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Conference which was entitled: Balancing Service Built Environment Professionals
Deliver.
Groupings
FIDIC/ICC Conference, Johannesburg – CESA
CESA continued to meet regularly and collaborate
exhibited at this conference on ‘Claims and
with the other signatories of the BEPs MOU,
Disputes under international construction
namely: Association of Construction Health &
contracts - ICC arbitration in construction matters’
Safety Management (ACHASM), Association of
Study and Promote Engineering! CESA YPF Construction Project Managers (ACPM), Association
showcased career opportunities available in the of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS),
consulting engineering industry to Grade 9 – 12 Institute for Landscape Architecture in South Africa
Gauteng learners, teachers as well as out-of- (ILASA), South African Black Technical & Allied
school youth during the Engineering Focus Week Careers Organisation (SABTACO), and the South
which was organised by Sci-Bono from 26-30 African Institute of Architects (SAIA).
May 2014 in Newtown

Client Liaison
CESA represented its members keeping in touch!

at the following forums:
During the period under review, CESA’s liaison
High level bilateral meeting between Government/ programmes and services were continually evaluated
Presidential and Business on Inclusive Growth and enhanced to offer opportunity and value to
– CESA, as part of the BUSA delegation, members by the Advocacy and the National Liaison
participated in the business and government high Chairpersons Committees and Council.
level bilateral’s Infrastructure Task Team; this
CESA conducted regular meetings of the Advocacy
critical interaction was initiated in 2012 by the
and Liaison Committees to bolster the critical industry
President of the country.
activities of liaising with public client bodies and
Business and Financing Opportunities for Private advising the CESA President on position statements,
Sector Actors in Bank Financed Projects” - CESA, critical topical issues and communications.
invited by BUSA, attended a seminar hosted by
the National Treasury of RSA and the African
Development Bank themed “Business and Collaboration - Memorandum of
Financing Opportunities for Private Sector Actors Understanding (MoU)
in Bank Financed Projects”.
Unfortunately an inadequate number of joint activities
SADC trade in services negotiations - CESA
were able to be arranged by CESA with the following
attended the sector forum on Construction and
stakeholders:
Engineering services on 10 March 2014. The
forum is part of the six priority services sectors Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
forming part of the SADC trade in services and Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA)/
negotiations (under the SADC Trade Protocol). South African Black Technical and Allied Careers
Organisation (SABTACO)
The Ministry of Water & Environmental Affairs and
Mayors Dialogue on Waste Management, Water City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM)
Conservation and Demand Management, Women and Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA)
and Youth Development.
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA)
CESA Business of Consulting Engineering and Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA)
training programme and Infrastructure Support Memoranda of Understanding.
Forum being facilitated by North West Provincial
Treasury – presentation on procurement of Other client liaison interactions for the year included
consulting engineering services but were not limited to the following clients: CESA Annual Review 2013 / 2014

City of Tshwane - Service Delivery Coordinator
Collaboration with South African Black Technical
& Allied Careers Organisation (SABTACO), the
City of Johannesburg - City Manager
Concrete Institute (TCI) and Business Leadership
South Africa (BLSA) Department of Water and Sanitation, Acting

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