Clients must apply the Register of Contractors when preparing a tender, advertising a tender and when evaluating a tender.

The client must:

• Specify the required cidb contractor grading in the tender data, when preparing a tender.
• State the cidb grading required for a contractor to undertake the project. This information must be stipulated in the tender advert and tender document.
• Only consider contractors who meet the required cidb grade as stipulated in the tender document and advertisement when evaluating a tender.