The third webinar in the CESA Practice Notes series was held on 22 September, and it was an event characterized by insightful topics from our speakers and great engagement with attendees via the online platform. Introducing speakers and welcoming guests was Wally Mayne, CESA contractual affairs manager. The first speaker of the day was Dave Clark, past chairperson of the CESA Eastern Cape – Border Kei Branch, who shared insight on the topic ‘Our clients - are you their trusted advisor and partner’? In his discussion, Clark provided attendees with helpful knowledge on becoming a great asset for your clients.

The second and final speaker of the day was CESA past president and member of the CESA supply chain management committee, Craig Clarke who presented the topic ‘Calculate consulting engineering fees from first principles and avoid reckless fee discounting'. In his discussion, Clarke mentioned that reckless fee discounting and underpricing of consulting engineers' fees is threatening the future of the industry in South Africa. “Society relies on consulting engineers for infrastructure development and economic growth, and therefore the current situation is a threat to the country with disastrous consequences for everyone,” he said.

The CESA Practice Notes have been compiled by experienced consulting engineering practitioners to assist members in managing enterprise risk as well as guiding good business practice.

The latest revision of these Practice Notes includes the extensive review and updating of all the Practice Notes (92) as well as improved search capabilities in the following categories:

• Clients and Appointments (22)
  
• Construction Stage (14)
  
• Good Business Practice (17)
  
• Legal Responsibility (12)
  
• Professional Conduct (8)
  
• Quality and Risk Management (19)

The updated Practice Notes can be found on the CESA website at https://www.cesa.co.za/practice-notes/   

Please note that the CESA Practice Notes are reserved for members only and hence require a member user name and password, that can be obtained from Gillian Wands at gillian@cesa.co.za or by calling 011 463 2022.