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 <a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/cl.php?t=Affiliate_Logo_CENews&l=http://www.aon.co.za" target="_blank"><img src="images/GMIB_Logo.gif" alt="" width="120" height="67" border="0" /></a>
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	<img align="left" alt="" hspace="10" src="images/CEOs_Highlight.jpg" width="300" height="199" />Breaking 
	News: Construction Charter – The Construction Charter also referred 
	to as ‘Construction Sector Code of Good Practice’ has finally been gazetted 
	so it is now in force. See
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171201_-_Construction_Sector_Scorecard_01_-_gazetted_1_December_2017.pdf">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171201_-_Construction_Sector_Scorecard_01_-_gazetted_1_December_2017.pdf</a>
	Our long awaited Construction Sector Codes have finally 
	been promulgated. There are several issues which you should be aware of and 
	trust that you will take up the various opportunities that will be extended 
	to your firm as a member benefit. These issues are as follows:
	1. We will be hosting a Workshop at CESA Offices highlighting the key 
	differences in the Codes that have been applicable to our industry – Most 
	likely in January 2018;
	2. The new Codes will be immediately applicable and though many companies 
	are on the Generic Codes by now, we believe that we should encourage you to 
	migrate as soon as you can, understanding of course that Verification 
	Agencies will have capacity constraints. Your valid Generic Scorecard will 
	remain acceptable but if we want to avoid confusion on the part of our 
	Public Sector Clients, using two scorecard types, we should try to make the 
	transition as soon as possible;
	3. Furthermore, you should know that whilst your focus might have been on 
	the spend on elements in the Generic, it would be wise to look at the new 
	Sector Scorecard, as the spend in this financial year will be used and will 
	affect the score you get on this Scorecard when you do migrate, so you can 
	reap the benefits almost immediately if you strategically address the spend 
	on, for example Skills Development;
	4. Opportunities for you to maximise this spend exist with CESA in the 
	following ways and you may want to take up this opportunity sooner rather 
	than later (you can contact the CESA CEO directly for more 
	information): 
	a. CESA School of Consulting Engineering courses and more specifically,
	in-house group courses at your premises, to maximise the 
	internal benefits; 
	b. CESA BCE Programme (We have started a process of getting CETA 
	Accreditation so that you can get full credit for this investment and are 
	pushing to get this accredited by the first half of 2018); 
	c.&nbsp; CESA – Thuthuka Bursary Fund which is either for a 
	single year of support for a student (3rd and 4th year) or &nbsp;multiple year 
	support (Commencing from 1st year) for a student to pursue an Engineering 
	Degree at BSc level; &nbsp;&nbsp;
	Final Word for the Year – On behalf of the Board and 
	Directorate, I would like to thank you, our valued members for your 
	continued support through 2017 and look forward to even more support in 2018 
	for our Committee activities as well as for the various networking 
	opportunities designed especially for you. We wish you well for the Holiday 
	Period and pray that 2018 will be a better year filled with positive 
	prospects for our industry and the broader economy of our Country.
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	Affairs, Procurement &amp; Membership</h1></td>
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	<img align="left" height="213" hspace="10" src="images/Wallys_Section.jpg" width="288" />Quick 
	Guide in Choosing Consulting Engineering Services Agreements in SA 
	– This guide developed by the CESA Supply Chain Management Committee, has 
	been published on the CESA website, go to
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/node/33">http://www.cesa.co.za/node/33</a> 
	(Guidelines and Procedures) and select “Quick Guide in Choosing Consulting 
	Engineering Services Agreements in SA”.
	Preferential Procurement Regulations – One of our member 
	firms recently sent CESA the Implementation Guide for the Preferential 
	Procurement Regulations (2017). The guideline is available at
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171128_-_Implementation_Guide_-_Preferential_Procurement_Regulations_March_2017__1_.pdf">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171128_-_Implementation_Guide_-_Preferential_Procurement_Regulations_March_2017__1_.pdf</a>
	Treasury Instruction re tender closures –&nbsp; Treasury 
	has issued an instruction to all organs of state that tenders may not close 
	between 15 December 2017 and 15 January 2018, which is a welcome move as in 
	the past, tenders that closed during this period (the “Builders Break”) 
	usually raised strong protest from our members.
	CESA Practice Notes – CESA is currently drafting and 
	updating the following new and existing Practice Notes: 
	- Unlimited liability required by Clients 
	- Appointment to assess fire damage 
	- CETA and Construction Charter requirements 
	- Transition to ISO 9001 – 2015 
	- Geotechnical Investigations – Legal &amp; Professional requirements 
	- Guideline for calculating Consulting Engineering Fees 
	- How to calculate B-BEE Levels for JVs (newly added) 
	- Implementation of the SIPDM (newly added)
	Reminder: Availability of revised FIDIC Standard Contracts 
	– the 2017 Red, Yellow and Silver Books will be launched at the FIDIC 
	International Users' Conference in London being held from 4-7 December 2017. 
	We will order stocks of these revised documents.&nbsp; It is anticipated 
	that these will be available in the CESA Bookstore in early 2018.
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	Please diarise the following dates for 2018 pertaining to CESA Events:
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/node/13">http://www.cesa.co.za/node/13</a>
	CESA 2018 Infrastructure Indaba – Engineering the Future now! 
	Save the Date! 
	The annual CESA Conference &amp; Exhibition has been moved to earlier 
	in the year from 2018 and will be held in Johannesburg from the 5-6 March 
	2018.
	#CESAIndaba
	We will be hosting our annual Infrastructure Indaba from the 5-6 March 
	2018 in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. 
	The two-day session will bring together leading experts including government 
	officials, consulting engineers and built environment professionals for the 
	purpose of improved delivery and management of public infrastructure.&nbsp; 
	The event aims to foster partnerships between government and the private 
	sector, particularly the engineering sector, and capacitate these channels 
	of service delivery through cooperation and the development of common goals.
	The CESA Indaba 2018 is a platform to engage, network and share best 
	practice required for improved service delivery within the built 
	environment. Speakers and delegates will actively deliberate the following 
	issues: 
	· Investment:&nbsp; Delivery of public infrastructure 
	· Energy / water and sanitation 
	· Ethical leadership 
	· Transformation 
	· Political analysis 
	· Economic growth and jobs 
	For more information and to register please visit
	<a href="http://cesa.co.za/indaba/">http://cesa.co.za/indaba/</a>&nbsp; 
	Hope to see you there, don’t miss out on the Early Bird Rate - 
	please register online!
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	CESA Appoints New President 
	At our 64th Annual General Meeting held at the CESA Seminar in 
	Johannesburg on Tuesday 7th November, Neresh Pather from Mott MacDonald 
	Africa was inaugurated as President of the organisation for the next two 
	years, succeeding Lynne Pretorius. Sugen Pillay, Managing Director of 
	Zitholele Consulting was elected to serve as Deputy President of CESA for 
	the same period. For more information, please visit:
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/node/654">http://www.cesa.co.za/node/654</a>
	Amid tough times confidence levels of Consulting Engineers has 
	improved 
	The results of CESA’s Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey for 
	the period January to June 2017 indicates that there has been some 
	improvement with the net satisfaction rate rising to 96.3% in the June 2017 
	survey from 87.5% in the last six months of 2016. For more information, 
	please visit: <a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/node/655">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/node/655</a>
	For more information on the media coverage for the month of December and 
	November, please visit
	<a href="https://www.redbook.co.za/share/book/28e6ad49be3dff214dbb61a07adfa9d6">
	https://www.redbook.co.za/share/book/28e6ad49be3dff214dbb61a07adfa9d6</a>
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	2018 Business of Consulting Engineering (BCE) Management 
	Development Programme – REGISTER NOW FOR 2018! 
	This industry-related Management and Leadership Development 
	Programme is aimed at equipping future Built Environment Leaders with skills 
	that are not covered during their technical training at university or 
	college. The BCE is modular and is a year-long skills development programme 
	aimed at fast tracking attendees into leadership positions within their 
	organisations. Delegates attend a one-week contact session every quarter, 
	completing assignments and writing exams. The programme is presented by 
	subject experts and covers: 
	· Consulting Engineering Environment 
	· Inter-personal Skills 
	· Business and Project Finance 
	· Project Delivery 
	· Legal and Contractual Matters 
	Spaces are limited and Registration is now open for the 2018 BCE programme 
	please visit <a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/bce">www.cesa.co.za/bce</a> 
	to book your place.
	For more information on our extensive list of CPD accredited courses for 
	2018, please visit: <a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/scecalendar">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/scecalendar</a>
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	News</h1>
	ACSA appoints new COO – ACSA has appointed Ms Fundi 
	Sithebe as its new COO with effect from the 1st December 2017, see
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171203_-_ACSA_appoints_new_COO.docx">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171203_-_ACSA_appoints_new_COO.docx</a>
	SANCOLD Secretary - SANCOLD has advertised a part-time 
	Secretary position, see
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/SANCOLD_Secretary_Nov_17_Final.pdf">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/SANCOLD_Secretary_Nov_17_Final.pdf</a>
	The NSTF Bursary Fund Directory – CESA is a member of 
	the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sector of the NSTF which has 
	published details of 2018 bursaries available in the SET sector. Visit
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/21071111_-_NSTF_Bursary_Directory.docx">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/21071111_-_NSTF_Bursary_Directory.docx</a>
	NSTF 2018 Awards – The NSTF has called for nominations 
	for its prestigious Awards for 2018. Visit
	<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171111_-_NSTF_Awards_-_Call_for_nominations.docx">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171111_-_NSTF_Awards_-_Call_for_nominations.docx</a>
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	Industry Events</h1>
	10th CIDB Postgraduate Conference – will be held in Port 
	Elizabeth from 25-27 February 2018. The theme is "Towards a better route to 
	enhanced productivity, performance, and transformation of construction". 
	Visit
	<a href="https://cesa.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=078c32d59d1d4b0e848993354&amp;id=36459d4656&amp;e=dac75c8729">
	http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/document5.pdf</a>
	CESA 2018 Indaba – this CESA Annual Conference &amp; 
	Exhibition will be held from 5-6 March 2018 in Gauteng.
	WISA 2018 Biennial Conference – will be held from the 
	24-27 June 2018 at CTICC in Cape Town. Enquiries:&nbsp; Charné Millett-Clay, 
	Scatterlings Conference &amp; Events, Tel: 011 463 5085,
	<a href="mailto:charne@soa.com">charne@soa.com</a> or visit
	<a href="https://cesa.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=078c32d59d1d4b0e848993354&amp;id=aaa596cd70&amp;e=dac75c8729">
	www.wisa2018.org.za</a>
	ICOLD Austria 2018 – will be held from the 1-7 July 2018 
	in Vienna, see &nbsp;<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171111_-_ICOLD_2018_Austria_-_conference.docx">http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171111_-_ICOLD_2018_Austria_-_conference.docx</a>
	The Concrete Conference 2018 – will be held from the 1-2 
	August 2018 
	2018 SARF/ IRF/ PIARC Regional Conference for Africa – 
	will be held from the 9-11 October 2018 in Durban, see &nbsp;<a href="http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171203_-_2018_SARF_-_Call_for_Abstracts.pdf">http://www.cesa.co.za/uploads/20171203_-_2018_SARF_-_Call_for_Abstracts.pdf</a>
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 CE-news Contributions:
 • Email or phone Dennis Ndaba at <a href="mailto:dennis@cesa.co.za">dennis@cesa.co.za</a> or 011 463 2022 to contribute news, comment etc. 
 • Email Wally Mayne at <a href="mailto:wallym@cesa.co.za">wallym@cesa.co.za</a> if you work for a member firm and would like to receive a copy of this newsletter direct. 
 • News of member firms is usually provided by the firms themselves or copied from their newsletters or the media.
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