PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT 
 


In seeking to affirm and advance our belief in the Free Enterprise system, we, the members of the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc., do hereby enact and acclaim these Principles of Conduct.
These Principles are the standards to which we willingly adhere in the pursuit of fair business and open competition for the betterment of our employees, our companies, and our industry.
As members of this association, we strive to observe, exemplify, and teach the following Principles of Conduct:

  • Quote only realistic prices and completion dates and perform accordingly
  • Make all payments promptly within the terms of a contract
  • Solicit quotations only from firms with which we are willing to do business
  • Contract fairly with the opportunity for fair profit for all tiers
  • Establish realistic wage and benefits schedules for our employees commensurate with their ability and their industry so that they may enjoy the dignity to which they are entitled
  • Protect the opportunity to work and advance for all people regardless of race, creed, color, age, sex, or national origin
  • Protect the confidentiality and fairness of pricing by never disclosing a received bid to another bidder with the intention of enticing either party to lower its original bid
  • Actively participate in the training of skilled tradesmen for the betterment of the individual and our industry
  • Cooperate to the fullest extent we are able with the Owner, Designers, General Contractor, Subcontractors, and Suppliers toward the mutually successful completion of any project
  • Advance these Principles through example, employee training, self-discipline, and by seeking to do business with those companies and individuals that observe these Principles.

  • Sponsors
    BE&K Building Group

    BE&K Building Group

    Gerdau Ameristeel

    Gerdau Ameristeel

    Watson Electrical

    Watson Electrical

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    Hinson Electric

    Hinson Electric


    CMC Rebar Carolinas

    CMC Rebar Carolinas

    Balfour Beatty Construction

    Balfour Beatty Construction

    Enterprise Fleet Management

    Enterprise Fleet Management

    Starr Electric Company

    Starr Electric Company

    Williams Overman Pierce

    Williams Overman Pierce


    Choate Construction

    Choate Construction

    Consolidated Electrical Distributors

    Consolidated Electrical Distributors

    Brasfield & Gorrie

    Brasfield & Gorrie

    Elliott Davis

    Elliott Davis

    Bovis Lend Lease

    Bovis Lend Lease


    Baker Concrete

    Baker Concrete

    BB&T Insurance and Bonding

    BB&T Insurance and Bonding

    Edifice, Inc.

    Edifice, Inc.

    Rodgers Builders

    Rodgers Builders

    Verizon Wireless

    Verizon Wireless


    Southern Industrial Constructors

    Southern Industrial Constructors