Member firms shall be limited to those individual firms, parent firms, branch offices, divisions, or subsidiaries whose resident principals (proprietors, partners, officers, or managers, etc. hereinafter referred to as principals) furnish independent engineering and/or land surveying services. Wherever the words “consulting engineer” or “consulting engineering” appear herein, it is intended that the words “land surveyor” or “land surveying” may be substituted. And the firm shall maintain offices in the State of Maryland for the practice of engineering; have principals registered or licensed professionally in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland; have at least one Maryland registered engineer who is authorized to and does act for the firm on engineering policies and activities. If the firm is a branch office, the office must be a member of ACEC.; have high professional repute and ethical standards; practice engineering in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct of the Council and not be connected with any organization that does not fully support such code and standards.
Affiliate Member Firms shall be limited to those sole proprietors, firms, parent firms, branch offices, department, divisions, subsidiaries, and/or organizations that support the goals of ACEC/MD and ACEC, provide professional services of a scientific and technical nature that are complementary to the services provided by Member Firms, or provide professional services used in the internal operation of (but not specified by) Member Firms. Also, those managing the services are professionally licensed/certified/registered, as appropriate, in that area. Such members shall not include entities that supply goods or services that are specified by or used in engineering firm operations. Some examples may include, but not necessarily limited to, architects, archeologists, biologists, botanists, environmental scientists, testing labs, planners, computer engineers, other engineering firms not requiring a P.E, construction management,, insurance, banking, accounting, legal services, management consultants, equipment suppliers, and software vendors..