Member
Testimonials
"Thank
you for all of the good work that you and the rest
of the SICA staff do. I feel like my company has already
received our money's worth and we've only been members
for a relatively short time!"
-
Bradley O. C. Dunlop, Dunlop Renewable Energy
Ltd.
"In
our roadshow, only the SICA area understands or even
knows about gold seal!"
-
Bob Dolphin, MMCD
"Enjoyed the
workshop in Castlegar - good info provided, very helpful."
-
Dave Douglas, School District #08
"SICA
HAS DONE IT AGAIN! We attended the Southern Interior
Construction Association spring conference in Kelowna
and found it to be a rewarding experience. This
meeting is well attended and consists of excellent
speakers and open forum discussions that deal with
timely issues. MMCD has joined SICA as an Associate
member and look forward to cooperating with this organization
and their attempts to get MMCD documents specified
with the BC Construction Association as the documents
of choice for municipal construction."
-
MMCD News & Views, May 2004
"
When Wildstone first joined SICA we were concerned
that the Online Planroom project list was missing
projects that were available for bidding. The planroom
project list is now comprehensive and seldom missing
public tenders available for bidding - "this can be
credited to good work by SICA staff".
- Wildstone Construction Ltd. (Jim Morrison,P.Eng.
President)
"Whenever I am asking myself the question about
justifying membership in SICA, I consider what would
be lost to all of us in this industry if SICA did
not exist. That would mean there would be no
voice for us as a group with all of the various government
authorities who try to control our businesses.
Many of these fights (e.g. WCB) directly affect your
direct costs to be in business. These activities
(SICA's advocacy work) allow you to make full use
of your time carrying on your business activities,
while still having the many details, which could affect
your business, handled for you. In some cases,
you may not even become aware of a potentially detrimental
issue because the construction associations' activities
have stopped it before it becomes government policy.
The cost of membership is cheap compared to the costs
which all of us could incur if no one paid attention
to these issues...
... It may seem easy to justify opting out (of membership)
when we are faced with trying to ensure a viable bottom
line. Unfortunately, every time an active member
decides to stop supporting our association, it increases
the burden on the rest of us. The association
will still speak for you as a business related to
the construction industry, because when they talk
to government, there is no differentiation between
members and non-members. It's just that the
rest of us will now have to pay for that representation
on your behalf."
-
Interior Plumbing & Heating Ltd. (Richard
Owen)
