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<p>Last week we all breathed a sigh of relief, it was that time of the year again when DEKRA came to visit us to ensure that we are still ISO9001:2000 compliant - fortunately we made the grade once again. </p><p>But there was also bad news - one of the disks on our server crashed and we had three or four days of extreme frustration in communicating with the outside world and in recovering information. Apologies to those of you who were inconvenienced but things are now back to normal. </p><p>My main endeavours over the last two weeks have related to:-</p><ul><li>unpacking our <strong><em>Strategic Planning</em></strong> and putting into place a coherent <strong><em>Action Plan</em></strong> with assigned responsibilities and deadlines for delivery. After discussion with the Office Bearers on Monday, we will table it at our EXCO meeting on the 6th June for further finetuning and hopefully approval. What I have tried to do is put together and integrate the many inputs from the session itself, the Pulse Research and Marketing Perception Survey and with what we are doing at the moment.<br /><br /></li><li>dealing with a few issues relating to the <strong><em>DPLG </em></strong>municipality support programme so that it moves forward.<br /><br /></li><li>preparing for the <strong><em>Gauteng North/South combined presidential visit</em></strong> on last Wednesday evening. We had as our guest, Jack van der Merwe, who gave us the latest in regard to Gautrain. It was extremely well attended and by all accounts, a great success. As regards presidential visits, we are now halfway through the year's programme.<br /><br /></li><li>Yesterday I attended a <strong><em>Construction Industry Indicators Worshop </em></strong>at NDPW. It seems the Construction Policy Unit has been tasked to develop industry indicators to assist them in their policy formulation, hopefully for government to create an enabling environment condusive to a healthy industry. The debate lasted most of the morning and was conducted with the assistance of an independent facilitator. My view is that this would be better situated within the CIDB but it seems as if this is a political debate that has yet to be settled. <br /><br /></li><li>At last we are getting our act together in relation to <strong><em>liaison with</em></strong> the national <strong><em>Department of Transport</em></strong>. Our newly constituted Liaison Committee met on Friday to prepare for a visit, something which we have not done for a number of years. We have now agreed some of the key issues that we want to discuss and look forward to getting involved with the Department once again.<br /><br /></li><li>You will notice that <strong><em>Roelof van Tonder (Manager, IBDS)</em></strong> has no report and this is because he has taken a delegation of members off to meet with the <strong><em>World Bank.</em></strong> On his return he will then similarly be visiting the AfDB in Tunis representing not only SAACE but the Group of African Members Association (GAMA) whereafter, I am sure, he will have much to tell you.<br /><br /></li><li>Finally, another success - the <strong><em>City of Cape Town</em></strong> has after a long battle withdrawn its illegal <strong><em>procurement policy</em></strong> and is now compliant with the legislation. This is due to the untiring efforts of the local branch under the Chairmanship of Dürr Pieters, the Cape Town Liaison Committee, with the CoT led by Roger Crook and our very own Quentin Koen, Manager of Contractual Affairs. In this instance we also had the support of SAFCEC. So you see what can be done through effective liaison. Please continue to report deviant Procurement Policies which we will tackle aggressively, as an Association, and together with national Treasury and CIDB ensure that they are made to be compliant.</li></ul><p><strong><em><br />Graham Pirie </em></strong></p>
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<ul><li><strong><em>City of Cape Town - 30% BEE requirement dropped </em></strong>- In the previous e-news I reported on National Treasury's view on illegal set-asides, where public sector clients exclude certain categories of bidders based on their BEE status. In this regard, the City of Cape Town decided to drop the illegal set-aside contained in their procurement policy after receiving letters of complaints from the Association and SAFCEC, who also obtained a legal opinion. The set-aside in this case comprised of a 30% BEE requirement in terms of which the tenders of firms who were non-compliant were deemed non-responsive and therefore disqualified. Hopefully, this decision by the City of Cape Town will set a precedent for the other high, medium and low capacity municipalities which currently have procurement policies in place containing such illegal set asides. <br /><br />The story was covered extensively in the Cape Times of 31 May 2006. To view the article, go to <a href="http://www.busrep.co.za/">http://www.busrep.co.za/</a> under article search, key in the words "underbelly exposed". Scroll down to advanced search, use a start date of 30 May 2006 and end date of 1 June 2006, tick the Cape Times tick box and start the search. <br /><br /></li><li><strong><em>Advisory note for the week - </em></strong><strong>Nomenclature On Letterheads (search code 89/3)</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.</li></ul><p><br />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><p><em><strong>Gauteng</strong><strong> North & South Presidential Visit 31 May, 2006 - </strong></em>It was a well attended event with Jack van der Merve, CEO Gautrain, presenting on the Gautrain Roll out. His presentation drew a lot of attention from the audience as was seen from the question and answer period. The President of the Association, Webster Ndodana, told the attendees that his intent is on ‘Engineering an impact on Service Delivery through Partnering" which is his theme for 2006. During his presidency Ndodana will be focusing on 3 issues which he believes to be the cornerstone in the process of transformation: Capacity Building; Service Delivery and Partnering.</p></li><li><p><strong><em>SAA Glenrand MIB Awards , 2 August, 2006 </em></strong>- We have completed the adjudication process and Theron Naidoo Chartered Accountants have already submitted the audited results to this office.</p></li><li><p>Good news, <strong><em>SEW Eurodrive</em></strong> is the <strong><em>new sponsor for the winner of the Young Engineer Award </em></strong>to attend the 2006 International Consulting Engineering Conference to be held in Budapest from the 24 - 27 September, 2006. SEW Eurodrive is an internationally successfully family owned business with over 10,000 employees and sales of €2.0 billion. SEW Eurodrive is one of the leading companies in drive technology with assembly plants in Nelspruit, Durban, and Cape Town. Apart from the assembly plants SEW Eurodrive has two more service plants in Richards Bay and Port Elizabeth while the plant in Johannesburg undertakes major protects in 17 African countries. Their website is: <a href="http://www.sew.co.za/" title="http://www.sew.co.za/">http://www.sew.co.za/</a><br /></p></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.ecsa.co.za/" title="http://www.ecsa.co.za"><strong>ECSA</strong></a> <strong>- </strong><a href="http://www.ecsa.co.za/" title="http://www.ecsa.co.za"><strong>Identification of Engineering Work, (IDoEW)</strong></a> - (Note: The document on the definitions of the various categories within ECSA is out for comment and the next meeting is scheduled for 13 June 2006).</li><li><a href="http://www.ecsa.co.za/HomePage/CPD/Rules/CPD_RenewalRegistrationRules_23Dec2005.pdf" title="http://www.ecsa.co.za/HomePage/CPD/Rules/CPD_RenewalRegistrationRules_23Dec2005.pdf"><strong>Continual Professional Development, (CPD)</strong></a> - (If Training Providers would like to be validated for CPD accreditation, they must get hold of the SAACE Policy and Procedure document from the School of Consulting Engineering).</li><li><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/" title="http://www.llls.co.za">Next Programme:</a> Technology in a Consulting Firm (CAD/3D and more - 07/06/2006 at 20h30.<br /><br /><em>Handling frequently asked questions.</em><em><br /><br /><strong>Question - </strong></em><strong>CPD points are a good idea but what happens to all the Registered Engineers who are paying fees who resign because they are no longer in the business. Would registered overseas people have to accumulate CPD points in order to maintain their registration if they are no longer in RSA - if so, are more people lost. </strong>We are not sure we understand this question, since if you are not practising as an Engineer then ECSA CPD is not necessary and neither is keeping up your registration. By way of explanation, CPD is legislated - in other words - by not complying and still practising engineering, these individuals will be breaking the law. No matter which country you go to, you have to maintain CPD. In fact, if you don't maintain your CPD and your ECSA registration in South Afirca, when you emigrate, you won't be accepted by international registration bodies until you adhere to their CPD requirements, so you might as well keep it up as long as you are working in engineering. <em>NOTE: HR staff can now log into the website and draw reports on the status of the e-learners and CPD points. </em></li><li><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> If you have any comments on the new software distributed by the CETA please send your comments to me, we are trying to "de-bug" the system and are applying for an extension on the deadline for submission of your implementation plans. </li><li><strong>Young Professionals Forum</strong><strong> </strong><strong>-</strong> The MOU between Mozambique and SA will outline the rules of the exchange programme and will be signed soonest. </li><li><strong>HR Forum</strong> - The next HR meeting is scheduled for the 26 June 2006 at 10:00 (SAACE). We will address the YPF survey, recruitment issues, HIV and SACPCMP.</li><li><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/" title="http://www.computerhope.com"><strong>Hot site for the week</strong></a> - Visit the Project Managers on <a href="http://www.sacpcmp.co.za/">http://www.sacpcmp.co.za/</a></li><li><strong>QMS</strong> - SAACE Council approved a minimum standard for sole practitioners and the guideline document will be made available after the EXCO meeting on the 6 June 2006. <em>NOTE: the correct contact number for Bob Bruneau is 083-6539774. </em></li><li><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.</li></ul><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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<p><strong><em>Tender Notices and Invitations to Tender:</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Contract NRA N.001-056-2004/1F: </em></strong>for the rehabilitation of National Route 1 Sections 5 (km 69.4 to km 84.4) to Section 6 (km 0.0 to km 10.6) between Dwyka River and Weltevrede. Tender documents available from 2 June 2006 from Parc du Cap, Building 5, c/o Mispel Street & Willie van Schoor Avenue, Belville, 7530.<br /><br />Should you be interested, please contact Mr Nelis Brink at (021) 957 4600 or email <a href="mailto:brinkn@nra.co.za">brinkn@nra.co.za</a>.</p><p><strong><em>Contract NRA N.001-192-2005/1D: </em></strong>for the proposed Gauteng freeway upgrading and expansion project : Request for proposals for traffic modelling, toll strategy and toll feasibility studies. Tender documents available from 30 May 2006 from 38 Ida Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria.<br /><br />Should you be interested, please contact Mr Alex van Niekerk at (012) 426 6226 or email <a href="mailto:niekerka@nra.co.za">niekerka@nra.co.za</a>.</p>
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<ul><li><strong><em>South African Roads Federation (SARF): </em></strong>is hosting three courses for June and August 2006.</li></ul><ol><ol><li>Integrated Environmental Management for the Roads Industry, (Pretoria 20 - 22 June 2006). This course will be done in association with Impact Environment Management Training. SAICE CPD Validation 3 Credits. </li><li>Urban Road Stormwater Drainage, (Cape Town 17 - 21 July 2006). SAICE CPD Validation 4½ Credits. </li><li>Traffic Calming and Road Safety, (Durban 17 - 18 August 2006). Application for CPD Validation has been made to SAICE for this course.</li></ol></ol><blockquote><p>For those who are interested, kindly contact Peter Pearse on (011) 403 5603 or email <a href="mailto:sarfuse1@acenet.co.za">sarfuse1@acenet.co.za</a>.</p></blockquote><ul><li><strong><em>CSIR Technology Transfer Centre: </em></strong>is hosting the Mobility Management Training Course 2006 at the CSIR International Conference Centre in Meiring Naude Avenue, Brummeria, Pretoria. The course is designed for transport planners, transport administrators, public transport operators and political decision-makers responsible for approving and assisting to implement, Integrated Transport Plans (ITP's) and Public Transport Plans (PTP's) in the Metropolitan Municipalities as well as int he large cities in the RSA. </li></ul><blockquote><p>For those who are interested, kindly contact Christo Mynhardt on (012) 841 4211 or email cmynhard@csir.co.za.</p></blockquote>
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The South African Water Law Handbook is available on request from Juta. During the second half of the year, Hubert Thompson will present a one day course based on the contents of this book. Should you be interested, please contact Hubert Thompson on (012) 804 8494 or 083-7871707.<br /><br />
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