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The cidb was established to provide leadership to
stakeholders and to stimulate sustainable growth, reform and improvement of the
construction sector for effective delivery and the industry’s enhanced role in
the country’s economy.
Invitation for contractor award nominations
The cidb will bestow Excellence in Construction Awards to women contractors and established contractors for gender empowerment in August 2009. Nominations are invited for contractors who meet the eligibility criteria for the awards.
Youth in Construction
Youth in Construction is an annual careers exhibition for the construction industry targeting pupils between grade 8 and 12. This showcase of limitless career opportunities existing in the construction industry will in 2009 take the first steps to becoming a national event by including Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal regions. The 2009 exhibition will be held in Gauteng on 27 - 31 July, KZN 4 -6 August and Western Cape 18 - 20 August 2009. Additional information is available on www.youthinconstruction.co.za
Construction Health and Safety in South Africa; Status and Recommendations 
cidb has undertaken this report on the status of construction health and safety in South Africa so as to provide a context for the efforts and actions of industry stakeholders and role-players in improving construction health and safety. The report was launched in Gauteng on 11 June 2009.
Guidelines for Contractor Registration
New and simplified guidelines are available to assist contractors to register on the cidb Register of Contractors. The detailed guidelines incorporate changes to the Register according to regulation amendments of November 2008. They also provide an updated registration checklist for contractors.
6th Post Graduate Conference is set to take place in September 2009
The conference is organised by the cidb and the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying of the University of Johannesburg, under the theme: Sustainable Construction Through Quality and Innovation Beyond 2010. It seeks to encourage debate amongst researchers, students and people working in the built environment. Papers presented at the conference are expected to focus on new research themes and topics and innovative research strategies.
CETA and the cidb map out agreement to support enterprise development
The cidb and CETA have agreed on a collaboration to identify opportunities, strategies and plans to support the development of small and medium enterprises. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding setting the framework for collaboration in April 2009.
Two additional Construction Contact Centres launched
The cidb has in partnership with provincial and national departments of Public Works launched two more Construction Contact Centres (CCCs) in the Mpumalanga and Northern Cape provinces. The CCCs are a platform for contractor development and stakeholder partnerships and also allow easy access to services to contractors in the provinces.
cidb Launches SME Business Conditions Survey Report
The Small Medium Enterprise(SME) Business Conditions Survey was launched on 11 March 2009 at a breakfast event hosted in Gauteng. The Survey will be published on a quarterly basis and measures contracting business conditions amongst cidb registered contractors in Grades 3 to 7. The survey also reports on business confidence, construction activity, tendering competition, employment and labour constraints amongst cidb registered contractors at a provincial level.
The SME Business Conditions Survey which will be published on a quarterly basis is undertaken by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) for the cidb.
Media statement: cidb suspends contractors for fraud
In a tough stance
against fraud and corruption the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb)
has suspended a number of unscrupulous contractors from its register since the
start of its anti-corruption campaign last year. The suspensions effectively bar
corrupt contractors from receiving government tenders for construction.
Government departments, municipalities and public entities may not award tenders
to contractors that are not registered with the cidb, according to the cidb Act
38 of 2000 and the Construction Industry Regulations of 2004.
cidb Publishes list of blacklisted contractors
Clients can now access on
this website, the list of contractors who are suspended from the Register of
Contractors for various offenses related to fraud. Acting on tip-offs via the
anonymous hotline 0800 112 432 the cidb has intensified investigations into
allegations of fraud and corruption. Investigations are followed by hearings and
offenders are handed down a fine, suspension or both. Two of the cidb employees
have already received dismissal and imprisonment following successful
investigations into bribery and corruption allegations. The cidb has initiated
an awareness campaign for contractors on fraud and corruption. Clients are also
advised to remain vigilant against the use of suspended contractors.
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