Constructive Consulting Group

01/04/2019

Recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the arrest of these business forum members, saying: “This is not radical economic transformation – this is radical economic robbery.”

28/01/2019

You can avoid unnecessary costs/consulting fees if you are a member of the Master Builders Association, especially smaller contractors who are not in a position to engage expert employees or consultants to advise them on contractual, economic, labour, training and other matters as larger contractors...

06/02/2018

[Published in The Sowetan] Pay-When-Paid principle and the effect on the industry and subcontractors in particular. REMINDER: As a member of the MBA, we can assist with dispute resolution.

05/02/2018

The MBSA is really trying to help out their members as a collective

Master Builders SA has postponed a planned class-action court application against the government to recoup billions of rand owed to its members.

17/10/2017

The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) has welcomed the recent publication of a guideline to the 2014 Construction Regulations

11/09/2017

If you were wise enough to invest in property in an area like Braamfontein, Bryanston, Sea Point or Observatory in

15/08/2017

JBCC N/S Subcontractor Agreement one day course
Friday 1st of September 2017
Summary
An introduction to the use of the JBCC N/S Subcontractor Agreement, gives the attendee a good background on the use and interpretation of the JBCC N/S Subcontract Agreement and its intersection with the JBCC Principle Building Agreement.

- Member: R1,900.00 (Incl. VAT)
- Non-member: R2,900.00 (Incl. VAT)

Contact by message or email [email protected]

09/08/2017

Mediation approach would cost less on all fronts, ease overloaded judicial system and speed up outcomes. If there’s one thing the recent Johannesburg Global Pound Conference will be remembered for — other than its innovative use of technology, including real-time voting on key issues — it’s the sens...

12/07/2017

House Du Plooy
Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate
Johannesburg

05/07/2017

VICTIMISED BY A CONTRACTOR…?

The harsh reality is that this is a common occurrence in South Africa. However painful and tedious this seems, it is avoidable by properly vetting your contractor. Here are a few tips to prevent yourself from falling victim again:

1) ARE THEY A REGISTERED COMPANY? Being a fully registered company would make it more difficult to incur fraudulent transactions, as there would be a way to trace the company back to the owners.

2) ARE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THE RIGHT COUNCIL? The NHBRC (National Home Builders Registration Council) requires builders to register with them. Financial institutions ask for a valid NHBRC certificate for the builder contractor and the actual project when the first request for payment out of the building loan is submitted. If this can’t be produced, it should be raising concern with you, as the client.

3) DOES YOUR CONTRACTOR CARRY INSURANCE? South African Law as well as financial institutions requires all works undertaken by contractors be fully insured for the following:
a) SASRIA
b) All Risk
c) Third Party Liability
Any reputable contractor should fully insured, as per requirement by law. You can request this information from your contractor.

4) CAN THEY SUPPLY YOU WITH REFERENCES? Request a few references from your contractor and be sure to contact them. If possible, ask if you can come and see the work that was done. A contractor that is hesitant to provide you with references, is most likely hiding poor work, or a poor review from their client.

6) IS YOUR CONTRACTOR REQUIRING FULL PAYMENT UPFRONT, OR A VERY LARGE DEPOSIT? Even though deposits are the norm in certain sectors of the construction industry, large deposits or full upfront payments are not. A reputable contractor should not require more than a 10% security deposit from a client. With this being said, most reputable contractors would not require deposits, as made provision for in the Joints Building Committee Contracts (JBCC).

Visit us at www.mettlecon.co.za today!

18/06/2017

Beautiful ideas