In terms of section 34 (2) of the Architectural Profession Act 44 of 2000, the Council must annually, after consultation with the Voluntary Associations, determine guidelines for professional fees and publish them in the Gazette. Pursuant to the above provision, the Council publishes guidelines for professional fees in the gazette annually.
Clause 9.5 of the published guidelines for professional fees under Board Notice 471 of 2023, provides that whenever the project cost base fee structure is revised and published as a Board Notice in a gazette, the new rates shall apply to work performed after the effective date of the new gazette. Alternatively, in terms of a written agreement between the architectural professional and the client.
Whenever SACAP publishes the revised guidelines for professionals annually in a gazette, the fee agreement between a client and an architectural professional should be negotiated to adjust to the cost of providing architecture services and current inflation in line with the published gazette. This applies regardless of when the registered professional was appointed to the project. This condition applies every year when the fees are published in a gazette.
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Registered professionals were appointed in 2020 when the 2020 Guidelines Professional Fees were in force.
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6 stages of work
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Design and
documentation execution |
Completion date
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Applicable Guidelines Professional Fees
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Stage 1
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completed |
2021 |
Guideline Professional
Fees 2021 |
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Stage 2
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Completed |
2021 |
Guideline
Professional Fees 2021 |
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Stage 3
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Completed |
2022 |
Guideline Professional
Fees 2022 |
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Stage 4
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Completed |
2022 |
Guideline Professional
Fees 2022 |
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Stage 5
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Completed |
2023 |
Guideline
professional fees 2023 |
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Stage 6
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Completed |
2023 |
Guideline
professional fees 2023 |
Should you require any clarity please communicate
directly with the Registrar at toto.fiduli@sacapsa.com or 011 479 5000/ 0728328293