Membership Application

Profile of a CII Member

 Owner – Executes capital facility investment programs, and maintains ownership and operating
responsibility of completed projects.
 Contractor or Service Provider – Leading contributor to the planning, design, procurement,
construction, commissioning or maintenance processes.

Benefits of CII Membership

 Advance your business through access to CII’s Knowledge Base (KB) and Project Data
Warehouse (PDW) with organizational access to the KB, a 24/7 Web-based resource of CII
practices, products, and tools that when successfully implemented, can produce significant
improvements in the safety, cost, schedule, quality, and sustainability of capital facility projects.
 CII organizes member companies among five industry sectors. The Industry Sector Committees
conduct tailored, sector-specific initiatives to create custom solutions that address the specific and
diverse business imperatives of our members.
 Participation in CII’s Industry Sector Committees, Standing Committees, Research Teams, and
Communities for Business Advancement provides networking opportunities that foster long-
term relationships.
 Access to a global community of capital facilities stakeholders working together to drive productivity
and efficiency improvements by advancing technology and innovative practices.
 Collaboration with leading industry, government, and academic institutions on key industry issues.
 Leadership development, education and training resources, including online courses, modules for
self-instruction and workshops.
 Access to implementation support to deploy and integrate CII practices into member companies’
capital facility life cycle. Effective implementation results in improved organizational planning and
execution, of capital facilities projects.

CII Member Companies

 Align with the vision, mission, and values of CII.

 Are committed to improving safety & capital efficiency.

 Provide added value to the CII membership.

 Agree to provide personnel and resources to support the initiatives within CII.
 Conduct business in an ethical manner.

Membership Dues
The Construction Industry Institute (“CII”) is a research institute at The University of Texas at Austin, an
Agency of the State of Texas.

There are three levels of membership:

 Large Company Membership: Annual $39,600 (annual revenues exceed $100,000,000)
 Small Company Membership: Annual $19,800 (annual revenues are $100,000,000 or less)
Breakthrough Company Membership: Annual $10,000 (companies who bring innovation to the
projects industry and whose annual revenues are $20,000,000 or less. These companies have
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specific, limited member privileges and do not have a member on CII’s Board of Advisors).

The information provided in this application will be held as confidential by the CII staff and members of its
Executive Committee.

Official Company Name:      

Web Site:      

Preferred Abbreviated Name:      

Annual Revenue: ______________________________________________

Location of Headquarters      

SIC / NAICS Code(s)      

Location / Type of Major Facilities:

City, State, Country Type of Facility
           

           

           

Primary Contact
Name      _________________________________________________________________________

Title      

Phone       Email      

How did you learn about CII?           

What value do you expect your organization will bring to the CII membership?           

     

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What can CII provide that will support your company’s current needs/issues?           
     

Select all categories that apply to your company:

Owner Service Provider
Contractor Other (specify):     _______________ 

Please list any CII member companies and their primary contact with which you currently do business with.
1.      
2.      
3.      
CII Member Company List: https://www.construction-institute.org/membership/member-list

Company Size/Markets Served

Parent Company (if applicable)      

Subsidiary Companies (if applicable)      

Customer/Client Types      

Industry Rankings (Fortune, ENR – if known)      

Number of Permanent Employees       Contract Employees     

Annual Dollar Value of Corporate Revenue $     

Company Type:

Architect Engineering/Design Procurement Supplier

Construction Field Services Project Management Shutdown/Turnaround

(STO)

Consultant Maintenance Repair (MRO) Other _________________

Which Sectors do you currently participate in, or have an interest in?

Upstream, Midstream & Mining
Downstream & Chemical
Power, Utilities & Infrastructure
Facilities & Healthcare
Manufacturing & Life Sciences

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Key Roles and Responsibilities for Members

In accordance with their commitment to participation in CII, members are requested to designate key
personnel to serve in various leadership and administrative positions. Additional positions will be available to
the company for participation upon membership acceptance by CII.

Board Advisor - Primary Representative: Individual should have the authority to take a leadership role in CII
and be able to commit organizational resources to CII projects. Internally, this includes the development and
execution of an implementation strategy and the ability to influence organizational change.

Name      

Title      

Phone       Email      

Board Alternate(s) (two preferred, minimum of one) - Designated Substitute: Individual(s) are part of the
member organization’s CII leadership team. They may attend meetings and vote on behalf of the
organization.
First Alternate

Name      

Title      

Phone       Email      

Second Alternate

Name      

Title      

Phone       Email      

Membership Liaison (minimum of one) - Provide access to CII web-based services to colleagues in the
organization. Also provide contacts at the company for data requests and surveys from CII research teams
and assist company personnel with web-based product downloads.

Name      

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Title      

Phone       Email      

Terms and Conditions:

The Construction Industry Institute is a research institute organized under The University of Texas at Austin
(hereinafter referred to as CII). Member dues are unrestricted funds and are for use at CII’s discretion to meet
stated mission and goals via business operations and research development.

CII member organizations hereby agree as follows:

1. CII members shall refrain from business development activities during CII events and the use of CII
member and meeting rosters for marketing or sales purposes. CII encourages the exchange of ideas and
information between its membership and the academic community.

2. Participation on the following Committees:

a. Board of Advisors (Required) – Two face-to-face meetings annually, in the Spring and Fall.
b. Sector Committees (Optional) – Approximately two face-to-face meetings annually
(participation in as many as appropriate to company)
– Upstream, Midstream & Mining
– Downstream & Chemical
– Power, Utilities & Infrastructure
– Facilities & Healthcare
– Manufacturing & Life Sciences

3. The member will provide CII with dues payments in a timely manner and on an unrestricted basis.

4. This agreement shall be valid for one year from the date of CII’s approval and acceptance of Member and
payment of the applicable membership fees, unless terminated earlier. The member will provide CII with
payment of the annual member fee within thirty (30) days of CII’s approval of this application. CII reserves
the right to cancel participation by any member who fails to adhere to the guidelines and obligations of CII
membership.

5. Following expiration of the initial term, member may elect to renew its participation under this Agreement,
on a yearly basis, by making payment of subsequent annual membership contribution. This payment
should also list the annual membership contribution applicable for the following annual term. Member
reserves the right to cancel its participation under this agreement at member’s sole discretion with 90 days
notice, but without further obligation to CII. In the event of early termination of the membership by either
Party, no return of membership funds shall apply or be made.
6. Intellectual property rights will not be granted and no specific reporting requirements may be imposed on
CII. No rights to any CII background intellectual property or any work in progress are granted hereunder.
Members may assign employees to CII research teams and other initiiatives in order to provide industry
perspective. Such participation does not grant member ownership rights in any patents, copyrights or
other intellectual property developed by CII. Intellectual property ownership will be determined by the
authorship or inventorship of such intellectual property according to U.S. law. Products (including

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publications and any associated tools or technology) that are approved and released by CII to its members
can be used internally by the member in the conduct of its own business without further notice to CII.

However, “use” specifically excludes rights for member to commercially sell, or otherwise publish the
product, or any derivative or modification thereof, or other background intellectual property owned by CII.
No data from any proprietary database source will be delivered to member or any other third party under
this Agreement.

7. Member shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations in the performance of this
Membership Agreement. In the absence of available license exemptions/exceptions, the member shall be
responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of hardware,
technical data, and software, or for the provision of technical assistance or deemed exports.

8. If it is determined that a member poses a challenge to CII achieving its mission, or is believed to be
incongruent with the values of CII, the CII Executive Committee may terminate a membership upon a vote
of two-thirds of CII Executive Committee members.

This application, including these terms and conditions, constitute the entire and only membership agreement
between the parties. Prior membership agreements and understandings are superseded hereby, and may not
be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party. No agreements altering or
supplementing the terms hereof may be made except by means of a written document signed by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties.

Member shall provide their organization’s ethics statement or code of conduct as an attachment to this
application.

Member signature represents that you have read and accept the terms and conditions of CII
membership and are authorized to sign on behalf of your organization. Member agrees that, if accepted
by CII, your organization will comply with the obligations and stated terms of CII membership. Failure to
comply with these terms will result in the termination of the membership and loss of funding.

Return to Jenny Bien by email – jenny.bien@cii.utexas.edu, by fax – 512-499-8101, or mail to:

Construction Industry Institute

Attn: Jenny Bien
3925 West Braker Lane (R4500),
Austin, Texas 78759

Application Submission Date:      

Name       (print)

Title      

Signature_________________________

UT/CII has reviewed and by signature below, accepts applicant for membership in CII. Membership agreement
shall be fully executed upon receipt of dues from applicant.

Name       Title      

Signature      
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Signature Date ___________________ Receipt of Funds _____________________________ (date)

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