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<h1 class="auto-style2">Issue #: 1_January 2020</h1>
<h1>What's Inside</h1>
<ol>
<li>Words by Chair, FIDIC-GAMA </li>
<li>Work at the office of the Secretariat </li>
<li>2019 The year that was! Kampala FIDIC-GAMA </li>
<li>FIDIC Conference 2019 </li>
<li>FIDIC-GAMA Gaborone 2020 </li>
<li>New Leadership Announcement (new presidents of MAs) </li>
<li>FIDIC DNS Advisory Council, ACEZ </li>
<li>Member Associations' Newsletters </li>
<li>2020 Events/Activities </li>
<li>Members </li>
</ol>
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<h1>1. Words by Chairman, Group of African Member Associations of FIDIC
(FIDIC-GAMA), Eng James Mwangi: </h1>
<p>“GAMA Chairman’s Address</p>
<p>I wish to reflect on some
of the achievements that GAMA has had in 2019. We started with the
successful GAMA conference which was held in Kampala and graced by the
Vice President of Uganda. The conference had a good turnout with
excellent presentations and discussions. It was time for the GAMA family
to get together and reflect on issues affecting the profession and the
continent.</p>
<p>We wish to thank the Uganda Association of Consulting Engineers
(UACE) for hosting the conference. During last year’s GAMA conference,
GAMA unveiled its strategic plan. This was an important milestone that
will l help GAMA focus its efforts on matters that are of priority to
consulting engineers in Africa. I wish to thank the GAMA Exco,
GAMA Secretariat and the Member Associations for the valuable inputs and
support. </p>
<p>There was also the successful FIDIC user’s conference that was held
in Livingstone Zambia and I wish to thank the organizers and the
Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia for a successful
conference.</p>
<p>I also wish to recognize the active GAMA future leaders who have
continued their Agenda with speed and lots of energy. We are confident
that with their help GAMA shall grow even bigger and stronger.</p>
<p>It is important to note that the working relationship between GAMA
and FIDIC has gotten closer and stronger with alignment of objectives
and increased participation in FIDIC activities. We thank the FIDIC
board led by Mr. William Howard and the FIDIC secretariat lead by Dr.
Nelson for their support and encouragement. We also wish to recognize
the forging of closer ties between the FIDIC regional groups and look
forward to even more engagements to take advantage of synergies that
current exist between the groups. We thank FIDIC for facilitating
regional meetings.</p>
<p>May I take this opportunity to wish the Consulting Engineers, Member
Associations, GAMA secretariat and the FIDIC family a
fruitful 2020.</p>
<p>Chair, Group of African Member Associations of FIDIC (FIDIC-GAMA),
Eng James Mwangi”</p>
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<h1>2. Work at the office of the Secretariat, Eng. Chris Campbell:</h1>
<p>Taking over the hosting of the Secretariat in March last year after
the services of ACEK as Secretariat hosts were terminated was quite a
challenge, especially in the absence of any handover. Nine months later
CESA, having taken over the role of hosting the Secretariat trusts that
it has managed to fulfill the expectations of all the active MA’s in
GAMA as well as those that are not so active. There is still much more
that can be done and needs to be done, however, this can only be
achieved by having MA’s that are responsive to communications and share
the specific difficulties they may be having. This communication is but
one of the examples and you should in the future be receiving more
communications as we strengthen GAMA for the future. Key to achieving
this would be ensuring a stable Secretariat and empowering the
Secretariat to be able to play the supporting role to GAMA MA’s, its
Exco and specifically to provide the administrative support
to the Chair, the Deputy Chair, the Honorary Treasurer and the Honorary
Secretary, many of whom in the past had to fulfill burdensome
operational roles which should have been fulfilled by the Secretariat.
</p>
<p>It has been a challenge but not one that the hosts CESA, have not
been able to rise to and in 2020 we endeavor to achieve even more
especially with the FIDIC driven strategy to strengthen its Regional
Bodies, of which GAMA and ASPAC are the main focus. We have already
shared many of the areas of support required from FIDIC that would
benefit Member Associations and subsequently their members, namely the
need for more affordable accredited FIDIC Trainers, the need for more
local Arbitrators and the cost of FIDIC documents to name but a few and
we have been assured of their strengthened support in the coming year.</p>
<p>I would like to echo the sentiment expressed by our Chair, Eng.
Mwnangi and we look forward to a more active and vibrant 2020 amongst
you our Member Associations and the Secretariat.</p>
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<h1>3. 2019 The year that was! Kampala FIDIC-GAMA:</h1>
<h2 class="auto-style3">It was here and it was big: FIDIC-GAMA
Infrastructure Conference 2019</h2>
<p class="auto-style3">
<img alt="" src="images/kampala.png" width="350" /></p>
<p>It wasn’t the first time such a high-profile infrastructure
conference was hosted by Uganda Association of Consulting Engineers in
Uganda’s capital Kampala, but this year was a special one. This one was
fully graced, and preparations overseen by Government represented by the
Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT). The overwhelming support by
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Kampala Capital City
Authority (KCCA) needs no simple mention.</p>
<p><strong><em>
<img align="left" alt="" hspace="10" src="images/ugandagroup.png" width="550" />The
Hon. Minister of Works and Transport and H.E Vice President of Uganda
together with FIDIC and GAMA Representative</em></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In 1983 the Group of Africa Member Associations (GAMA) was
established as the African chapter of the 1913 International Federation
of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). GAMA therefore, through its
continental/regional Member Associations (UACE being one of them)
organises the annual conferences on infrastructure as a major
contributor to the transformation of Africa in many ways. This year’s
conference has been the major international event of the consulting
engineering industry in a specific sense but broadly of the construction
and engineering industry in Africa. The venue of the Infrastructure
Conference changes country every year to ensure African representation
and distribution.</p>
<p>Conference participants included professionals from the
Infrastructure industry as well as other industry leaders, private
investors, contractors, politicians and decision makers. The Conference
was attended by a total of close to 300 delegates 40% of whom were
foreign and were from 15 African countries and 6 Western and Eastern
countries. The rest were local Ugandan delegates. The conference prided
itself with close to 20 quality paper presentations from all over the
World, tackling pertinent and topical industry issues ranging from
Climate change, regional infrastructure and development, engineering and
economic transformation etc.</p>
<p>Notable among paper presentations was the one on public-private
partnerships in infrastructure development in Uganda wherein various
upcoming opportunities were presented by the Engineer-in-Chief, MoWT on
behalf of the Government of the Republic of Uganda.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="images/panelists.jpg" width="650" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Some of the Panelists during the Conference.</em></strong></p>
<p>The conference was also sandwiched with some social and entertainment
sessions like the Welcome Cocktail at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Gala dinner
at Sheraton Hotel and Local Color/Cultural night at Ndere Cultural
Centre.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="images/drums.jpg" width="650" /></p>
<p>At the end of the three (3) day conference, the following resolutions
were made for adoption by all the Member Associations for the long-term
benefit and impact of infrastructure development in Africa:</p>
<ol>
<li>FIDIC GAMA should lobby governments for the development of
incentives for regional collaboration of Consulting Engineers.</li>
<li>Agenda 2063 is hinged on infrastructure development. Member
Associations (MAs) and Member Firms (MFs) of GAMA must lead the
delivery of sustainable infrastructure to Africa.</li>
<li>GAMA’s MAs must influence government policies such that many key
infrastructure delivery projects are reserved for local qualified
professionals and Member Firms.</li>
<li>GAMA MAs and MFs must advocate for and uphold the highest levels
of ethics and integrity.</li>
<li>FIDIC GAMA MAs to prioritise socio-cultural and gender
safeguards in modern infrastructure projects.</li>
</ol>
<p><img alt="" src="images/committee.jpg" width="650" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Some of the Members of the Conference Organizing
Committee Members together with the UACE Chairperson (Eng. Betty
Nakamya)</em></strong></p>
<p>You can find copies of all the presentations at
<a href="https://fidicgama2019.com/index.php/presentations/">
https://fidicgama2019.com/index.php/presentations/</a></p>
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<h1>4. FIDIC Infrastructure Conference:</h1>
<p><img alt="" height="210" src="images/fidicmexico.jpg" width="630" /></p>
<p><strong><em>FIDIC Mexico – Smart Technologies Take Centre Stage</em></strong></p>
<p>The annual International Federation of Consulting Engineers
(FIDIC) Infrastructure Conference took place in Mexico City during
September. FIDIC Mexico City 2019 saw the gathering of C-suite
professionals and decision makers from the consulting engineering and
infrastructure industry from around the world and provided a unique
forum for discussion of global business challenges and opportunities.</p>
<p>Delegates had a very successful two-day programme discussing the way
that technology has and is affecting the industry with discussions on
Smart Cities and Smart Infrastructure taking centre stage. Attendees at
the conference found discussions to be informative, illuminating and
inspiring.</p>
<p>The conference provided an opportunity for members to participate in
a dedicated Best Business Practice Forum with FIDIC Committee leaders,
the Directors & Secretaries (D&S) Meeting, and the General Assembly
Meeting (GAM). Meeting for its 2nd year the D&S Council that comprises
10 members represents the interests of member associations and has the
responsibility of advising the FIDIC Board on matters affecting the
association and respective industries in the various member countries.
The Chair of the D&S Committee is appointed as a non-voting member on
the Board of FIDIC to provide insight.</p>
<p>At the inaugural FIDIC Awards 2019 held at the conference, CESA was
proud to have been awarded 3 Merit Awards in the categories for Member
Association of the Year; Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative; and
Advocacy Campaign. These awards support the aims of the federation that
are to promote the use of FIDIC best practices and resources.</p>
<p><img src="images/Line.jpg" alt="" width="760" height="4" /></p>
<h1>5. FIDIC-GAMA Gaborone 2020:</h1>
<p><img alt="" src="images/fidicgaborone.jpg" width="650" /></p>
<p>“Chair, ACEB Address<br />
<br />
The Association of Consulting Engineers Botswana (ACEB) and the Group of
African Member Associations of FIDIC (GAMA) are proud to present the
27th Annual FIDIC-GAMA Infrastructure Conference.<br />
<br />
The FIDIC-GAMA Infrastructure Conference is the premier networking
opportunity for African consulting engineers. It provides a forum to
share ideas on best practice and attracts consulting engineers,
national, provincial, and local government officials, state-owned
enterprises, funding agencies, contractors, suppliers of construction
equipment and materials, investors, and other stakeholders in the built
environment from the public and private sectors.<br />
<br />
The environment in which we conduct our business is extremely
challenging, with economic challenges and various social and political
dynamics across the continent of Africa, as well as in the rest of the
world, developed and developing countries alike. The world as we know
it, the consulting engineering environment as we know it, is changing.<br />
<br />
Infrastructure development in Africa is critical in bringing about the
social development and economic growth that is so necessary. 27th Annual
FIDIC-GAMA Infrastructure Conference. provides us all, as role players,
the opportunity to interrogate the challenges and opportunities in our
sector and our region and to explore strategic partnerships going
forward.<br />
<br />
Partnerships between the International Federation of Consulting
Engineers (FIDIC) and its Member Associations and the regional group,
GAMA, will ensure quality and uniformity in the practice of consulting
engineering and will create a conducive business environment for working
within Africa. The conference will provide opportunities to learn from
each other effective ways of dealing with diverse challenges in order to
achieve value for money and improve quality of life of the people of
Africa.<br />
<br />
Join us as we discover “The role of consulting engineers in a changing
world: the African perspective”.<br />
<br />
Ms Gaonyatsege Kwakwa<br />
<br />
Chair, Association of Consulting Engineers Botswana (ACEB)”</p>
<p>Website: <a href="https://fidicgama2020.com/">
https://fidicgama2020.com/</a> Register Now:
<a href="https://fidicgama2020.com/#register">
https://fidicgama2020.com/#register</a></p>
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<h1>6. New Leadership Announcements: </h1>
<p><img alt="" src="images/futureleaders.png" width="650" /></p>
<p><strong><em>FIDIC GAMA Future Leaders’ Steering Committee 2019/2020</em></strong><br />
<br />
Ghana Consulting Engineers Association, new president Ing W.D. Albert
Viala, the Managing Director of Engineering Services Provision Company
Limited<br />
<br />
Consulting Engineers South Africa, new President Sugen Pillay, Director
of Zitholele Consulting<br />
<br />
Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia, new President Eng Abel
Ng’andu, founder and Managing Director of Ng’andu Consulting Limited</p>
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<h1>7. FIDIC DNS Advisory Council, ACEZ Report:</h1>
<p>“I cannot think of a more exciting time to join the FIDIC DNS
advisory council than this. 2019 was an interesting and challenging
year for the Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia (ACEZ). The
association has been aligning its operations with that of FIDIC in order
to achieve the common goal of raising the visibility, integrity, and
reputation of the engineering and construction sector. The timing for
this could not have been more perfect, this is because our country has
embarked on huge public infrastructure projects that requires our
members to give their level best.</p>
<p>As these projects roll out, we as an association have been advocating
for the use of the FIDIC contracts. Our members using FIDIC contracts
have been able to render exceptional service not only to government, but
to the general public. This has resulted in reduced costs, improved
quality and efficiency in the manner these projects have been
undertaken. The importance of this cannot be overemphasized especially
in the face of limited public resources to cater for these projects.
This has raised the profile of our consulting engineers as an
indispensable stakeholder in the push for sustainable infrastructure
development in our country. <br />
<br />
In the dynamic consulting engineering field, the benefits of being part
of the advisory council currently are plenty. On a personal level, the
DNS advisory council will provide a platform for me to network and share
best practice. On the one hand, the association will be able to share
with its members the best emerging practices in real time. This will be
very beneficial especially to the members working on novel projects that
are being undertaken for the first time in our country. This opportunity
will also enable us to table challenges that may arise on our end on a
global platform quickly in order to gain global insights and
perspectives that will allow us to resolve them in a timely manner.
<br />
<br />
As an emerging market member association, we are always at the centre of
new foreign investment opportunities. This has made facilitation of
partnerships between local and foreign firms at the core of what we do,
with a particular focus on skills and technological transfer that
impacts on the wealth of knowledge of the local firms as well as give
local perspectives to the foreign firms. That said, being part of the
DNS advisory council will advance the interests of the consulting
engineering field by merging the needs of the local and foreign firms in
the pursuit of our common goals. <br />
<br />
I look forward to serving on the advisory council and contributing to
the continued success of the consulting engineering field.<br />
<br />
Chituwa Sinkala Chulu”</p>
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<h1>8. Member Associations’ Newsletters: </h1>
<ul>
<li>AEMC - Newsletter September 2019
<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/CTA_Newsletter_176.pdf">
http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/CTA_Newsletter_176.pdf</a></li>
<li>CESA - CE-track October 2019
<a href="https://mailchi.mp/ab24b8463b72/cesa-ce-track-october-2019">
https://mailchi.mp/ab24b8463b72/cesa-ce-track-october-2019</a></li>
<li>GCEA - Newsletter September 2019
<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/THE_GCEA_NEWS_September_2019.pdf">
http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/THE_GCEA_NEWS_September_2019.pdf</a></li>
</ul>
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<h1>9. 2020 Calendar of Events:</h1>
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<p>ACEB <br />
<br />
ACEB AGM - 26 March<br />
ACEB YPF AGM - 26 March<br />
FIDIC-GAMA 2020 - 19-21 April<br />
ACEB Engineering Pitso - 19 June<br />
ACEB Gala Dinner - 23 October<br />
Team Building – Every Month</p>
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<p>ACEZ <br />
<br />
ACEZ AGM - 27 March 2020<br />
ACEZ EGM - 27 March 2020ACEZ Golf Day - 25 – September 2020</p>
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<p>CESA <br />
<br />
CESA President’s Breakfast – 29th January 2020<br />
CESA Indaba/Conference – 11-12 March 2020<br />
CESA YP Leadership Seminars (March – October 2020)<br />
CESA YP Imbizo/Conference 18-19 August 2020<br />
CESA Aon Awards 19 August 2020CESA AGM 25 November 2020</p>
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<p>GCEA<br />
<br />
GCEA French Language Training for YPs – 6 January 2020<br />
GCEA Outreach - February 2020<br />
GCEA Seminar on Professional Fees - March 2020 <br />
GCEA Tax Forum April 2020 <br />
GCEA YP Forum May 2020 <br />
Outreach October 2020GCEA AGM – 1-3 December 2020</p>
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<h1>10. The bulletin has been issued in association with:</h1>
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<p>ACEB - Association of Consulting Engineers Botswana <br />
W: <a href="http://www.aceb.org.bw/">http://www.aceb.org.bw/</a></p>
</td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">
<p>ACEK - Association of Consulting Engineers of Kenya<br />
W: <a href="http://www.acek.co.ke/">http://www.acek.co.ke/</a></p>
</td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">ACEM -
Association of Consulting Engineers of Malawi <br />
W: <a href="http://fidic.org/organization/139">
http://fidic.org/organization/139</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">ACEN –
Association for Consulting Engineers Nigeria (ACEN)<br />
W: <a href="https://www.acen.org.ng/home/">
https://www.acen.org.ng/home/</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">ACET -
Association of Consulting Engineers of Tanzania<br />
<a href="https://www.acet.or.tz/">https://www.acet.or.tz/</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">ACEZ -
Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia <br />
W: <a href="https://www.acez.co.zm/">https://www.acez.co.zm/</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">AEMC -
Associaçao de Empresas Moçambicanas de Consultoria<br />
W: <a href="https://aemc.org.mz/">https://aemc.org.mz/</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">ANBEIC -
Association Nationale des Bureaux d'Etudes et des Ingénieurs
Conseils<br />
W: <a href="http://anbeictunisie.com/anglais">
http://anbeictunisie.com/anglais</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">CESA –
Consulting Engineers South Africa<br />
W: <a href="https://www.cesa.co.za/">https://www.cesa.co.za/</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">EES -
Egyptian Engineers Syndicate<br />
W: <a href="http://eea.org.eg/">http://eea.org.eg/</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">GCEA –
Ghana Consulting Engineers Association<br />
W: <a href="http://gcea.org.gh/">http://gcea.org.gh/</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">SEACA -
Sudanese Engineering and Architecture Consultancy Association
<br />
W: <a href="http://fidic.org/organization/168">
http://fidic.org/organization/168</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">FMCI -
Moroccan Federation of Consulting and Engineering <br />
W: <a href="http://www.fmci.ma/en/index.php">
http://www.fmci.ma/en/index.php</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top"> <br />
OICM - Order of Consulting Engineers of Mali <br />
W: <a href="http://www.oicmali.com/home/?lang=en">
http://www.oicmali.com/home/?lang=en</a> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top">UACE -
Uganda Association of Consulting Engineers <br />
W: <a href="https://www.uace.or.ug/">https://www.uace.or.ug/</a> </td>
<td class="auto-style5" style="width: 50%" valign="top"> </td>
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<td class="auto-style5" colspan="2" valign="top">FIDIC -
Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs Conseils | W:
<a href="http://fidic.org/">http://fidic.org/</a> </td>
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