by VDT Attorneys | Feb 28, 2023 | B-BEE, Preferential Procurement, Procurement, Procurement Regulations
Firstly, the Constitutional Court judgment did not invalidate BEE in public procurement, but rather declared the setting of pre-qualification criteria that excluded certain tenderers from the onset as contained in the 2017 Regulations as invalid and demanded that the...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | B-BBEE Act, B-BBEE Codes, BEE, Procurement
The Preferential Procurement element forms part of one of the three priority elements of the generic B-BBEE scorecard. This means that a sub-minimum of 40% of the scorecard points available on this element (10.80 out of 27 points) must be scored for a generic entity...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Company, Procurement, Tender
It’s difficult to answer the question of whether you should consider government work. One can point out that our Government spends billions annually through tendered work, and if your business can add value, has a good BEE scorecard and could potentially qualify for...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 11, 2019 | BEE, Mining, Procurement
The Mining Charter 2018 (“Mining Charter”) was published on 27 September 2018 and the Implementation Guidelines to the Mining Charter (“Guidelines”) followed shortly thereafter on 19 December 2018. These Guidelines essentially outline processes, procedures, forms and...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 11, 2019 | BEE, Mining, Procurement
The Mining Charter 2018 (“Mining Charter”) was published on 27 September 2018 with the Implementation Guidelines to the Mining Charter (“Guidelines”) published on 19 December 2018. The Guidelines provide mining rights holders with detailed explanations and calculated...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 8, 2018 | Company, Procurement
In a very similar set of facts our High Court recently had to consider whether a municipality could provide an extension of time for an appeal to a party beyond the 21 day time period allowed for by the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 which regulates the conduct of...