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<ul><li>Last week the <strong><em>DBSA Liaison Committee</em></strong> met. The main item on the Agenda was to explore the possibility of partnership so that we can support one another in <strong><em>building capacity within municipalities</em></strong>. They have created a dedicated fund for this purpose and are ultimately to insource 90 technical experts who will form a dedicated task force to assist local authorities with their project flow. The next phase in their programme is to embark on an outsourcing component and this is where our partnership would come into play with our member firms being employed to do this work. The advantage of this is that we will be able to use the DBSA administrative platform to support our SAACE-DPLG initiative. A number of meetings will still have to take place with both the DPLG and DBSA to sort out the details. The DBSA initiative is part of a 10-year programme aligned to Project Consolidate. Presently 28 of the technical experts have already been employed - all Engineers.<br /></li><li>Last week also saw the <strong><em>presidential visit to George, Port Elizabeth and East London.</em></strong> It was a very busy four days with client cocktail functions, visits to firms and to client bodies. Webster Ndodana and I saw the Municipal Officers in all three cities and it seems our continued liasion is bearing fruit in that the Procurement Policies generated by these local authorities are in most respects "Consultant friendly". Webster and I would like to thank the Branch Chairmen in all three centres for their efforts and also to those member firms who gave us the support. The next round of visits takes place on 26th and 27th July 2006 to Pholokwane and Nelspruit respectively.<br /></li><li>This week our <strong><em>Human Resource Committee</em></strong> met. This is a forum for HR Practitioners and is attended by mainly the large firm representatives although anyone is welcome. Items under discussion range from the Construction Charter, the CETA and the PE Corporate Services Salary Survey. In regard to the latter, we receive valuable input from the members which will ensure that this years Salary Survey is once again improved and aligned with the needs of member firms. We also intend to commence earlier with the survey so as to make the information available to those firms who participate, by early to mid November at the latest. I am sure there are going to be a few surprises because latest indications reflect considerable movement in salaries. <br /></li><li>On Wednesday two related meetings took place namely the <strong><em>NDPW Liaison Meeting followed by the BEP Liaison meeting </em></strong>which serves as a caucus to debate common issues amongst the professions. There is not much to report from the NPDW meeting because progress is frustratingly slow in many areas. Although the debate is still open we have yet to reach agreement on OH&S issues specifically relating to the appointment of the Agent and the related remuneration. Also no progress in getting information on their Procurement Policy or their intentions regarding the Consultants Roster. The BEP have put in a proposal to enhance the fees for site staff which has yet to be agreed by the Department. Feedback also indicates that the Expanded Public Works Programme is having the desired results and is being funded mainly through the MIG programme. We tried to get NDPW to support the BEP constituents in getting KZN Department of Public Works to amend its hostile Procurement Policy, but since the latter is an independant department the support was not forthcoming. This all sounds a bit negative but I must say there is a new mood within NDPW who are prepared to listen and I am sure ultimately our efforts will bear fruit. To remind you, BEP consists of SAIA (Architects), ASAQS (Quantity Surveyors) and SA Black Technical and SABTACO (SA Black Technical and Allied Careers Organisation - all three parties have signed an MOU governing the way we co-operate in the market place. <br /></li><li>Some not so good news is that <strong><em>Celiwe Zulu has decided to leave us</em></strong> and as many of you know, she has more than competently handled the front desk, the many phone calls and the contract documents. We will be very sorry to lose her but she has been made an offer she can't refuse and consequently we are now embarking on a process to find a suitable replacement. <br /><br />That's it for now folks.</li></ul><p><strong><em><br />Graham Pirie </em></strong></p>
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Quentin on well deserved leave - See next issue. <br /><br />
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<ul><li>With a view to promoting Consulting Engineering, SAACE has decided to participate in this year's <strong><em>National Construction Week (27 July - 02 August 2006) </em></strong>... and you as member firms are urged to support this initiative. Our involvement will be as follows: <br /><br /><strong><u>JOB SHADOW DAY</u> - </strong><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 endeavor. 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></li><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></ul><blockquote><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></blockquote><ul><li><div><strong><em>SAACE GLENRAND MIB Awards</em> - </strong>Invitations to attend this prestigious event will be sent out shortly. Be on the look out! You are urged, as member firms, to use this opportunity to invite your clients to network with leaders in the industry as they celebrate nominees and winners of the SAACE Glenrand MIB Engineering Excellence Awards. Tables are limited so we encourage you to make your reservation as soon as possible.<br /><br /></div></li><li><div><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<sup>th</sup> 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 therefore 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.<br /><br /></div></li><li><div><strong><em>SAACE Consultants Relay</em> - </strong>This years relay will be held at the Fountains in Pretoria on the 9<sup>th</sup> September 2006. Watch this space for further information....<br /><strong><br />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>.<br /><br /></strong></div></li></ul>
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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 Recruitment, Selection and Retention of Staff in the Consulting Industry: 05 July 2006, 20:30.<br /><br /><em>Handling frequently asked questions.</em><em><br /><br /></em><strong>The pressure of CPD points will lead to the increase in Courses run by money making concerns and lead to a lot of malpractice of just paying to get points. </strong>We doubt that it will lead to malpractice in any way, since the Voluntary Associations are to be held accountable. Your Voluntary Association, SAACE, as do it's member firms, operate according to a Code of Conduct, therefore the chances of you being able to buy points from the Association are not likely. Voluntary Associations such as the SAACE must also evaluate and endorse all Service Providers to assure them for their quality and ethics. Until they have an authorised Service Provider number issued to them, they are not able to offer CPD earning opportunities. This is also designed to ensure that malpractice does not occur. <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> SAACE did not receive any written complaints regarding the problem areas when operating the CETA software package - filemaker - and therefore the deadline dates to submit WSP's and Implementation plans will not be extended.<br /><br /><strong>HR Forum</strong> - During the HR Meeting on the 26th June we looked at the transformation process and the way that ratings will work. The HR Forum also received the feedback from the YPF survey that was carried out in 2005 and made recommendations on how to handle the next one. Note: The CETA and SACPCMP did not present their feedback. <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 /><strong>SAACE Bigen Africa Relay - <em>Reminder </em></strong>- put on your running shoes, face the cold, the relay is just around the corner. <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>Last week I wrote about my visit to the World Bank, and this week I will provide a short report on my visit to both the <strong><em>African Development Bank (AfDB), and a FIDIC / GAMA event in Tunis</em></strong> that took place on the fringes of a major Services Exhibition in Tunisia.<br /><br />Starting with the <strong><em>AfDB</em></strong> I would like to state that from both my visit to the World Bank and The AfDB it is clear that there is a strong realization among Development Finance Institutions (DFI's) that they are in need of reform. During my visit to the AfDB I had detailed discussions with the Trust Fund section of the Bank with a view to finding out how a Consultant's Trust Fund dedicated to South Africa can be created at the Bank. I was very interested to learn that Nigeria created a Trust Fund in 2004 worth at least R150 million. Amongst other things this is used to fund pre-feasibility and feasibility studies performed by Nigerian Consultants. What was interesting about the structure of the Nigerian fund was that the fund itself could be used to provide training to firms who want to do business with the AfDB. Furthermore, the fund allows Nigerian Engineers in the diaspora to use the fund, thereby encouraging Nigerian Engineers to return to Nigeria and/or the continent.<br /><br />While the concept of Consultant Trust Funds will remain, the excessive conditionalities (as is the case with the above Nigerian fund) is a thing of the past. The reason for that is simply that all these funds were underutilized and too complicated to manage due to these conditionalities. The Trust Fund reform may include some of the following:-<br /><br /></li><ul><li>Encouraging donors to donate money to thematic funds.</li><li>Untying bilateral technical cooperation funds.</li><li>Uniform fee and administration structures.</li><li>Uniform agreements, donor reports and approval mechanisms. Apparently each donor had its own procedure making it impossible to administer.</li><li>Creating thresholds in terms of the size of funds. Avoiding the creation of a multitude of small trust funds.</li><li>Creating pre-approval thresholds, allowing the Bank to appoint consultants without having to go through lengthy procedures to get approvals for the appointment of consultants.</li></ul></ul><blockquote><p><br />This is generally speaking a very good development for South African Consultants, as this means that if firms market themselves properly to clients in countries such as Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia they will be able to receive more direct appointments from the Bank, utilizing multi donor trust funds. Payment would be less risky as it would come directly from the Bank and the procedures to get paid would (in theory) be easier and standardized.</p></blockquote><ul><li>In conclusion I would like to state that the <strong><em>FIDIC/GAMA event in Tunis</em></strong> was a huge success, and it is likely that we will be signing up three or four countries for membership of GAMA from Francophone Africa. Currently discussions are under way to see if the 2008 GAMA AGM cannot be held in Tunis, to further encourage Francophone participation in GAMA, an objectives that has so far eluded GAMA. What does this mean for my business as a Consulting Engineer? Well first of all if you attend future GAMA meetings you will be able to network with a larger variety of Consultants from Africa. Secondly GAMA's status as an organization that promotes the business interests of Consulting Engineers on the continents will be greatly enhanced with clients in countries and entities such as the African Development Bank.</li></ul><p><strong><em><br />Roelof van Tonder </em></strong></p>
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<p>ECSA's Identification of Engineering Work Steering Committee has issued three documents for general comment:</p><ol><li>Introductory Document</li><li>Proposed CBE IDoEW REgulations</li><li>Explanatory Memorandum</li></ol><p>These documents have been published on ECSA's website, <a href="http://www.ecsa.co.za/">www.ecsa.co.za</a> under "Identification of Work" on the home page. Under the section "Engineering Work" click on "Deliverables" and then on the three items under "Deliverable 7".<br /><br />Comments are to be submitted to the IDoEW Project Co-ordinator, Mr Dirk van Niekerk at <a href="mailto:siyazi@telkomsa.net">siyazi@telkomsa.net</a> by no later than 25th July 2006. The IDoEW-SC plans to submit its final recommendations to Council on the 17th August 2006 whereafter the recommendations will be submitted to the Council for the Built Environment. <br /></p>
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A retired Civil Engineer with over 34 years experience mainly on industrial/heavy engineering projects such as power stations, cement factories, small hydro-electric projects and townships wishes to stay in the industry and is looking for continuing employment - preferably in the Western Cape area. Member of the Engineering Council of South Africa since 1971. Can be contacted at any time at (021) 852-7947.<br /><br />
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<p><strong><em>South African Road Federation (SARF)</em></strong> - Defensive Driver Training Talk being held on 10th July 2006 at Armco South Africa, 131 Anvil Road, Isando, at 14h00. Should you be interested kindly contact Angie Gouws on (011) 403-5603/4.<br /><br /><strong><em>The South African Waste Management Employers Association (SAWMEA</em></strong>) presents a course on 17th July 2006 at the DBSA, Lever Road, Midrand commencing at 09h00. For more details contact Gail Smit at (011) 675-3462 or email <a href="mailto:iwmsa@telkomsa.net">iwmsa@telkomsa.net</a>. <br /><br /><strong><em>University of Witswatersrand -</em></strong> are presenting a Rail Transport Colloquium on 13th and 14th July 2006 at Sturrock Park, University of Witwatersrand, Raikes Road, Braamfontein. For further information contact Tennyson Mashiloane at <a href="mailto:tennyson.mashiloane@wits.ac.za">tennyson.mashiloane@wits.ac.za</a>.<br /><br /><strong><em>The University of Pretoria - </em></strong>are hosting a Non-motorised Transport Course on the 21st to 23rd August 2006 at the University of Pretoria. For more details contact Ms Leona Barnard at (012) 420-5424 or email <a href="mailto:leona.ce@up.ac.za">leona.ce@up.ac.za</a>. <br /></p>
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<p>SABITA has produced a DVD on The Safe Handling of Bitumen entitled BitSafe which can be purchased at R125,00 each. Please visit <a href="http://www.sabita.co.za/">www.sabita.co.za</a> or email <a href="mailto:info@sabita.co.za">info@sabita.co.za</a>. <br /></p>
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