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meetings. First our CESA strategy must be approved again was certified ISO9001:2008 compliant and
by the Council then shared with BUSA in preparation that the CESA staff continued to perform beyond
for presentation to Government through this high expectation. The year ended with one vacancy, that
level bilateral Government/business interaction. of Manager: Marketing & Communications. This was
re-designated Marketing and Events and advertised
This platform augers well for CESA member firms
as such - the communications portfolio being handled
because it will assist in unblocking bottlenecks
by the previously mentioned Manager: Strategic
hindering the much needed project pipelines required
Communications.
for infrastructure development. This is required
in order to enhance service delivery and improve During the year FIDIC celebrated its Centenary in
the quality of life of the people of South Africa. Our September at its annual conference in Barcelona.
firms are eagerly waiting to contribute in building a This was well attended by a South African contingent
sustainable future. and who continue to be involved in this significant
and influential body worldwide.
The Bi-Annual Economic and Capacity Survey was
extended and improved by the addition of several GAMA or FIDIC Africa, also continued to grow from
financial indicators to improve the survey’s ability to strength to strength as the Voice of Consulting
serve as a performance dashboard for the industry. Engineering on the continent and held its Annual
In addition, another option was introduced allowing Conference and AGM in April in Khartoum, Sudan.
for individual firms to be benchmarked against It was particularly encouraging to see the growth
the overall survey results. This was taken up with of the YPF on the continent and their increasing
enthusiasm by our member firms. The importance of involvement in the structures of their respective
this survey should not be underestimated as it tracks member associations.
significant indicators reflecting the overall health of
the Consulting Engineering industry.

CESA’s events during the year went from strength to
Lefadi Makibinyane
strength but with an additional event, the YPF Imbizo,
Chief Executive Officer
which is likely to become an annual event going
forward. The YPF conference this year assumed
the President’s theme “Sustainability is Everyone’s
Business” and proved its worth as a team building
exercise as well as enabling the YPF platform to
better understand their role and function within the
CESA family and beyond.
I am very pleased to report that the Directorate once

CESA Annual Review 2012 / 2013

CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards - Projects Greater than R250 million Category: Commendation
HHO Africa for the Atlantis Corridor ‘MyCITI’ System: Integrated Rapid Transit Infrastructure for City of Cape Town

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