There are
five 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 $9,000,000 or and average of $3,000,000 per year. Normally,
if an applicant is a service organization, fees or gross earnings shall
have averaged no less than $500,000 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.
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
Note: Applicants for Contractor, Associate or Individual Membership
must be sponsored by three Contractor member representatives.
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