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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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