| Dear Members and Readers The Annual Awards held in October 2022 was a magnificent event which saw the celebration of excellence in construction and health and safety. A number of member companies were recognised for their outstanding contribution to quality workmanship and high health and safety standards. The event saw WBHO Construction KZN emerge as the Overall Winner for the second successive year, with GVK-Siya Zama Building Contractors, Stefanutti Stocks Coastal and Patcon Building & Civil Engineering Contractors also achieving excellent results. October has been a very busy month filled with several membership activities. During this global ergonomics month, the Association in collaboration with Smart Ergonomics hosted a free webinar on understanding ergonomic risk factors in construction work. The Corporate Member Breakfast was also held, which covered Renewable Energy in Construction and Manufacturing, and Cybercrime in South Africa. The draft National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) 2050 Phase 2 has been published for public comments which are due by 9 December 2022. The NIP gives effect to the inclusive growth vision of the National Development Plan, as it seeks to develop actions to improve the sustainable delivery of public infrastructure. In addition, the Public Procurement Bill is also tipped to be introduced in Parliament in the first quarter of 2023.
Members were kept abreast of the legal matters surrounding the 2017 Preferential Procurement Regulations which escalated to the Constitutional Court. The long-awaited Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022 was gazetted on 4 November 2022 and is set to come into effect on 16 January 2023, thereby repealing the previous Regulations. In the main, the points of contention relating to subcontracting as a condition of tender and pre-qualification criteria as a condition of procurement, have been removed. Further information will be provided in due course. On the radar are Member year-end meetings to be held in Westville, Richards Bay and Port Shepstone. Be sure to attend in person and enjoy the presentations and networking opportunities at these events. Members are also reminded that applications to the Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal Bursary Fund for studies in the Built environment for the 2023 academic year close on 6 January 2023. In this edition, health and safety information pertaining to the workplace, environment, health and hygiene is shared. Assess whether it is better to be labelled “claims conscious” or to suffer a loss. Hybrid generators which can provide the energy needed for construction equipment are examined. Learn how critical thinking impacts an organisation and more about family responsibility leave. Sobering South African retirement statistics make an interesting read. Enjoy the newsletter! | 
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