Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. 38 of 2000)

Notices

Standard for Developing Skills through Infrastructure Contracts, 5 July 2020

Annexures

Annex A: Incorporating this Standard in a Procurement Document (Informative)
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A1 GENERAL
A1.1 The following clause should be added to the scope of work of a contract or order to establish requirements:

 

Skills development requirements

 

The contractor shall achieve in the performance of the contract the contract skills development goal established in this Standard for developing skills through infrastructure contracts (March 2020)

 

NOTE: The term contractor may need to be changed to “consultant” or “professional service provider” or “supplier” depending upon the term that is used in the form of contract that is adopted. The term “performance of the contract” may need to be replaced with “execution of an order” where the scope of work forms part of an order.

 

A1.2 Where an employer requires that employees of the state be seconded to the contractor in order to be provided with structured workplace learning opportunities in accordance with the provisions of this standard, the following clause should be included in the scope of work:

 

A1.3 specified number of employees of the state is . . . . . The employer must provide a list of persons for selection by the contractor as prescribed in the implementation guidelines. Persons selected by the contractor shall be seconded to the contractor under the terms and conditions prescribed in the implementation guidelines.

 

A1.4 Where the contract is part of a Strategic Infrastructure Project (SIPs) the contractor will be required to report to the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Council through the respective SIP Skills Coordinators linked to the office of the SIP Coordinator, using the approved PICC reporting template.

 

A2 SANCTIONS

 

A2.1 Sanctions should be provided for in the contract in the event that the contractor fails to substantiate that any failure to achieve the contract participation goal was due to quantitative under runs, the elimination of items, or any other reason beyond the contractor’s control which may be acceptable to the employer.

 

A2.2 Reference should be made to the cidb Practice Note to be published on methodologies and mechanisms to be adopted for sanctions on contractors who fail to comply with the provisions of the Standard.