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               responsible for the Specification for Design and                       
               Fabrication of Structural Steel for Buildings for over                 
               75 years, offers a quality certification intended to                   
               make the task of selecting qualified bidders more                      
               reliable.  The AISC Quality Certification Program is                   
               internationally recognized as a leader in ensuring that                
               steel fabricators have the equipment, personnel and                    
               procedures to handle specific types of projects.  By                   
               requiring an AISC Quality Certified fabricator, you                    
               will join a growing list of designers and owners who                   
               have elected to use the program, including the U.S.                    
               Army Corps of Engineers, the Navy Facilities Command                   
               and 40 states.  Currently, more than 390 shops,                        
               representing 327 companies in the United States,                       
               Canada, Japan and Korea are certified--with more being                 
               added each month.                                                      
               Though some specifiers have expressed concern that                     
               requiring a Quality Certified fabricator will raise                    
               project costs, rest assured that this is not the case.                 
               The Program is administered by fabricators, for                        
               fabricators with an annual fee to a fabricator of                      
               usually less than $5,000.  This fee is much less than                  
               comparable programs in other industries.  The fee funds                
               the cost of administering the program and performing                   
               audits.  The Program relies on the use of prevailing                   
               industry standards so there are no implementation costs                
               associated with the program and the audits often                       
               provide a cost benefit for fabricators since they not                  
               only review a company’s existing quality procedures,                   
               but also help to inform a fabricator about the latest                  
               industry issues and trends.  Many program participants                 
               have reported that their procedures and practices have                 
               greatly improved under the impetus of Quality                          
               Certification audits.                                                  
               We therefore recommend that project specifications                     
               require fabricators bidding on a project be certified                  
               and that contracts be awarded to fabricators that are                  
               certified prior to submitting their bid.  The AISC                     
               Quality Certification Program exists to provide                        
               assurances to construction team members such as                        
               yourself that suppliers are capable of performing                      
               according to your specification.  We hope you will let                 
               us help you with your work by awarding the project to                  
               currently certified fabricators.                                       







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