applicants for Contractor, Associate or Individual Membership
must be sponsored by three Contractor member representatives.