You only register once.  You will however be liable for payment of an annual fee.  This fee is levied at the beginning of SACAP’s financial year, being 1 April.  The invoice for the annual fees will be available on your online profile.

1.Unless it is a specific term of the written contract that an architectural professional should specifically provide you with drawings in a CAD format, there is no obligation on the architectural professional to provide you with drawings in a CAD format. It is best that this requirement of drawings in a CAD format is provided for in the written contract.

The online system will create an invoice, giving the amount payable, SACAP’s banking details as well as the reference number to be used when making the payment.

1No, the role of the architectural professional during construction is to inspect the works and certify them. In cases where your architectural professional is also the contractor, he or she will be responsible for the underperformance.

No, an application will not receive attention until the payment has been received.