TAB Membership Benefits

As a member of TAB, you are entitled to programs and services that are not available to the general public including:

	Valero Fleet Services offers a discount of 4 cents per gallon to TAB members.  For information or to apply as a TAB fleet services customer, contact Michelle Squilla at (800) 333-3377 ext. 3712 or Michelle.Squilla@valero.com.
	The Verizon Wireless discount is open to construction companies and construction trade companies (electrician, plumber, roofer, etc.) who are members of the Texas Association of Builders.  The discount is 18% off any monthly calling plan that bills $34.99/month or higher.  Click here for your Verizon representative’s contact information. Member Testimonial: As for the member testimonial for the Verizon plan, how’s this: “We have had an account with Verizon Wireless for years, and thought we had a great discount plan worked out with them. But with the savings we now get as a TAB member, we will save another $300 a month MORE than we would have on our previous plan!” T. Justin MacDonald, MBA, CGB MacDonald Companies
	Sunbelt Builders Show™.  It’s your Show!  As a member of the Texas Association of Builders, you are a stakeholder in the Sunbelt Builders Show™.  Sunbelt is fully owned and operated by TAB and is its second largest revenue generator, behind the association’s insurance programs.  The membership’s support of Sunbelt is critical to its continued success.  The 2010 Show will be held at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, October 14 - 16.
	The TAB Product Depot has been customized so that you don’t have to wade through irrelevant “hits” when you’re searching online for a product.  You can access the directory from the homepage of TexasBuilders.org.  TAB member and partner listings appear with a special symbol next their names.  We make it easy for you to do business with a member!
	General Liability – Builder’s Risk – Business Auto – Workers’ Comp – Bonds – Tools and Equipment – Employee Benefits and more. Hotchkiss Insurance Agency has over 30 years of experience navigating through the confusing maze of options and coverages to design insurance programs that specifically meet the needs of builders and related businesses. As a Trusted Choice® independent agency, they will access many of the nation’s leading insurance companies to provide general liability, builder’s risk, business auto, workers’ comp, bonds, tools & equipment or employee benefits coverage. To find a Hotchkiss representative in your area, visit www.hiainc.com.

Download the TAB Membership Benefits Brochure.

The NEW 2009 – 2011 TAB Residential Construction Contracts Package, your blueprint for typical construction and remodeling transactions, is now available.

With the demise of the TRCC, a major overhaul of residential construction contracts became imperative, making the updated 2009 TAB Contracts Package more valuable than ever. 

A $299.99 (plus tax) two-year subscription to the package, which includes seven residential construction and remodeling contracts as well as dozens of related addenda, saves builders and remodelers thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees. Additionally, the subscription covers any revisions to the documents through August 31, 2011. 

The updated package reflects the fact that the statutorily required warranties and performance standards cease to exist on September 1, 2009, and includes provisions whereby the parties agree to the specific warranties and performance standards that have been in place since 2003. 

The package also includes an amendment for homes contracted before September 1, 2009, but completed after that date, which will clarify that such homes will be held to the warranty and performance standards the home was subject to at the time the contract was signed. 

The TAB Residential Construction Contracts Package offers more value than ever and will continue to serve as the foundation for most residential construction transactions in Texas. 

Order your TAB Contracts Package today through your local home builders association.

Contracts packages are available to TAB members only.

TAB provides advocacy at the Texas Capitol and before regulatory agencies including:

• Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Through its lobbying efforts and relationships with state officials, TAB is protecting your interests year-round. In addition, members are encouraged to participate in Rally Day, held during each Legislative Session, and to contribute to HOMEPAC whose sole mission is to guard your interests in Texas’ political arena.

Three-Part Membership

By joining your home builders association, you are automatically a member of the NAHB federation. This means that you have a three-part membership in:

Your HBA supports your interests in local and county affairs; TAB advocates at the state level; and, NAHB works for you in Washington, D.C.

For information about programs endorsed by NAHB, visit www.nahb.org.

For more about TAB’s member programs contact Lorraine Urey, Director of Member Services, (800) 252-3625 / (512) 476-6346.