CODE OF ETHICS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS

1.0 TO UPHOLD THE HONOR AND DIGNITY of the construction industry. A Contractor should be fair and honest in his business dealings. His practices and activities should be guided by the principles of justice and equity.

2.0 TO FOSTER GOOD UNDERSTANDING. A Contractor should conduct himself with honor and dignity in his relation with his fellow contractors. He should cooperate with them for the protection and advancement of the construction industry. It is highly unethical to speak maliciously of the work, reputation or ability of a Fellow Contractor.

3.0 CLIENTS AND OWNERS are entitled to quality service and faithful performance of the undertaking. Contracting should be carried on a high ethical level.

4.0 IT IS NOT ONLY IMPROPER but also immoral for a Contractor to advertise his firms business in misleading terms and false representations. The Contractor upholds the principle of truth in advertising.

5.0 A CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE FAIR and just to his employees and subcontractors.

6.0 UNFAIR COMPETITION is a disservice to the construction industry. Any attempt to supplant a fellow Contractor who is in the employ of the Owner or to prevent a Contractor from undertaking that which the Owner has engaged him to do, is a practice inconsistent with the Honor and Dignity of the Industry. A Contractor should therefore refrain from such practice.

7.0 A CONTRACTOR should hold himself dedicated to the proposition that the construction industry should be rid of individuals whose reputation, conduct and practices are inimical to the industry and to the public in general.