Membership: Benefits & How to Join AGC

Benefits

Membership in the Associated General Contractors of Michigan provides you with a wealth of information, tools and resources to support your business.  As a member of the AGC of Michigan you are also a member of the Associated General Contractors of America. You have the benefit of AGC of America's 90 years of experience representing the interests of the construction industry. In addition, your membership in AGC of America provides you with a significant menu of products, services and features.

If you are interested in becoming a member of AGC of Michigan, contact either Michael Smith, EVP or Claudia Jefcoat, Membership Services Coordinator.  They will be happy to outline the value of membership along with dues information for the desired membership category.

Email:  msmith@agcmichigan.org

Telephone: (313) 533-3509 Ext. 3106

Email:  cjefcoat@agcmichigan.org

Telephone: (517) 371-1550

Constructor Members

(a) The Constructor Members of the Association shall be persons, firms and corporations engaged in the construction business as a developer-builder, design-builder, general contractor, prime contractor, trade contractor or construction manager (“Constructors”) for two or more years prior to application for membership and who, at the time of making application for membership in the Association, are engaged in the construction business in Michigan or maintain offices within Michigan. Constructor Members must be capable of supervising, managing and/or performing construction activities as a prime or trade contractor, without regard to whether or not the firm uses its own labor force. In recognition of the ongoing change in project delivery systems, the Association will assess the Constructor Member category, and all member categories to ensure that there are no barriers to membership growth on a non-discriminatory basis.

(b) Only Constructors who have been engaged in construction for two or more years prior to application for membership and have established a reputation for Skill, Integrity and Responsibility may be considered as Constructor Members. Exceptions to the two year construction business experience requirement may be granted in the case of a new firm of which one or more principal officers have had at least two years’ experience in the management of a firm which has been a member of the Association. In order to accommodate other firms who do not otherwise qualify, the Association has provided both a Constructor Associate Member category and a Provisional Constructor Member category.

(c) Constructor Members shall be entitled to vote at all membership meetings and may serve as Directors or Officers of the Association.

Provisional Constructor Members

(a) The Provisional Constructor Members of the Association shall be Constructors who, at the time of making application for membership in the Association, are engaged in the construction business within Michigan or who maintain offices within Michigan who have not been in business for two years or who have extenuating circumstances that makes their membership as a Constructor Member inappropriate.

(b) The term of Provisional Constructor membership for those Constructors who have been engaged in the construction business for less than two years, at the time of making application for membership in the Association, shall be two years from the date of the acceptance of their application for membership in the Association by the Board of Directors. At the end of this term, subject to approval by the Board of Directors, said Provisional Constructor Members shall move to the appropriate class of membership.

(c) A Provisional Constructor Member shall be entitled to display the Association emblem, receive Association publications and be provided the same services as a Constructor Member. A Provisional Constructor Member shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association.

Constructor Associate Members

(a) A Constructor Associate Member may be a specialty contractor or trade contractor who does not wish to receive all the rights and privileges of a Constructor Member, but who still wishes to be a member of the Association. An example would be an electrical or mechanical trade contractor who is a member of NECA or PMCA as their prime association.

(b) Constructor Associate Members shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association.

Visiting Constructor Members

(a) Members of other chapters of AGCA outside of Michigan while engaged in construction work within Michigan may apply for membership as a Visiting Constructor Member. Visiting Constructor membership will be extended to applicants on a temporary basis only. The period of time any Visiting Constructor Member may remain in such membership class shall be within the discretion of the Board of Directors.

(b) A Visiting Constructor Member shall enjoy the same privileges as a Constructor Member; however, a Visiting Constructor Member shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. A Visiting Constructor Member shall be subject to the same obligations as a Constructor Member and their dues shall be negotiated with the President, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Reciprocal Constructor Members

(a) A Reciprocal Constructor Member is a member of any other AGCA chapter with whom the Association has executed a Reciprocity Agreement who performs construction work within Michigan.

(b) A Reciprocal Constructor Member shall enjoy the same privileges as a Constructor Member, however, a Reciprocal Constructor shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. A Reciprocal Constructor Member shall be subject to the same obligations as a Constructor Member and the dues shall be negotiated with the AGCA chapter from which their reciprocal membership derives, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Professional Service Provider Members

(a) A Professional Service Provider Member is a person, firm or corporation which does not otherwise qualify for membership in the Association but has an interest in the construction industry in Michigan. Examples of Professional Service Provider Members would be design firms, accounting firms and law firms.

(b) The Professional Service Provider Members may form a council in order to organize and carry out their affairs in the Association, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

(c) Except within the Professional Service Provider Member Council and as provided in Section 2(c) of Article IV hereof, a Professional Service Member shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Professional Service Members shall be entitled to attend functions and meetings of the Association by invitation approved by the Board of Directors.

Supplier Members

(a) Supplier members shall include various classes of firms, corporations and/or firms who are engaged in services, or which provide materials or equipment, or which are otherwise integral, vital and necessary to the construction industry in Michigan. Supplier members are otherwise not eligible to participate in, or to be served by, the Association, as Constructor Members or Provisional Constructor Members.

(b) Supplier Members may form a council in order to organize and carry out their affairs in the Association subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

(c) Except within the Supplier Member Council and as provided in Section 2(c) of Article IV, a Supplier Member shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Supplier Members shall be entitled to attend functions and meetings of the Association by invitation approved by the Board of Directors.

Educational Members

(a) Educational Members may be accredited educational institutions with construction management, engineering, or other construction-related degreed programs.

(b) Educational institution members receive limited benefits as defined by the Board of Directors.

(c) Educational Members may form a council in order to organize and carry out their affairs in the Association, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

(d) Except within the Educational Member Council and as provided in Section 2(c) of Article IV, an Educational Member shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Educational Members shall be entitled to attend functions and meetings of the Association by invitation approved by the Board of Directors.

Construction Association Members

(a) Construction Association Members are other construction associations and their members who are engaged in building or other construction work within Michigan, who are not otherwise eligible for membership in the Association.

(b) A prospective applicant for Construction Association membership shall have complied with the following requirements at the time of making application for membership:

(i) It shall have executed a written agreement, to become effective upon election to Construction Association membership, which shall prescribe the amount of initiation fee, dues, obligations and the privileges of membership to be extended to it as a Construction Association Member. Such agreement shall also specify the services and duties to be performed by the Association for the benefit of the Construction Association Member.

(ii) Construction Association membership shall continue only for such term as approved by the Board of Directors, which term shall be stated in the written agreement referred to in paragraph (b)(i) above.

(iii) A Construction Association Member shall have only such rights and privileges as may be expressly provided in the written agreement referred to in paragraph (b)(i) above, as such agreement may be modified from time to time by the Board of Directors and the Construction Association Member.

(c) Construction Association Members shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association.

Graduate Associate Members

Graduate Associate Members are individuals who are graduates of a Michigan college or university who, prior to their graduation, were members in good standing of an AGC Student Chapter or who are otherwise affiliated with our industry. Graduate Associate Members shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Graduate Associate Members shall be entitled to attend functions and meetings of the Association by invitation approved by the Board of Directors.

Honorary Members

(a) Honorary Members may be retired individuals of member firms of the Association and other individuals chosen by the Board of Directors. Honorary Members shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Honorary Members must be nominated in writing by at least ten Constructor Members and shall be elected only by the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors.

(b) Past Presidents and Chairmen of the Preceding Chapters and this Association are automatically given Honorary membership status once they retire.

Sustaining Member

A Sustaining Member shall be a professional service provider that provides service to a fringe benefit fund sponsored by the Association, usually domiciled outside of the State of Michigan. A limited set of benefits will be provided to Sustaining Members. Sustaining Members shall not be entitled to vote at any membership meeting and shall not be eligible to serve as a Director or an Officer of the Association. Sustaining Members shall be entitled to attend functions and meetings of the Association by invitation approved by the Board of Directors.

Labor Relations Division Membership Option

Any Member of the Association may, at their option, and subject to all terms and conditions as they apply to them, elect to become members of the “Labor Relations Division” of the Association, as more specifically described in Article VIII of these Bylaws.