Guideline: Construction Management Professions Act of 2000

The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions has, in accordance with the Act, determined the guideline scope of services and tariff of fees from 1 January 2010.

Two Board Notices were published in this regard. Board Notice No 19 of 2010 was published on 19 February 2010. This Notice, however, was incomplete as an important section was omitted.
It was again published as Board Notice 52 0f 2010 on 16 April 2010.

The contents of the notice is of interest to members for two reasons:

Firstly, there are members and/or their employees who offer registered professional project and construction management services in the open market. Secondly, there are members who may to procure these services from registered professional project and construction managers.

Notice 52 of 2010 is applicable from 1 January 2010 and is detailed in a Schedule under the following headings;

General Provisions

1 Definitions
2 Short title

Guidelines Scope Of Services

3 Standard services
4 Additional/supplementary services
5 Commission termination

Recommended Guidelines Tariff Of Fees

6 Application of tariff of fees
7 Fees for standard services
8 Services provided partially or in stages
9 Fees for additional services
10 Time based fees
11 Expenses and costs.

Important Notes

Any Amount Mentioned Or Calculated In Terms Of The Schedule Is Exclusive Of Value Added Tax
The Tariff Of Fees Are Not Prescribed And Are In The Form Of Guidelines Only.

To see the full text of Notice 52 of 2010 CLICK HERE

Pieter Rautenbach