Membership Info - Benefits

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Participation in the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado activities is a benefit to all principals, associates, affiliates and staff of consulting engineering firms.  For the ACEC/CO Membership Brochure, email ACEC/CO at acec@acec-co.org to request one. 

Intangible Benefits

• Association and affiliation with engineers to enhance engineering presence in the marketplace and promote engineering business interests.
• Interchange of ideas and problem solving with peers in management.
• Recognition of your firm and key individuals in the firm in the engineering professions.
• Marketing/networking opportunities.
• Professional development.
• Promoting and maintaining an ethical environment.
• Benefiting from the power of group activities, i.e., Qualifications Based Selection, lobbying, etc. on national, state and local level.
• Programs for decision makers that may influence projects from an engineering viewpoint. (Externally focused programs)
• Promote engineering aspects of local projects to community.

Tangible Benefits

• Life/Health Insurance: Disability, medical (including managed indemnity plans, PPO's, prescription drug card program, vision plan) plus life insurance and AD&D coverage.  Cafeteria plans available.  Administered for ACEC by Healthplan Services, underwritten by Trustmark.  Call 1-888-813-7099. ACEC/CO does not condition membership on any health status-related factor relating to an individual (including an employee of any employer or a dependent of an employee).
• Business and Professional Liability Insurance: Property, general liability automobile, workers' compensation, and umbrella liability.  Paid 26.3% dividend this year.  Administered for ACEC by Marsh & McLennan, underwritten by The Hartford.  Call 1-800-648-7631.
• ACEC Retirement Programs: Tailor your plan with your choice of investment managers, record-keeping services, employee investment education and a variety of plan options such as profit sharing plans.  401(k) and money purchase plans.  Administered for ACEC by Prudential.  Call 1-(800) 521-9463.
• Discounts on rental cars, office services, etc.
• ACEC/CO Partners: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) - payroll services -  Please contact Todd Thwaites, District Manager, at 303-695-5771 or email: todd_thwaites@adp.com in order to get ACEC/CO member discounts; Corporate Express: contact is Christina Mellinger at 303-373-8446 or christina.mellinger@cexp.com.
  
• Peer Review
• State and federal legislative activities on tort reform, liability, wage and hour, OSHA, procurement and many other issues.
• Training through seminars, courses, conferences and publications.
• Information from newsletters, magazines, books, etc.
• Availability of coalitions to pursue special issues.

Some opportunities for our membership are:

• Participate on committees, task forces, etc., particularly those which appeal to your interest.
• Contribute to meetings with input on topics that benefit consulting engineers
• Interacting with members and discover common interests.
• Enhance the image of ACEC of Colorado so that members and non-members will view it as the organization they need to belong to.
• Improve our collective presence in the marketplace as a major contributor to an improved quality of life as impacted by our work.

American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado

• Creating Opportunities for Business Development
• Getting Back to Business Basics
• Creating a Legislative/Regulatory Climate That Promotes Quality Design