Although the National Assembly has passed the Codes, the Bill is yet to be gazetted in Parliament. Some of the proposed key areas of refinement include:
Once officially announced by Parliament, the Construction Sector Codes will be allowed a 12 month period for the alignment of the revised Generic Codes.
The constitution of the CSCC states that any or all changes to the Gazette Codes must have complete consensus from the council, and it is therefore imperative that the dti proposals be analysed and reviewed prior to any recommendations to the council. It is against these conditions that CSCC will host alignment workshops for their affiliates.
The South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC), as an affiliate to the CSCC encourages all its members to submit the names of two representatives with technical and competent knowledge of B-BBEE and the Codes to represent them in their alignment workshops. Although the dti has allocated 12 months for alignment the period, it is important that the construction industry commence with the alignment process as early as possible.