Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)

Board Notices

Guideline Scope of Services and Professional Fees

Scope of Services and Tariff of Fees for Persons Registered in terms of the Act

3. Guideline Scope of Services

3.1 Specialist Engineering Services and Studies, and Feasibility Studies
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These typical services as listed below relate to carrying out planning, studies, investigations, assessments as well as the preparation and submission of reports embodying proposals or feasibility studies and will normally be remunerated on a time and cost basis.

 

1. Consultation with the client or client's authorised representative.

 

2. Inspection of the project site.

 

3. Developing and defining the scope of work where required.

 

4. Preliminary investigation, route location, planning and a level of design appropriate to allow decisions on feasibility.

 

5. Assessment of existing infrastructural elements with the view of informing the project on options of how to integrate existing works with proposed new works.

 

6. Consultation with authorities and other entities having rights or powers of sanction as well as consultation with the public and stakeholder groups.

 

7. Advice to the client as to regulatory and statutory requirements, including environmental management and the need for surveys, analyses, tests and site or other investigations, as well as approvals, where these are required for completion of the services, and arranging for these to be carried out at the client’s expense.

 

8. Searching for, obtaining, investigating and collating available data, drawings and plans relating to the works.

 

9. Where applicable, investigating financial and economic implications relating to the proposals or feasibility studies.

 

10. Assist the client to develop timeframes for next stages of the project where required.

 

Deliverables will typically include:

 

(a) collation of information
(b) reports on technical and financial feasibility and related implications
(c) list of consents and approval
(d) schedule of required surveys, tests, analyses, site and other investigations
(e) time frames for upcoming deliverables.