The RGC Guarantee Program An inexpensive quality assurance option for school officials in every region of the province What is the RGC Guarantee Program and Why Specify It?
• Notifying the material manufacturer of any material deficiencies and ensuring that defective material is
The RGC Guarantee Program is a quality assurance
removed and/or replaced. RCABC requires a $100,000
program that promotes sustainability by using materials
material bond for all new roofing products accepted in
that meet or exceed national standards. The program
the RGC Guarantee Program.
does this by following industry-leading application stan-
• All the administrative oversight required to track the
dards published in the RGC Roofing Practices Manual,
job to completion and to inform the inspection firm
and by delivering a nationally recognized roofing appren-
when future re-inspections are due.
ticeship program that requires a strict ratio of journeyperProfessional roofing consultants and inspectors provide
Why is the RGC Guarantee Program unique?
independent third-party oversight on every roofing job
• Five- and 10-year coverage for workmanship and
sons to apprentices while the roof is being installed.
that specifies the RGC Guarantee.
materials. • Qualified “Red Sealâ€? roofers working for professional
How Much Does the RGC Guarantee Program Add to the Cost of the Project? The cost of an RGC Guarantee is straightforward and depends on whether it is a five- or 10-year term. The cost of a five-year guarantee is five and a half per cent of the contract value (three and a half per cent for independent inspection and two per cent for guarantee coverage). The
roofing contractors. • Independent “acceptedâ€? inspectors, where neither they, nor their firms, are RCABC members and do not pay dues to the association. They are preferably selected by the owner. • Two-year re-inspection on five-year, and two-, five-, and eight-year re-inspections on a 10-year. • RGC staff, using a proprietary data base, notifies
cost of a 10-year guarantee is eight per cent of the con-
inspection firms when re-inspections are due. Reports
tract value (four and a half per cent for independent
are filed with RGC and provided to the owner. Techni-
inspection and three and a half per cent for guarantee
cal advice is available directly and/or online at
coverage). Using the example above ($100,000 contract), the cost of the five year RGC Guarantee is $5,500 (for the five years or about $1,100 per year). For 10 years, the cost would be $8,000 or $800 a year, which is an even greater saving and certainly worth the peace-of-mind. The cost includes all inspections as the work progresses, as well as all re-inspections at two years (on a five-year term), and
www.rcabc.org. • RGC Guarantee Standards are the industry standards for British Columbia. • Accepted materials are rigorously reviewed to ensure they meet or exceed industry standards. • A third-party guarantee is in force for the entire term backed up by RCABC and not prorated.
two, five and eight on the 10-year guarantee. The RGC Guarantee Certificate is only issued once the
The RGC Guarantee Includes:
work is complete and all work or material deficiencies are
• All the administrative oversight required as the job
addressed and an “approved� final report is issued by an
progresses (receiving, data entry, and filing). • Notifying the roofing contractor of any deficiencies
independent inspection firm and filed with RCABC. Unlike other warranties, the RGC Guarantee Certificate
(recording completion). RCABC holds $50,000 perform-
can only be issued by roofing contractors that are mem-
ance bonds on probationary members for two years
bers of the Roofing Contractors Association of British
and $25,000 bonds on all RCABC active members.
Columbia.
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