The South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has launched a Contractor Development Programme (CDP) aimed at increasing the capacity, equity ownership, sustainability and quality of work of grade five to nine civil engineering (CE) contractors registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
This programme will assist CE contractors maximise their participation on road projects and also provide the requisite skills development, training, mentorship and financial support needed to address the challenge of “the missing middle” CIDB grades.
Projects identified for the CDP will be based in all nine provinces and participation is limited to five years.
“Contractors who are interested in the programme need to indicate provinces that they will be willing to participate, and the number of participants will be determined by the number of approved projects set aside as well as on budget availability.
“Sanral has set aside projects of which 10% will be ringfenced for designated groups such as black-owned construction companies and companies that are owned by people with disabilities, if they meet the qualifying criteria,” says Sanral transformation and stakeholder relations GM Siphiwo Mxhosa.
