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Client Liaison

CESA’s liaison programmes and services are and adopted a small-to-medium firm empowerment
continually being evaluated and enhanced to policy based on a combination of minimum set aside
offer opportunity and value to members by the of work and targeted participation. Furthermore, the
Advocacy, National Liaison Chairpersons Committee CESA Board has approved the establishment a CESA
and Council, building trust and forging new Directory of Small and Medium Consulting Engineering
partnerships. Firms alongside the main directory. Expression of
interest to register was sent to members and more
In order to enhance infrastructure delivery and
than 100 member firms replied with their credentials
maintenance the consulting engineering industry
for registration on the first call. The SMME Directory
together with Government and other stakeholders
became available in October 2013.
continues to engage and participate as joint partners.
The willingness of heads of departments and state- CESA conducted regular meetings of the Advocacy
owned-entities to engage consulting engineers is and Liaison Committees to bolster the critical
of paramount importance. CESA, through various industry activities of liaison with public client bodies
committees of council, continue to knock on public and of being an advisory to the CESA President
client doors and remain ready to have collaborative on position statements, critical topical issues and
discussion to build trust and partnerships. communications.
In the quest to increase the participation of emerging/
small and medium consulting engineering firms in
CESA presented the aspirations and feelings of
large public sector projects CESA has developed
member firms on the following platforms:
The Public-Private Infrastructure Forum

South African Council for the Project and
Construction Management Professions
Conference

Council for Built Environment (CBE) Built
Environment Indaba
Proudly South African Business Forum

The Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs
CESA Annual Review 2012 / 2013 Godfrey Ramalisa Institute of Municipal Engineering SA’s (IMESA’s)
and Mayors Dialogue on Waste Management,
Water Conservation and Demand Management,
Women and Youth Development.

– Western and Southern Cape Regional
Workshop on Procurement
BUSA – Workshop National Infrastructure Roll-
Out Plan
Manager: Client Liaison

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