1) ANY
MEMBER MAY CHECK OUT PLANS OVER NIGHT, PROVIDED THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY
BEEN RESERVED.CHECK OUT TIME IS 4:00 P.M. IF SOMEONE IS WORKING
ON THE PLANS THAT YOU HAVE RESERVED FOR THE EVENING THEY HAVE THE RIGHT
TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THEM UNTIL 4:30 P.M. YOU MAY ALWAYS LEAVE
AT 4:30 P.M.
WITH YOUR PLANS. ALL PLANS RESERVED OVER NIGHT MUST BE
RETURNED BY 8:30
A.M. THE NEXT MORNING. PLANS & SPECS CAN NOT
LEAVE THE BUILDING DURING THE
DAY! IF YOU ARE
LATE RETURNING YOUR PLANS, AFTER THE
3rd TIME, YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO CHECK PLANS / SPECS OUT FOR SIX (6) WEEKS. IF YOU ARE LATE
RETURNING YOUR PLANS ON BID DATE OF THAT JOB YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY
UNABLE TO CHECK OUT PLANS / SPECS FOR TWO (2) WEEKS.
2) AFTER RETURNING
YOUR PLANS, YOU MAY CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEM PROVIDED NO ONE HAS
REQUESTED SAID PLANS.
3)
PLANS / SPECS ARE LOANED TO US BY
ARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS ETC., WE MUST
RETURN
THEM IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FUTURE PROJECTS.
PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU MAKE YOU’RE TAKE-OFF. IF
IT IS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PUT MARKS ON OUR PLANS, PLEASE USE A PENCIL
AND ERASE ALL MARKS BEFORE RETURNING THEM TO THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE. DO
NOT SEPARATE PLANS OR SPECS UNLESS YOU HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE.
DO NOT REMOVE ANY PAGES FROM PLANS / SPECS OF ADDENDA.
4) WHEN
YOU COME INTO THE PLAN ROOM, YOU MUST SIGN THE REGISTER WHEN RECEIVING
A SPEC BOOK. PLEASE
MARK YOUR NAME OFF THE REGISTER WHEN YOU RETURN THE SPEC BOOK TO THE
WINDOW. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE SPEC BOOKS OUT IN THE PLANS ROOM WHEN
YOU ARE FINISHED.
5)
THE FACILITY – THE PLANS ROOM IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO
PAID MEMBERS AND / OR ANYONE ON THEIR
PAYROLL. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PEOPLE OVER TO USE THE FACILITY UNLESS THEY
ARE ON YOUR WEEKLY PAYROLL. IT IS NOT FAIR TO OUR MEMBERS WHO PAY TO
HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE OUR FACILITY.
6)
BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW ESTIMATORS. KEEP YOUR
CONSERVATION TO A MINIMUM. THERE IS A FOUR (4) HOUR LIMIT OF USE ON ANY
ONE SET OF PLANS. THERE IS A ONE (1) HOUR LIMIT ON PLANS / SPECS ON BID
DATE. REMEMBER, YOU MUST SIGN THE REGISTER AT THE WINDOW. WE GO
STRICTLY BY THIS REGISTER TO SEE WHO IS THE PROPER PERSON TO RECEIVE
PLANS / SPECS NEXT.
7) ADDENDA OR ANY
PART OF THE SPEC WILL NOT BE READ OVER THE PHONE, OR FAXED TO YOU. THIS
IS FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS WELL AS OURS. COPIES OF SPEC SHEETS CAN BE
MADE FOR THE COST OF .15 CENTS PER PAGE UP TO 20 COPIES AND AFTER THAT
THEY ARE .25 CENTS PER PAGE. ALSO,
IF YOU NEED A COPY OF BIDDERS LIST THAT ARE LISTED ON FILE – WE WILL BE
HAPPY TO FAX THIS TO YOU OR YOU MAY COME AND PICK UP A COPY. BIDDERS
LIST ARE FREE.
8)
BULLETINS ARE MAILED EVERY THURSDAY. BULLETINS
WILL BE E-MAILED IF REQUESTED. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR BULLETIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH E-MAIL DELIVERY. IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE BULLETIN, YOU MUST HAVE IT TO OUR
OFFICE BY WEDNESDAY AT
12:00
NOON . IF YOU DO
NOT RECEIVE YOUR BULLETIN, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:
a)
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES
HAVE BEEN PAID.
b)
IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, PLEASE LET
US KNOW!
c)
SHOW YOUR POSTMAN YOUR BULLETIN – LET
HIM / HER KNOW THAT YOU EXPECT IT EVERY WEEK IN YOUR MAILBOX.
d)
IF YOU STILL DO
NOT RECEIVE
YOUR BULLETIN, LET US KNOW AGAIN AND THEN WE WILL CALL THE PERMIT SECTION AT THE POST OFFICE.
9)
WE ALSO HAVE A BLUE PRINT COPY ROOM. YOU CAN HAVE
COPIES MADE OF ANY SHEETS YOU NEED FROM A PARTICULAR SET OF PLANS
UNLESS THE PLANS
HAVE A COPY RIGHT RESTRICTION. ARCHITECTS WILL
ADVISE US OF THIS RESTRICTION.
10)
THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE IS OPEN DURING THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
THE DOORS ARE OPENED AT
7:30 A.M. FOR ANYONE TO RETURN PLANS ONLY. PHONES ARE
NOT ANSWERED UNTIL
8:00 A.M.
THE
PLAN COPY ROOM IS CLOSED DAILY FROM 12:00
– 1:00 P.M.
THANK YOU
FOR READING THIS NOTICE
THE BUILDERS
EXCHANGE EXISTS TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU
WE
HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE!
Memphis
Builders Exchange
642 S. Cooper Street
Memphis, TN 38104
901.272.7495
Fax 901.272.9740
office@memphisbx.com
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