BUILD WITH SCTA...Hire The Best!

BUILD WITH SCTA

Our Commitment

We are hard working, building industry professionals focused on offering a quality product and customer service in Southern California.

Hire the best in the industry near you who live up to the highest industry standards

Member Directory

In our member data base you can find a building professional or network with fellow members. Hire the best in the industry near you who live up to the highest industry standards

Affiliation

Our affiliates are an integral part of our organization...

Community

SCTA is an organization dedicated to involvement to our community and its activities. We are proud to be a sponsor of the Warrior Foundation supporting our local military

OUR MISSION

As an assemblage of experienced, responsible and community minded building industry professionals, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRADES ASSOCIATION aims to match our qualified trade partners and construction consultants with business opportunities in the development of our surrounding communities.

This will be accomplished through mutual support among our members, maintaining awareness of the marketplace and contributing to our communities with our good will efforts.

WHAT WE OFFER

In addition to the outstanding talents we can bring to our communities, this valuable group of individuals are assets in the following areas:

  • Value Engineering
  • Scheduling
  • Budgets
  • Purchasing and Administrative tasks

Join Us in 2024

Now Accepting Membership Applications 2024
We are an exclusive trade association, allowing one member in each specific category
Here is a list of open trade categories we are now accepting applications for 
Please click the link below for the application and submit once completed 
Note, submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. We appreciate your interest in applying. 
  • Appliance Manufacturer
  • Appliance Install
  • Asbestos Removal
  • Brow Ditches
  • Central Vacuum
  • Construction Clean Up
  • Countertops
  • Curb & Gutter
  • Elevators/Chair-Stair Lift
  • Employment/Staffing Services
  • Engineering – Acoustical
  • Engineering – Civil/Surveying
  • Engineering – Electrical/Mechanical
  • Engineering – Environmental
  • Engineering – Structural
  • Engineering – Traffic
  • Engineering – Utilities
  • Equipment – Rentals
  • Erosion Control
  • Fencing/Gates
  • Fireplaces
  • Fire Stopping
  • Garage Doors
  • Garage Floor Coating
  • HERS Testing 
  • Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Inspections – 3rd Party
  • Interior Design
  • Lighting – Indoor/Outdoor
  • Low Voltage
  • Lumber
  • Mailboxes
  • Masonry
  • Ornamental Iron
  • Plaster, Lath, & Stucco
  • Pool/Spa Sales & Construction
  • Portable Sanitation
  • Rain Gutters
  • Retaining Walls
  • Security Systems
  • Sheet Metal
  • Siding
  • Solar – Install & Mfg.
  • Stairs/Handrails
  • Stone – Tile/Granite/Marble
  • Street Lights
  • Structural Steel
  • Trusses
  • Utility Contractors – Dry
  • Utility Contractors – Wet
  • Waterproofing & Sealants
  • Windows & Glass

Review of New Members Policy

  • Completed application goes to membership committee to be vetted.
  • Membership Committee to notify officers that they have received a new membership application.
  • Vetting process includes a review for conflicting membership categories by the membership committee as a group and a review of the applicant in other areas like performance, reputation and if necessary a review of the references provided.
  • Upon acceptance the membership committee will send an approved application and a recommendation to the VP (in charge of committees) with a cc to other officers of the association.
  • Officers are to review the recommendation of the membership committee, and take action as necessary.
  • Secretary will notify the applicant if they have been approved and will provide payment information for membership.
  • The process should take less than 2 weeks
  • Once membership dues have been paid Secretary will send the Welcome Letter and add them to the Roster
  • Membership dues must be received before attendance at another meeting.

Renewing Members Policy

All members in good standing (not in default for attendance) at the end of a calendar year will be allowed to renew the following year uncontested for their membership category. Renewing members must return their completed application and sign their code of conduct and pay their membership dues by the end of the first meeting of the year.  If not paid at the first meeting due to lack of attendance, trade (or member) will be given until the end of January.  If not received by the last day of January the membership category is considered open and the membership committee will be allowed to vet and fill a new member for that trade (or member category).  Officers of the association have the sole and final discretion as it relates to acceptance of renewal applications, based upon the code of conduct, member interactions, and performance in the industry.

 New Members Dues Policy

Dues for new members joining after January 1st will be handled as follows:

  • January 1 to June 30th – Pay full membership for a year. 
  • July 1 to August 30th – Pay full membership for current year and membership for the following year.
  • September 1 to December 31st – Pay prorated membership for the current year and membership for the following year.

Policy for a Member in Default Due to Attendance

  • Any member who misses three monthly membership meetings in one calendar year will be in default, and lose their member in good standing status.
  • As a courtesy the officers of the association may send a warning email notifying the company after a second missed membership meeting.
  • Members who are no longer in good standing will receive a formal notice of the change in status from the officers of the association.
  • Members no longer in good standing will stop receiving regular communications from the association, and their company will be removed from the association’s website
  • The Trade Category for Members who are no longer in good standing will be considered open and the membership committee will be allowed to fill the trade or member category with a new member
  • No refund of membership dues will be processed

 

Note: A member may be considered to rejoin the association the following year or “down the road” by the membership committee.