INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Building and infrastructure projects provide a vital catalyst for positive socioeconomic development, employment and skills development. IMIESA speaks to Cyril Gamede, CEO, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), about the roll-out of the CIDB’s Best Practice Project Assessment Scheme, known simply as the BUILD programme, which sets out to professionalise, grow and transform the industry.
The BUILD programme makes every project count
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Cyril Gamede, CEO, Construction Industry Development Board
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IMIESA July 2021
aking sure that no one is left behind, the CIDB’s BUILD programme came into effect in April 2021 and is mandated in terms of the CIDB Act (No. 38 of 2000). Targeting public infrastructure projects valued at R60 million and above, the programme places joint responsibility for its execution on public and private sector clients and contractors. The objective is to foster greater collaboration and commitment by pooling resources in repositioning the construction sector on a sustainable growth path. “BUILD sets a new benchmark for practical and measurable delivery by allowing for contractors to factor in the cost of stakeholder training and development at the tender stage. For each project above a prescribed tender value, public and private sector clients are required to provide a financial contribution based on a 0.2% fee and capped at a maximum of R2 million,” says Gamede. “We need to support the emerging sector and ensure that they have the skills to survive, which can only be achieved
through targeted initiatives that have the full commitment and participation of public and private stakeholders. BUILD is a workable solution and we’re excited about the measurable outcomes,” Gamede continues. To date, there are some 250 000 construction companies registered on the CIDB’s database across the grade 1 to 9 spectrum.
Register of Projects The programme management control mechanism will be the CIDB’s Register of Projects online platform, which monitors all construction projects above a certain value nationally. It is a legal requirement for all public and private sector projects above a value of R200 000 and R10 million, respectively, to be listed on this register. CIDB clients will all report their contributions to the BUILD Fund via the Register of Projects portal.
14 standards In total, 14 best practice, or performance, standards will govern the programme’s
