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Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. 38 of 2000)

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Construction Industry Development Regulations, 2004

Part II : Register of Contractors

12. Requirements in relation to contractor grading designation

 

(1) The values required to determine the financial capability of a contractor are as indicated in table 1 below:

 

Table 1

 

Designation

Upper limit (R) of tender value range

Method A [subregulation (2A)]

Method B [subregulation (2B)]

Best Annual Turnover (R) (2 year)

Largest contract (R) (5 year)

Available capital (R)

Available capital (R)

1

200 000

-

-

-

N/A

2

650 000

-

150 000

-

N/A

3

2 000 000

1 000 000

500 000

100 000

N/A

4

4 000 000

2 000 000

1 000 000

200 000

N/A

5

6 500 000

3 250 000

1 600 000

650 000

1 300 000

6

3 000 000

7 800 000

3 250 000

1 300 000

2 600 000

7

40 000 000

24 000 000

10 000 000

4 000 000

8 000 000

8

130 000 000

90 000 000

32 500 000

13 000 000

26 000 000

9

No Limit

270 000 000

100 000 000

40 000 000

80 000 000

[Regulation 12 (Table 1) substituted by regulation 12(a) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

Provided that, in the case of an application for registration in—

(a) [Regulation 12(1)(a) deleted by regulation 12(b) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008] ;
(b) indicated in relation to that designation in column 4 of table 1 and at least one of the requirements so indicated in that table in column 3 or 5.

 

(2)        [Regulation 12(2) deleted by regulation 12(c) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(3)        [Regulation 12(3) deleted by regulation 12(c) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(4) The minimum number of qualified persons employed permanently full time or the equivalent number of qualified persons employed on a part time basis in relation to a works capability designation are as indicated below in Table 4A for method A as contemplated in regulation 11(2A), and as indicated below in Table 4B for method B as contemplated in regulation 11(2B), respectively:

 

Table 4A

 

Works Capability

Minimum Number of Full-time Qualified Persons Required for Registration in a Category of Construction Works

Designation

Maximum (R) Value of  Contract that a Contractor is Considered Capable of Performing

General Building (GB)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Electrical Engineering (EG and EP)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Specialist Works (SP)

1

200 000

-

-

-

-

-

2

650 000

-

-

-

-

-

3

2 000 000

-

-

-

-

-

4

4 000 000

-

-

-

-

-

5

6 500 000

-

-

-

-

-

6

3 000 000

-

-

1

1

1

7

40 000 000

1

1

2

2

2

8

130 000 000

2

2

3

3

3

9

No Limit

3

3

4

4

4

 

Table 4B

 

Works Capability

Minimum Number of Full-time Qualified Persons Required for Registration in a Category of Construction Works

Designation

Maximum (R) Value of  Contract that a Contractor is Considered Capable of Performing

General Building (GB)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Electrical Engineering (EG and EP)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Specialist Works (SP)

1

200 000

N/A

-

-

-

-

2

650 000

N/A

-

-

-

-

3

2 000 000

N/A

-

-

-

-

4

4 000 000

N/A

-

-

-

-

5

6 500 000

1

1

1

1

1

6

3 000 000

2

2

2

2

2

7

40 000 000

4

4

4

4

4

8

130 000 000

6

6

6

6

6

9

No Limit

8

8

8

8

8

[Regulation 12(4), Table 4A and Table 4B substituted by regulation 12(d) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(5) For the class of construction works "Electrical Engineering Works-designation EB", a contractor must be in possession of a certified copy of the current certificate of registration issued by the Electrical Contracting Board of South Africa.

[Regulation 12(5) substituted by regulation 12(e) of Notice No. R. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(6) [Regulation 12(6) deleted by regulation 12(f) of Notice No. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(7) To qualify to be categorised in a specific works capability designation as indicated in columns 1 and 2 of table 5 below, a contractor must, in addition to the requirements of subregulation (5) have successfully completed a contract of at least the value indicated in column 3 of table 5 below:

 

Table 5

 

Works Capability

Largest Contract Executed in The Last 5 Years in the Class of Construction Works Applied For (R)

Designation

Maximum Value of Contract That A Contractor is Considered Capable of Performing (R)

1

200 000

 

2

650 000

150 000

3

2 000 000

500 000

4

4 000 000

1 000 000

5

6 500 000

1 600 000

6

13 000 000

3 250 000

7

40 000 000

10 000 000

8

130 000 000

32 500 000

9

No limit

100 000 000

[Regulation 12(7), Table 5, substituted by regulation 12(g) of Notice No. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]

 

(8) A person is considered to be a qualified person for the purpose of regulation 7(4) if that person—
(a) for the classes of construction works "Civil Engineering", "Electrical Engineering" and Mechanical Engineering" is registered as a professional in accordance with the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000) or the Project and Construction Management Professions Act, 2000 (Act No. 48 of 2000); and
(b) for the classes of construction works "General Building" and "Specialist Works" is registered as a professional in accordance with the—
(i) the Project and Construction Management Professions Act, 48 of 2000;
(ii) the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000;
(iii) the Architectural Profession Act, 44 of 2000;
(iv) the Quantity Surveying Profession Act, 49 of 2000; or
(v) the Landscape Architectural Profession Act, 2000 45 of 2000.

[Regulation 12(8) substituted by regulation 12(h) of Notice No. 1224 dated 14 November 2008]