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Supply Chain

Management

Committee

The Committee met regularly and meetings were The Committee’s Procurement Indaba held on 25
held on 3 March, 14 April, 11 June and 11 August June 2014

Significant amendments to legislation impacting the The abovementioned Position Paper was approved
Committee since the previous Annual Review were by the Board on 9 September 2014, for consultation
the promulgation of the revised BBBEE Generic and approval by the BEPG and for submission
Code by the dti in October 2013 as well as the new thereafter to Treasury, with a view to influencing the
OHS Regulations promulgated in February 2014 by proposed amended Treasury Regulations, and hence
the DoL. improving the public sector procurement system
while eliminating the problems bedevilling the built
The Committee’s major contribution for the year
environment sector.
under review was the compilation of a draft BEPG
Position Paper on the Procurement of Professional In similar regard the Supplement for the cidb-
Services based on the output of: endorsed CESA Manual for the Procurement of
Consulting Engineering Services was completed with
Procurement Sessions arranged and managed
the assistance of a service provider and printed. The
by Members of the Committee at the SAICE
presenting of courses on this topic is problematic as
Civilution Congress held earlier in the year.
the revised Treasury Regulations have still not been
promulgated.
Procurement sessions of the Presidential
Infrastructure Task Team, part of President
BEPG interaction and cooperation with the cidb
Zuma’s Business Initiative, and
and the NDPW has not been as successful as

CESA Annual Review 2013 / 2014

WALLACE MAYNE
ARTHUR TAUTE
SMEC South Africa
Manager: CESA Contractual Affairs
Chairperson
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