Home Builders' Section: Becoming a Member If you're a home builder who is interested in becoming a Registered Warranty Member, simply contact the Saskatchewan NHWP office in Saskatoon at 373-7833 or Regina at 546-5220 for an application package or click here DOWNLOAD APPLICATION to have the application package sent to you via e-mail. Through the application process we will be seeking information from you regarding your technical background, financial status, credit history and references. The application fee is $525.00 (includes GST) with an annual renewal fee of $280 (includes GST). Builder members must be able to provide a Letter of Credit from their Bank as security for the Warranty. The size of the L/C is dependent on the Builder's eventual risk rating and volume of houses. Initially, however, the Builder Member must put up a minimum Letter of Credit for $16,000, which will allow up to 7 houses in a 1 year period. If you are accepted as a Builder Member by NHWP, you are registered as a Probationary Member. Probationary membership will last a minimum of one year. During this period, the NHWP will inspect your first three homes at a minimum, at three difference stages; pre-backfill, framing and final, to ensure compliance with the appropriate Building Codes. The cost of each inspection is $262.50 including GST which is invoiced to the builder on completion of each stage. On acceptance to the Program, Builder Members are required to enroll all eligible houses at the start of construction. Fees for enrolling units during the probationary period range from $661 to $871 per unit (GST included). ARE THERE ANY EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS? There is a requirement for each builder to have one person (either an employee or principal) to have taken the "Moisture Control Technician Certificate" which is offered as an on-line course through the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). The builder member has one year from the date of joining to complete the course requirements. Further information is available from the Warranty Program. The New Home Warranty Program strongly recommends that builders enhance their level of technical and business knowledge by completing the eight courses currently being offered by the Saskatchewan Home Builders' Association Certified Professional Home Builder Program. Currently the courses are as follows: Business Management, Finance and Banking, Construction Management, Service and Warranty Sales - New Homes, Costing and Estimating, Construction Code, Sales and Marketing Management. You can obtain the course manuals from the Home Builders' Associations - Regina 546-5225 or Saskatoon 955-5188 for a fee and challenge the exam directly at their respective offices in Regina or Saskatoon. You do not have to take the courses yourself but there must be within the company an employee or employees who have taken the courses. If that employee leaves your company then you will have to arrange for another principal or employee to have that particular course so that you have coverage within your company. On successful completion of all eight courses, the respective Association will issue a "Master Certificate" to the company and the New Home Warranty Program will consider the company to be "accredited" and will provide a discount on home enrollment fees. Although the courses are not required for membership in the New Home Warranty Program, the Saskatoon & Region and Regina & Region Home Builders' Associations require the courses as a condition of builder membership.