women in construction excellence awards; 2009

The cidb Women in Construction Excellence Awards recognise and honour women contractors for outstanding performance in construction contracts and in business.

Awards in various provinces will be given to contractors in the following categories:

Women in Construction Excellence Award categories are
• Category 1: Women contractors in cidb grades 1 – 3;
• Category 2: Women contractors in cidb grades 4 – 6;
• Category 3: Women contractors in cidb grades 7 – 9.

Criteria for participation in the awards is open to enterprises who
• are registered on the cidb Register of Contractors;
• are 51% owned by women;
• have completed a project or projects between January 2008 and June 2009;
• delivers projects that satisfy customer expectation in terms of time, cost, quality and with a good health and safety record.

Participating provinces
• Gauteng Province;
• Northern Cape;
• Eastern Cape;
• Limpopo;
• Mpumalanga;
• Free State and
• KwaZulu-Natal.

Key dates
• KwaZulu-Natal: 31 July 2009;
• Eastern Cape: 01 August 2009;
• Gauteng: 06 August 2009;
• Free State: 20 August 2009;
• Limpopo: 14 August 2009;
• National Awards: 27 August 2009.