Member Benefits

• ACEC works to protect firms against frivolous lawsuits by promoting tort reform.

• The Council is vigilant in guarding against the enactment of regulations that would saddle firms with expensive and unreasonable requirements, such as OSHA's workplace ergonomics rules which ACEC successfully thwarted.

• ACEC has reduced the liability risks of firms working on risk-laden projects by passing legislation to renew business insurance and indemnification provisions of the Price Anderson Act.

• ACEC/PAC, the largest political Action Committee in the A/E industry, helps to elect members of Congress who will support ACEC's legislative agenda and "business-friendly" environment.

• The Minuteman Fund, ACEC's financial 'war chest' at the state-level, supports legal and legislative actions of national importance to the engineering industry, promoting outsourcing, protecting professional standards, and fighting anti-growth efforts.

• Through ACEC's cost-effective Organizational Peer Review program, design firms review and improve their management practices. Objective, experienced colleagues confidentially assess all aspects of the firms operations, providing invaluable recommendations and observations.

• ACEC publications, which include books, manuals, workbooks and guidelines, are tailored to the engineering industry and deliver practical business information to design firms.

• The Senior Executives Institute (SEI) is an advanced management, leadership and public policy training program for current and emerging A/E leaders. SEI provides unparalleled opportunities for A/E executives to understand and eventually lead in the complex national and international business and policy arenas in which they must compete.

• ACEC's educational seminars and conference sessions feature workshops tailored directly to firms with private sector clients. These programs focus on key trends, and issues and challenges related to professionally managing a design firm.

ACEC is working constantly to improve your firm's bottom line through a number of discount programs specifically designed to save your firm money.

ACEC's discount programs are designed to enhance your membership investment by helping to control your firm's costs. These products and services deliver not only bottom-line savings for the company, but are also an attractive benefit for individual employees. ACEC creates partnerships with reputable businesses that offer valuable services with quality and competitive prices.

This list is updated frequently, as ACEC's goal is to continue searching and acquiring the best membership values from the vast world of direct beneficial business programs.

In order for an engineering firm to take advantage of these excellent business opportunities you must become a member of one of our 51 state and regional councils, called Member Organizations. Become a member and begin your first steps to savings for your business.

Here is a short list of some of the companies offering "Members Only" discounts:

ACEC Business Insurance Life/ Health Insurance ACEC Retirement Trust ACEC/Bank of America MasterCard Carlson Wagonlit Travel DHL

Enterprise Fleet Services - Fleet Management FedEx Hertz Car Rental I.C. System, Inc. Paychex Premiere Global Services

1. Advocacy Programs
2. Business Insurance Programs
3. Business Management Programs
4. Essential business tools
5. Join ACEC
6. Life/Health Insurance Programs
7. Retirement Programs
8. Unique discount programs

ACEC Discount Programs Disclaimer
ACEC’s discount products line is regularly updated. Discount programs offered through ACEC are products provided by the suppliers listed on our website; they are not products of the American Council of Engineering Companies. ACEC performs due diligence in monitoring the program features but has no control over the suppliers, their policies and procedures, or their products; nor does ACEC warrant the products in any way. Discounts and prices are subject to change without notice. If ACEC becomes aware of a significant deficiency in any of the programs being offered to ACEC members, ACEC reserves the right to remove the program from the product line. If you have questions concerning ACEC discount programs call 202-347-7474 or e-mail discountprograms@acec.org.