• Builder Membership

  Section 1.1. Builder Member: Any individual, partnership, corporation, or a division or subsidiary of a corporation, or a joint venture entity engaged in the business of building homes, apartments, schools, or other structures normally related and appurtenant to a community; or in land development. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or joint venture entity that is determined by the Executive Committee, based on the totality of circumstances, to be substantially related to an individual, partnership, corporation, or joint venture entity engaged in the business of building homes, apartments, schools, or other structures normally related and appurtenant to a community, or in land development. Factors relevant to the Executive Committee’s determination may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the relationship between individuals associated with each entity, the presence of common employees, officers, directors, or owners, and the business relationship between the entities. The determination of the Executive Committee may be made at any time, and shall be final and binding.

  Section 1.2. Small Builder Member: Small Builder is a temporary status deemed to encompass any Builder Member under Section 1.1 above which builds fewer than 20 units per year in the BIA Bay Area jurisdiction as described in Article XI, Section 2. This subcategory is applied to any new Builder Member which has not been a member of the BIA Bay Area in the previous five (5) years. Small Builders under this classification shall be exempt from escrow assessments as provided in Article XI, Section 1below on the first 20 units built within said jurisdiction, for the first twelve (12) months of that company’s membership. If a Small Builder builds more than 20 units during that period in said jurisdiction, that company is liable for escrow assessments beginning on the 21st unit, to the maximum provided.

• Builder Dues Schedule

  Annual dues: $1,000. (BIA Bay Area Membership Dues include Membership in the (CBIA) California Building Industry Association & (NAHB) National Association of Home Builders).

  Assessments: Maximum of $100,000 in a calendar year on all types of construction in assessment categories “A”, “B”, and “C” below. See by-laws article XI, sections 1 -7 (reproduced on 2nd page) for practices and procedures governing assessment of fees:

  1. For for-sale units (including units associated with a condominium conversion project), a fee of 1/10 of 1% of the unit sales price not to exceed $800, to BIA Bay Area at close of sales escrow by written instructions given to the title company by the Builder Member or other approved payment method. Provided, however, that no assessment shall be due on units required by a governmental agency to be sold at a below-market rate. It shall be the Builder Member’s responsibility to request this exemption and provide adequate documentation supporting the request. Annual maximum $100,000.
  2. For apartment, commercial, industrial, remodeling, and rehabilitation construction, a fee of 1/10 of 1% of the building permit valuation. Annual maximum $100,000.
  3. For Small Builders who regularly produce 20 units or less per year, fees shall be waived for the first 20 units during the first year of membership only. Escrow assessments will be charged beginning with the 21st unit in the first year, to the maximum provided. The Small Builder designation is a 1-year temporary status, and following the first year of membership the Small Builder shall be considered a regular Builder Member regardless of the number of units produced each year.

  Lot Development Fee: $50 per lot.

• Associate Membership
  An ASSOCIATE MEMBER is any individual, partnership, corporation, non-profit corporation, or joint venture entity engaged in an industry, service, trade or profession related to and / or providing a service to the building industry, and not by definition required to be a Builder Member of the Association. (See By-Laws Article IV, Section 1.2, for complete definition of this member type.)
• Associate Dues Schedule

  Associate member dues are $875 and paid annually on the anniversary of your join date. The BIA Bay Area, three-in-one membership includes local BIA Bay Area membership which covers our Northern, Eastern and Southern Policy Committees including the San Francisco Bay Area and adjoining coastal areas, and membership in both the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

  For more information about the value of BIA Bay Area membership, please visit the Member Benefits page.

For more information about the value of an BIA Bay Area membership please see the Membership Benefits page.