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<ul><li>A highlight of the last week was a Workshop we had to assist our <strong><em>Young Professional Forum (YPF) with their strategic planning session</em></strong>. This was considered necessary in order to instil a greater sense of purpose and direction as well as to distil and agree a number of issues from the YPF perspective. It was very well attended and certainly from the Association's side they can add a lot of value to our own deliberations especially since they will become the future custodians of our profession and Association. The main issues of concern relate to: <br /></li></ul><ol><ol><li>the widespread practice of fee discounting which ultimately has a negative impact on salaries. </li><li>the age gap and the need to ensure that firms practice structured mentorship programmes in accordance with ECSA requirements.</li><li> the need to address the low status of engineers in society and ensure that they are recognised for the "value add" that engineering professionals can make.</li></ol></ol><blockquote><p>At present they are assisting with the role out of Job Shadow Day which is being carried out as part of NDPW’s National Construction Week 2006 and which runs from 27 July – 3 August 2006. For further details please see the relevant item under "From the Marketing Desk". They have also initiated a Rotary style Exchange Programme between South Africa and Mozambique and have concluded an MOU with the latter on our behalf. We hope to extend this to the Group of African Member Associations (GAMA) who, at their last meeting, whole-heartedly embraced the concept. The YPF will also participate in our Annual Golf Day, the Construction Conference and our Awards Banquet to market the concept and attract more participants. The session was well attended with participation from 8 of our 12 branches. Finally although the Young Engineer of the Year is sponsored to attend and participate in the Annual FIDIC YPF get together it has become clear that the Association should try to send the YPF Chairman as well - on this we need to do some homework. </p></blockquote><ul><li>After many years of being dormant we have finally activated our <strong><em>Liaison Committee with the</em></strong> <strong><em>Department of Transport</em></strong>. The Convenor is Brian Roberts of PD Naidoo & Associates with active participation and support by, at this stage, two other firms. We have so far had two Caucus meetings and have written a letter to the Director General to request a meeting - will give you feedback after the meeting. <br /><br /></li><li>At a meeting with <strong><em>IMESA</em></strong> yesterday it was finally agreed that their Annual Awards Competition will henceforth be known as the IMESA-SAACE Annual Awards. This will take place on Tuesday evening, 10th October 2006, as part of their Annual Conference to be held at the University of Johannesburg Campus in Soweto. SAACE Past President, Ivor Evans, will assist them in the adjudication process and will be sponsored by us regarding travel and accommodation. The SAACE will also have exhibition space to promote our members.<br /> </li><li>I thought you might be interested in the following:- <br /><br />At our <strong><em>Gauteng North/South presidential function</em></strong> Jack van der Merwe of Gautrain was a guest speaker. Some points he made were:<br /><br /></li><ul><li>The contract is expected to be signed in August (40 000 pages) in English and French. Lawyers involved in South Africa, France and Canada have held up finalisation. </li><li>200 000 people move to Gauteng every year.</li><li>300 000 passengers each workday between Tshwane and Johannesburg - growing 7% annually. </li><li>To build 10 stations, 80km of track, 200 bridges, 11 million cubic metres of excavation - most from + 30m below surface. Tunnelling to be by driving and blasting. </li><li>To spend R2 - R3 million an hour throughout the project. </li><li>45 months to build. The link to Johannesburg Airport to be ready for 2010.</li><li>25 train sets to bring in. </li><li>63 000 construction jobs, 2 500 operations jobs. </li><li>Journey time in 2012 Tshwane/Johannesburg by road will be ± 2 hours - by train 30 minutes. </li><li>Park and ride to be in 4 000 bays in structured parking at each of the Rosebank, Parktown and Marlboro stations, of which 1 700 for Gautrain users, others for taxis and casual parking.</li></ul></ul><blockquote><p><br />That's all from me until 28 July. </p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Graham Pirie. </em></strong><br /></p>
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<ul><li><strong><em>ECSA fees - </em></strong>The first ECSA fees meeting pertaining to the 2006/2007 revision was held on 6 July 2006. The updating of the fees for this period will be based on the CPIX, as published by Statistics South Africa.<br /><br /></li><li><strong><em>National Treasury - </em></strong>National Treasury has issued two new circulars in terms of the MFMA:<br /><br /></li><ul><li>In MFMA Circular No. 34 "Supply Chain Management Issues", two issues are addressed:<br /><br />Firstly, the reporting of awards above R100 000 in terms of which all municipalities and municipal entities are required to report to National Treasury on all awards of contracts above that value. This requirement stems from sections 74(1) and 104(1)(b) of the MFMA, and is aimed at the monitoring of compliance with the supply chain management reforms and to provide statistics on contracts awarded by local government.<br /><br />Secondly, guidelines for bid adjudication committee members are provided to give guidance on various issues relating to the bid adjudication committees of municipalities.<br /><br /></li><li>Circular No. 35 deals with the National Treasury's "Interactive Multimedia Learning", and especially the programme on municipal finance management. The aim is to raise awareness on the MFMA and also to provide practical training on it. Issues such as municipal finance and supply chain management are covered.</li></ul></ul><blockquote><p>For more information, go to the National Treasury website <a href="http://www.treasury.gov.za/mfma">www.treasury.gov.za/mfma</a> and click on "circulars" in the left column. </p></blockquote><ul><li><strong><em>Advisory note for the week</em></strong> - <strong>Legal documents (search code 90/4).<br /></strong>The advisory notes on the SAACE website cover a wide field of topics, ranging from business practice to risk management. They can be found at <a href="http://www.saace.co.za/">http://www.saace.co.za/</a> Under site menu, go to advisory notes / to members, and do a search or view the whole list of topics.<br /><br /></li></ul><p>Contact Quentin Koen at (011) 463 2022 or email: <a href="mailto:quentinkoen@saace.co.za">quentinkoen@saace.co.za</a>.</p>
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<ul><li><strong><em>SAACE Glenrand MIB Awards </em></strong>- only a week left to book for the most "Prestigious" event in the Engineering Consulting Industry. The SAACE Glenrand MIB Awards Gala Dinner will take place on Wednesday, 2 August 2006 at the Sandton Sun & Towers. This event is represented by engineering Who's Who of South Africa and it is a chance for you and your clients to network with key players in the industry and enjoy a night out in complete style. ONLY A FEW TABLES ARE REMAINING!!! Should you need to stay over, accommodation packages are available with hotels within close proximity - please contact Sipho Momoti on (011) 463-2022.<br /><br /></li><li><strong><em>Job Shadow Day </em></strong><a href="http://www.ncw06.org.za/">http://www.ncw06.org.za/</a>- <strong>The Young Professional's Forum (YPF) of the Association encourages all firms to get involved in the Department of Public Work's National Construction Week (NCW) running from the 27<sup>th</sup> July to the 2<sup>nd</sup> August this year. NCW is a nationwide awareness campaign to promote the image and profile of the Construction Sector so as to give young learners the opportunity to experience a wide range of exciting opportunities available in today's built environment and construction sector.<br /><br /></strong><strong>Get Involved - <br /><br /></strong><strong>The Department of Public Works is carrying out an extensive campaign aimed at attracting skills to the built environment and we are looking to our members to support them in this endeavour. The aim of the campaign is to attract the attention of learners into our exciting and vibrant industry as a promising career destination of choice.<br /><br /></strong><strong>How to participate -<br /><br /></strong><ol><li>Choose a school from your local community and invite pupils from this school to spend a day with you during National Construction Week experiencing 'A day in the life of a Consulting Engineer'. The idea of the Initiative is to encourage young pupils to choose "engineering" as a career. </li><li>Submit photographs of the day to <a href="mailto:siphom@saace.co.za">siphom@saace.co.za</a> by the 9<sup>th</sup> of August 2006. No more than 5 photos per entry. </li><li>A panel of judges from the YPF will adjudicate the entries.</li><li>The winner of the competition will be announced via the e-News and in Inside Track. </li><li>The award for best submission will be handed over at a function to be held at the Association's offices.</li><li>The judge's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into in this regard.</li></ol><p><strong>Win -<br /><br /></strong><strong>The company with the winning entry will receive one free registration for the Construction Conference that is being held at the ICC in Durban at the end of October this year, valued at over R2000.</strong></p></li><li><p><strong><em>SAACE Bigen Africa Relay </em></strong>- Registration forms are available on the Bigen website, <a href="http://www.bigenafrica.com/">www.bigenafrica.com</a>. </p></li><li><p><strong><em>SAACE Golf Day </em></strong>- This year's Golf Day will be held at Blue Valley Golf Estate in Midrand on the 25 August 2006. Last year's event was very successful and we received many requests from firms active in the built environment to participate. Members are therefore reminded that we rely on you to ensure client participation in this event. You are encouraged to think innovatively when considering invitations to clients and important role-players to participate in the SAACE Golf Day. <br /><br />You are reminded that various sponsorship opportunities exist on the day and that you should speak to Sipho (011) 463-2022 or Janyce on (011) 234-3133 regarding your marketing needs for the day. </p></li><li><p><strong><em>SEW Eurodrive </em></strong>- our sponsor for the Young Engineer Award, SEW Eurodrive, is celebrating the opening of their Industrial Gears Assembly plant in Nelspruit on the 21 July 2006. The new Assembly plant means that they can cut down their delivery time from 3 months to 1 month. Industrial gear units are used to move heavy materials. You will find these industrial gear units in ports, mining, water treatment, timber, construction and other heavy materials handling applications. SEW Eurodrive is operational in approximately 80% of all industries. One of the reasons for this upgrade is to ensure they are fully operational and ready to handle the orders which they are anticipating for 2010. SEW Eurodrive is an international family owned business with over 11 000 employees and a presence in 61 countries worldwide. SEW Eurodrive have a turnover of more than 1.4 billion Euros and they are leaders in drive engineering and drive electronics. For more information on them, visit <a href="http://www.sew.co.za/">www.sew.co.za</a> or <a href="http://www.sew-eurodrive.com/">www.sew-eurodrive.com</a>.</p></li></ul><p>For more information on these events please contact Sipho Momoti at (011) 463-2022 or email <a href="mailto:siphom@saace.co.za">siphom@saace.co.za</a>. </p>
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<a href="http://www.llls.co.za/" title="http://www.llls.co.za/"><strong>Life Long Learning Solutions</strong></a> <strong>- </strong><a href="http://www.llls.co.za/"><strong>Next Programme:</strong></a> The next programme will look at Costing Modules and the current situation with fees : 02 August 2006, 20:30.<br /><br /><em>Handling frequently asked questions.</em><em><br /><br /></em><strong>As I read it I must attend 5 days of seminars which would be the equivalent to doing a 1 week block release course for a Post Graduate Course at a University - 10 years and you are a Doctor in Engineering. The University lectures will battle to teach 50 year old Engineers something as they are all out of the practice for years. </strong>We are not sure that we understand this question - However, you can opt to earn your CPD points in the way that you would like to. If you feel that being an older Engineer and doing a university course is a waste of time and money, then you can participate in SAACE's CPD offering on ECTV which will teach you about current and changing business and industry practices and requirements. Since this is up to the minute and based on changing legislation and requirements, we are sure that it will teach valuable business skills to all Engineers, no matter what their age, experience or specialisation is. Remember though that this only takes care of your Category 1 requirements (reference ECSA CPD Policy), you still need to keep records of work, articles written and published, mentoring and other activities. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.ceta.org.za/" title="http://www.ceta.org.za"><strong>Construction Education and Training Authority</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong>-</strong> As it stands now the Construction SETA managed to get themselves into such a money shambles that they will only be able to fund new projects in the year 2007. <br /><br /><strong>HR Forum</strong> - The next meeting will take place on the 28 July 2006 and you are invited to join the forum at the office of SAACE in Bryanston. Please RSVP to Johan van Schalkwyk at (011) 463-2022 or email <a href="mailto:johanvs@saace.co.za">johanvs@saace.co.za</a>. <br /><br /><strong>Hot site for the week</strong> - Cut costs and chat with your friends/clients for free, download SKYPE : <a href="http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html">http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.saace.co.za/school/calendar.php4" title="http://www.saace.co.za/school/calendar.php4"><strong>SCE CPD Programme for 2006</strong></a> - If there is one seminar you should attend this year then it is the sales workshop "boot camp" go to <a href="http://www.saace.co.za/school/calendar.php4">http://www.saace.co.za/school/calendar.php4</a> to register. <p><br />Send your suggestions, seminars issues, requests and advice to Johan van Schalkwyk on (011) 463-2022 or email <a href="mailto:johanv@saace.co.za" title="mailto:johanv@saace.co.za">johanv@saace.co.za</a>.</p>
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<ul><li>The <strong><em>Export Council Movement or Team Export South Africa (TESA)</em></strong> as it is known these days had its quarterly meeting during this last week and produced some important decisions. Before I deal with some of those decisions, it should be mentioned that the status and profile of this gathering, as a place where all public/private sector institutions that influence our work across our borders can meet/consult, is increasing all the time. While Foreign Affairs and other important public sector entities have become standard attendees, an institution like the International Trade Administrations Commission (ITAC) spoke to us on how they administer and institute anti-dumping and countervailing measures against countries responsible for dumping. Also the section at the DTI responsible for investigating Import Parity Pricing practices of the steel and other sectors of the economy gave us a report on progress and recommendations that have been made to Cabinet thus far. The most interesting recommendations made is the fact that they will strengthen regulations (administered by the Competitions Commission) to ensure increased competition. Some of these measures may include the creation of a price/cost of production monitoring function, provision for pro-active investigations and guidelines on how to deal with excessive pricing. And lastly, and of direct interest to Consulting Engineers, the pricing and procurement frameworks of State Owned Enterprises may also be looked at.<br /><br />To get back to the TESA meeting I mentioned that three important developments came out of the meeting; firstly new products or offerings were created relating to the covering of costs related to Missions. It is now possible for the IBDS to initiate and lead what I would call Lobbying Missions. This could be a small group that would visit one or two important clients in a particular country simply to "lobby" support for the procurement of services from our industry. While this is the most interesting new product, various others have been created. One product will, under certain circumstances, allow recovery of costs related to attending certain conferences. These have specific benefits for the services (that includes engineering) sector. Secondly, TESA has started a process where a programme will be designed for future black business development/export managers to work in/with Export Councils. In our case I am promoting a situation where the DTI will carry the cost of someone working at/with the IBDS (perhaps through secondment) with the idea that his "employment" at the IBDS will give him the opportunity to learn the ropes related to the export of consulting engineering services. Lastly the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, in part because of active lobbying by export councils, introduced a new product called the "Performance Bond Insurance Scheme". The ECIC developed this product in association with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) to enable SME's involved in the capital goods and services market to compete for export projects (either as a lead exporter or sub-supplier to such projects). The scheme, will enable SME's lacking financial capacity, to tender for participation in export capital goods and services projects. Working capital can be secured through a performance bond, issued by the IDC, in favour of the buyer or lead exporter. The ECIC, in turn, insures the IDC's potential exposure should the bond(s) be called. <br /> </li><li>The IBDS will be arranging a special briefing session with the ECIC for its members in the near feature. </li></ul><p><br />For more information please e-mail <a href="mailto:roelofvt@saace.co.za">roelofvt@saace.co.za</a> or call 463 2022.</p>
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<p><strong><em>A Gentle Reminder</em></strong> - the closing date for the Early Bird Registration rates is 30th July 2006. There is still time to register if you have not done so already. Visit <a href="http://www.fidic.org/">www.fidic.org</a> for registration and further information. </p>
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A new publication "The Waterproofing of Buildings" an ideal study guide for all students of all building related studies has been released. This book is a complete and consolidated source of information pertaining to all aspects of waterproofing of building in South Africa. Should you be interested, kindly contact Paul Koning on (021) 790-5460, mobile no 082-5759199 or email on <a href="mailto:pkoning@telkomsa.net">pkoning@telkomsa.net</a>.<br /><br />
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Media Release - The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) is a non-profit association of plastic pipe- and raw material producers. Its major aim is to offer a service to the industry in terms of matters related to product quality and standards as well as technical assistance to consulting engineers and customers. It acts as a representative voice for the majority of South African Pipe and Raw Material Manufacturers. The Association encourages engineers and customers to specify member' products in the knowledge that members adhere to the standards laid down by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). To this end the Association has a Code of Ethics to which all members voluntarily adhere and in which they undertake to comply with all the national standards laid down by the SABS. SAPPMA is in close contact with the SABS and an improved program of "partnership" is jointly being investigated presently. It is noted that the policing of the standards are performed by the SABS and not by the Association. However, membership will be terminated in the event of a member repeatedly found to be producing sub standard products. Users of HDPE and PVC pipe are encouraged to inform SAPPMA of poor quality products encountered in the market. Member companies of SAPPMA have recently agreed to embark on a campaign of "Absolute Quality" in terms of manufactured products. To streamline operations of the Association, important strategic changes have been made to the Constitution. These include the standardisation on one class of corporate membership and the reduction of the Management Committee to five members, elected on an annual basis. The Association is fully aware of the prohibitions contained in the Competition Act 1998 and is in full compliance with the said Act.<br /><br />
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<p><strong><em>Reminder</em></strong> - To all the Engineers who studied at Tukkies - This year the Golf Day takes place on the 11th August at the Zwartkops Golf Course in Centurion. Should you be interested please contact Lynette Schoeman at Tukkies (012) 420-3045 or 082-9083436.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Tender Notices and Invitations to Tender:<br /><br />Contract No NRA R.023-010-2006/1F: </em></strong>Reseal of National Route R023 from Gauteng/MP border to Rietfontein (17km) and Volksrust to Perdekop (48 km). <br /><strong><em>Contract No NRA R.521-010-2006/1F: </em></strong>Reseal of National Route R521 from Polokwane to Dendron and Dendron to Vivo. <br /><br />Should you be interested kindly contact Mr Terrance Mavunda at (012) 426-6214 or email at <a href="mailto:mavundat@nra.co.za">mavundat@nra.co.za</a>.<br /><br /><em><strong>Contract No NRA N.014-120-2006/1F:</strong> </em> Reseal of National Route N14 Section 12 from Coligny to Ventersdorp.<br /><br />Should you be interested kindly contact Mr Peter Ndlovu at (012) 426-6239 or email at <a href="mailto:ndlovup@nra.co.za">ndlovup@nra.co.za</a>. <br /><br /><strong><em>Contract No NRA R.037-030-2006/1F: </em></strong>Reseal of National Route R37 between Lydenburg and Sabie.<br /><br />Should you be interested kindly contact Mr Rajan Padavattan at (012) 426-6210 or email at <a href="mailto:padavattanr@nra.co.za">padavattanr@nra.co.za</a>. <br /><br /><strong><em>Contract No NRA N.003-020-2009/1: </em></strong>Design of the Rehabilitation and upgrading of National Route 3 Section 2 between Cato Ridge I/C (km 19,4) and Lion Park I/C (km 31,9).<br /><strong><em>Contract No NRA N.002-278-2006/1: </em></strong>Repair of Block Paving at two Toll Plazas on National Route 2, Sections 27 and 28.<br /><br />Should you be interested kindly contact Mr D Rossman at (033) 392-8100 or email at <a href="mailto:rossmannd@nra.co.za">rossmannd@nra.co.za</a>. <br /><br /><strong><em>Contract No NRA N.002-220-2006/1F:</em></strong> Periodic maintenance of National Route 2, Section 22 between Izingolweni (km 0) and Murchison (km 19,0).<br /><br />Should you be interested kindly contact Ms L Sewnarain at (033) 392-8126 or email at <a href="mailto:sewnarainl@nra.co.za">sewnarainl@nra.co.za</a>.<br /></p>
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<p>The <strong><em>SARF </em></strong>are hosting a Soil Stabilisation Course on the 23 - 24 August 2006 in Cape Town. For more information and registration please contact Peter Pearse at (011) 403-5603/4.<br /><br />They will also be hosting the 3rd IRF/SARF Regional Conference for Africa at the ICC Durban from 10 - 13 September 2006. For further information on reservations, promotional opportunities or accommodation, please contact Cilla Taylor on (0912) 667-3681 or <a href="mailto:confplan@iafrica.com">confplan@iafrica.com</a>.<br /></p>
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A single practitioner with much experience in roads projects, both locally, elsewhere in Africa, in India and the Gulf area is willing to assist local consultants who need capacity. The person is not retired but has offered to assist those involved in the Roads Sector. Please contact Brian Segar at (011) 369-09790/0792, 083-4078296 or email <a href="mailto:segarb@gitnet.co.za">segarb@gitnet.co.za</a>. <br /><br />
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<p>The Association has a number of Partners, this week we will talk <strong>About BST Global</strong>.<br /><br />BST Global is the leading global provider of enterprise business performance management solutions for project driven professional services organisations. Solution capabilities span business intelligence, client relationship management and enterprise resource planning. The privately held BST group of companies and alliance partners is a global organisation with a presence in America, Europe, Australia and Africa. Today, over 75 000 end users and more than 100 of the top 500 ranked Engineering New Record (ENR) Design firms worldwide rely on BST Global's innovative solutions to manage projects, resources, finances and client relationships across six continents and 37 countries. <br /><br />Founded in 1971, BST Global is headquartered in Tampa, Fl. Additional information can be obtained by contacting BST Global at 1-813-886-3300 (international) or 1-800-726-3300 or via the web at <a href="http://www.bstglobal.com/">www.bstglobal.com</a>.</p>
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