Reference Library
A single jumping-off point to the authoritative source for each SANS standard and each engineering/construction contract form used on South African projects. GEC does not resell or republish these documents; every link below goes straight to the body that actually publishes and maintains it.
Educational reference only. Standards and contract editions are revised periodically, always confirm you're using the current edition at the publisher's own site before relying on it for a live project.
South African National Standards are published and sold exclusively by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). There is no free, complete, legal copy of a current SANS document, the webstore below is the only authoritative source.
Search by SANS number, keyword, or ICS code across 6,500+ current standards. Hard copy, PDF, and CD formats.
store.sabs.co.za →SABS's own explainer on the standards catalogue, standards development process, and how to buy.
sabs.co.za/sabs-standards →Standard numbers GEC references most often in structural work, look these up on the webstore above for the current edition:
The standard forms GEC most commonly encounters as consultant, agent, or reviewer, each maintained by its own custodian body. Buy the current edition directly from the publisher, not a reprint.
The dominant civil-engineering contract form for South African infrastructure projects. 3rd Edition 2015, plus Simplified and Short Form variants.
saice.org.za →The standard forms for building (as opposed to civil infrastructure) work, approved by the CIDB for use by national, provincial and local authorities.
jbcc.co.za →The international standard forms (International Federation of Consulting Engineers), used on cross-border, donor-funded, or internationally financed projects.
fidic.org →Collaborative, activity-schedule-based contract increasingly used on SA infrastructure and public-sector work.
neccontract.com →ECSA's gazetted guideline scope of services and tariff of fees, plus GEC's own quarterly-updated rate benchmarks, live on the Rates page.
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