Highlights from the CEO
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At a recent SACPCMP Presidents Forum on 20 February 2019, where various Organisations were present and afforded the opportunity to make presentations on matters affecting the professions and subsequently the industry, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) which plays an oversight role over the six Built Environment Professions made the following announcements: 1. The IDoW Regulations which had previously been rejected by the Competition Commission (erroneously so, according to the CBE Act 43 of 2000), will be slightly revised and promulgated during the first half of 2019, with no further exemption to be sought from the Competition Commission as this had not been required in the first place according to this Act;
The matters relating to the disparity in fees between Project
Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, Electrical,
Mechanical, Structural and Civil Engineers in the fee basket,
related to property development projects, will also be addressed
by the CBE to ensure parity and sustainability of the various
professions. More feedback will be provided on this in due
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ACEB visits CESA - On 7 Feb 2019, CESA
warmly welcomed representatives of the Association of Consulting
Engineers Botswana who spent time finding out about CESA's
governance structure, membership criteria and other items of
common interest. As ACEB is also a FIDIC Member Association it
makes sense to strengthen ties and cooperation for mutual
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Meeting with DPE - On 15 Feb 2019 - CESA attended a meeting with Minister Pravin Gordhan together with 14 other engineering VAs and ECSA, to discuss the 'Eskom crisis' in terms of what role and input the engineering sector could offer in resolving the crisis. We expressed our willingness on the part of our members to participate in the Engineering Task Team formed by the Minister under the leadership of Sicelo Xulu, the new CEO of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) and offered our assistance in identifying interested and experienced engineers if required from our membership. A report was duly submitted to the Minister on 19 February
2019 and member companies will be kept informed on any need for
additional expertise to be made available to add to the list
submitted by the SAIEE containing the names of various of its
members with Eskom specific experience. |
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FIDIC Board Meeting |
Very Important Breaking News for our Industry
Contractual
Affairs, Procurement & Membership
Annual
Declarations and subscriptions - members are reminded that their
2019 Annual Declarations were due by 31 January 2019 and must be received by
Management by no later than the 15 February 2019 as per the By Laws, as
amended in 2017. Kindly see
http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/2019_CESA_BY-LAWS_-_SUBSCRIPTIONS.docx for
a more detailed extract from the approved By Laws in this regard.
The Role of the Consulting Engineer during Project Delivery - Members are reminded of the availability of this book which is an excellent guideline/read for anyone involved in the practice of consulting engineering. The Guideline is a prescribed set work for the Business of Consulting Engineering (BCE), the flagship management development course offered by the CESA School of Consulting Engineering (SCE). It is recommended that all member firms should make an effort to acquire one or more copies of this highly regarded work.
The book is listed on the CESA website at http://www.cesa.co.za/node/20 and can be purchased for R 356.52 excl. VAT from Ms Patience Tsotetsi at 011 463 2022.
World Bank signs agreement to use FIDIC standard contracts - FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) has secured a major agreement with the World Bank that will see the international funding organisation adopt the use of six FIDIC standard contracts for the next five years. As a matter of interest, by far the majority of contract documents sold by CESA are from the FIDIC suite as opposed to the CESA, JBCC and GCC contract documents.
ECSA Quality Management Policy - A one pager outlining the ECSA Quality Management Policy has been received by CESA and has been shared with members for information only as according to ECSA no action is required from the Vas. That being said it is an interesting document that outlines the strategic goals of ECSA visit http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/QM_POL_001__Quality_Policy.pdf
ECSA Newsletter - This can be accessed via http://www.dnaproductions.co.za/ECSA4/ECSA%20newsletter%202018.htm
CESA Practice Notes - Members are reminded to make use of these practice notes that are reserved for their exclusive use. They can be found in the Members Section of the CESA website at http://www.cesa.co.za/node/19. A username and password can be obtained by phoning CESA's Ms Gillian Wands at 011 463 2022 during office hours.
Contract documents - Members are encouraged to purchase the standard contract documents they require from the CESA Bookshop and to respect the copyright of these documents, especially the CESA Forms of Agreement. The full range of hard copy documents stocked by CESA as well as the online documents (CESA, PROCSA & JBCC), can be seen on the CESA website at http://www.cesa.co.za/bookshop To order hard copies or make enquiries, kindly contact CESA's Ms Patience Tsotetsi at 011463 2022 during office hours.
Client
Liaison
Stakeholder collaboration: CESA is pleased to announce that a number of Clients as well as important industry Stakeholders have accepted our invitation to join Members at the CESA Indaba 2019. The main aim of the Indaba is to provide a collaborative forum in which to debate and identify issues and their solutions in order to create a conducive environment for the provision of 'value for money' quality engineering services for the sustainable development of public infrastructure. We encourage you to register now and join our speakers and guests from the following organisations: Umgeni Water; CSIR; SANRAL Eastern Region; Transnet NPA DBN; KwaZulu-Natal Public Works; CIDB; SACCI; CBE; eThekwini Municipality; uPhongolo Municipality; SABTACO; Ndwedwe Local Municipality; National Home Builders Registration Council and Greater Tzaneen Municipality.
CBE Transformation Indaba 2019 - presentation of the CBE Indaba themed "IGNITING THE POSSIBILITIES…" is now available at http://cbe.org.za/transform-indaba-2019/
CESA Advocacy - the following messaging is being utilised to highlight issues that are hindering the attainment of 'value for money' consulting engineering services and its subsequent quality outcome:
- CESA Presidential Speech / 2019 Strategic Intent - Reshaping our Future Together! download
- The Unintended Consequences of Tendering for Consulting Engineering Services - download
School
of Consulting Engineering
SCE
Training Course Calendar: Consulting Engineering Practitioners,
your staff, clients and anyone involved in the Built Environment can
enhance their skills through our training. We have an exciting line-up
of courses for 2019. Our 2019 training course calendar is also now available. To
access our comprehensive list of courses and to book online please
visit:
http://www.cesa.co.za/scecalendar
Young
Professionals Forum
CESA
Youth Best Practice Seminar: Leadership and Management - This
series of one-day seminars, initiated by CESA is aimed specifically at
closing the skills gaps in the engineering environment by empowering our
youth. The development of these seminars is underpinned by the
philosophy that the sharing of unique experiences by senior consulting
engineers will result in more informed young professionals. This will
enable these youn g professionals to make more informed choices, either
to grow within their current firm or to start their own consulting
engineering firm.
Please view schedule:
http://www.cesa.co.za/ypleadershipseminars
YPF Sponsorship - A big thank you goes to the following member firms
for joining hands with other YPF annual sponsors in pursuit of
#EngineeringFutureLeaders:
CARIFRO
SMEC South Africa
Mott MacDonald
Knight Piésold Consulting
Become a YPF sponsor or renew your sponsorship -
www.cesa.co.za/node/61
Communication
CBE's 2nd Transformation Indaba - CESA attended this Indaba on the 7th Feb 2019, for more details see the report from Engineering News at http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/Document1.docx
Africa Energy Indaba 19-20 February 2019 - CESA recently attended the Africa Energy Indaba and was afforded the opportunity to address guests at the Matleng Energy stand discussing 'The Consulting Engineering Industry & The Skills Challenge'.
Articles and press releases that have recently been featured in the news include:
CESA focuses on 'Reshaping our Future Together' - Doing what
is Right!
http://www.cesa.co.za/node/693
CESA responds to 2019 Budget Speech - promoting "Value for
Money" Procurement
http://www.cesa.co.za/node/697
CESA Infrastructure Indaba - Fostering partnerships between Government and the Private Sector! http://www.cesa.co.za/node/696
CESA supports Ramaphosa's 2019 SONA "Following up on our commitments- Making Your Future Work Better" http://www.cesa.co.za/node/695
Marketing
& Events
CESA
Presidential Visit 13 February 2019, held at the Premier Hotel, Midrand,
Gauteng - Our President, Neresh Pather, presented his
presidential message under the theme 'Reshaping our Future Together' to
local media; member firms and their construction and infrastructure
clients. A special thanks to MEC Ismail Vadi, our guest speaker
who presented 'The drive to enhance the delivery of Gauteng roads and
transport'.
CESA Infrastructure Indaba 6 - 7 March 2019 - "Engineering the Future Now!" Don't miss the chance to attend the #CESAIndaba2019 on the 6-7 March at the Durban ICC. The Indaba presents attendees with numerous networking and engagement opportunities for Consulting Engineers, Built Environment Stakeholders, Suppliers as well as Clients who have booked to attend. Register Today: http://cesa.co.za/indaba/register.php
CESA/Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 14 August 2019 - Call for Entries - For more information on the Categories, Criteria and submission dates for entries, please visit http://cesa.co.za/awards/ Member firms that are entering into the Awards this year must please note that all the pre-entry forms must reach the CESA Offices by close of business on Thursday, 23th March 2019.
2019 Events Calendar
For details of our upcoming events please visit
http://www.cesa.co.za/node/13
Member
News
AECOM appointment - Fully-integrated global infrastructure firm AECOM has appointed Adriaan Vorster as Director for Architecture in Africa. Vorster is a professional architect with 19 years' experience, including a decade at a strategic, managerial, and business leadership level (Construction World) http://crown.co.za/marketplace/8771-aecom-appoints-new-director-for-architecture-in-africa
WorleyParsons' Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) programme - has achieved significant success within its first six years of operation, highlighting the benefits of sustainable and collaborative enterprise development partnerships. Through the programme WorleyParsons has been able to streamline its operations with a ready availability of capable specialist suppliers, while its ESD partners have expanded their capabilities and foothold in the market place (Construction World), see http://crown.co.za/marketplace/8776-collaborative-enterprise-development-partnerships-bear-fruit
Upcoming
Industry Events
CESA 2019 Infrastructure Indaba
- Durban ICC from 6-7 March 2019Africa Women in Energy and Power (AWEaP) Seminar
- 26-27 March 2019FIDIC GAMA 2019 Conferenceong - Uganda (Kampala) from 12-15 May 2019
FIDIC 2019 Conference -
Mexico City from 8-10 September 2019IMESA 2019 Conference -
Durban ICC, from 2 - 4 October 2019, visit www.imesa.org.za
CE-news Contributions:
• Email Wally Mayne at wallym@cesa.co.za if you work for a member firm and would like to receive a copy of this newsletter direct.
• News of member firms is usually provided by the firms themselves or copied from their newsletters or the media.
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