Our first ever webinar training session took place on 25 April 2017. The topic was “Pitfalls of tendering” and the session was presented by Herman Kriel, MD of Brand SA and the chairman of the ECA(SA) National Contractual Committee.
The webinar was the culmination of many hours of discussions and preparation, and was presented free of charge.
The objective of these seminars is to share knowledge about contractual matters with electrical contractors in South Africa, to create a greater awareness of the rights and duties of a sub-contractor, as a very important part of the project team.
Two further webinars in this series are planned and will focus on the pitfalls of project administration and the pitfalls of project management respectively.
Watch out for the invitation from your local regional director for the next webinar and enjoy the benefits of this new service, offered to you by the ECA from your home or office.
JBCC re-structure
The JBCC board of management commissioned IQ Capital to facilitate a two-day workshop in Johannesburg on 24 and 25 April 2017, to focus on the role and significance of the JBCC in a competitive market where the following contract documents are marketed and sold by its competitors: NEC; FIDIC; JCT and GCC.
All the major constituent bodies, including the ECA, were represented at the workshop during which the following issues were considered:
The outcome of these deliberations, together with the proposals formulated during the workshop, will be captured in a report to be circulated to all constituent members of the JBCC.
Marketing and publicity
The East/South Cape region launched a marketing/publicity campaign via live radio interviews in April 2017, on the following radio stations:
The three-month campaign runs until 30 June and is aimed primarily at informing users of electricity of their rights and obligations when it comes to the safe use of electricity.
The campaign also aims to entrench the ECA member as “your trusted electrical contractor”, to be used for all electrical installations, maintenance and repair work.
Members of the local Regional Executive Committee, together with the regional director, are being interviewed and members have expressed appreciation to the ECA for its efforts to market member companies to the general public.
Wiring codes
Hard copies of the following SABS standards can now be ordered from this office:
Prices are available on request from this office.
We have prepared the MV Installation Safety Report in a format similar to the current LV Test Report and will hopefully be able to offer this document for sale to members in book form soon.
NBCEI Main Collective Agreement
Special meetings have been held in Port Elizabeth, George, East London and Mtatha to inform employers of:
Calculation of hourly charge-out rate
The ECA(SA)’s popular calculation sheet used to determine the actual labour cost per hour for an installation electrician, Elconop 2 and electrical assistant has been updated in accordance with the wage increase, effective as of 1 May 2017.
Make sure that you get the copy applicable to your wage area, and update your hourly labour charge -out rate.
Lucas Bowles, ECA regional director, East/South Cape
