The RGC Guarantee Program

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?

The RGC Guarantee Program is a quality assurance program that promotes sustainability by using materials that meet or exceed national standards. The program does this by following industry-leading application standards published in the RGC Roofing Practices Manual, and by delivering a nationally recognized roofing apprenticeship program that requires a strict ratio of journeypersons to apprentices while the roof is being in stalled. Professional roofing consultants and inspectors provide independent third-party oversight on every roofing job that specifies the RGC Guarantee.

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 cost of a 10-year guarantee is eight per cent of the contract value (four and a half per cent for independent inspection and three and a half per cent for guarantee 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 two, five and eight on the 10-year guarantee.

The RGC Guarantee Includes: • All the administrative oversight required as the job progresses (receiving, data entry, and filing). • Notifying the roofing contractor of any deficiencies (recording completion). RCABC holds $50,000 performance bonds on probationary members for two years and $25,000 bonds on all RCABC active members. • Notifying the material manufacturer of any material deficiencies and ensuring that defective material is removed and/or replaced. RCABC requires a $100,000 material bond for all new roofing products accepted in the RGC Guarantee Program. • All the administrative oversight required to track the job to completion and to inform the inspection firm when future re-inspections are due.

Why is the RGC Guarantee Program unique? • Five- and 10-year coverage for workmanship and materials. • Qualified “Red Seal” roofers working for professional roofing contractors. • Independent “accepted” 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 inspection firms when re-inspections are due. Reports are filed with RGC and provided to the owner. Techni cal advice is available directly and/or online at 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.

The RGC Guarantee Certificate is only issued once the work is complete and all work or material deficiencies are addressed and an “approved” final report is issued by an independent inspection firm and filed with RCABC.

Unlike other warranties, the RGC Guarantee Certificate can only be issued by roofing contractors that are members of the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia.