ABAA Contractor Accreditation Why and How? - Air Barrier ...

Related Costs to Participate in ProgramInitial CostsItemCostAssociation Membership $1,000Contractor Accreditation Fee $700Installer Initial Certification Fee $250Training Related Costs:QAP Administrator $195Spray Foam / Self-Adhered MembraneInstaller 3 Day Program $995Liquid Membrane / Self-AdheredMembrane Installer 3 Day Program $995Yearly Renewal CostsAssociation Membership $1,000Contractor Accreditation Fee $700Installer Certification Renewal Fee $100Project Related Fees for ABAA QAP ProjectsWhen bidding on ABAA QAP Projects and to be included in bid price:ItemIndustry Development Fund3rd Party Site Audits* $0.085 / sq. ft. of the total air barrier material installed.Cost$0.085 / sq. ft*$2,000 (flat rate)NOTES: The Industry Development Fund is used to administer the Quality Assurance Program and to furtherthe industry. You only pay these fees when you are working on an ABAA specified project.The audit cost is a flat rate and ABAA subsidizes the cost of the audit should the actual cost be over $2000.The number of audits required for a project is based on the total square footage of the air barrier materialapplied on an ABAA specified project. If the architect specifies a different amount of audits in the specification,that amount is to be followed, unless it is below the minimum as identified in the table below.Required Site Audits are calculated as follows:Square Footage of ProjectNo. of AuditsUp to 10,000 110,001 to 35,000 235,001 to 75,000 375,001 to 125,000 4125,001 to 200,000 5200,001 and over 6IDF and Audit costs are notapplicable for non-ABAA specifiedair barrier projects. You only paythese fees when working on anABAA specified project.For more information visit our web site or email us:abaa@airbarrier.orgwww.airbarrier.orgPrices subject to change.ABAA 115-70 Rev 2