SACAP is aware of this problem and is in communication with these institutions to try and assist them in getting their programmes accredited, so that their students can register with SACAP.

Section 18 of the Architectural Profession Act provides for four categories of registration. The category of registration is determined by the architectural qualifications an applicant obtained. Applicants without a SACAP recognised architectural qualification can be registered as Draughtspersons based on experience. i. Professional Architect; ii. Professional Senior Architectural Technologist; iii. Professional Architectural Technologist; or iv. Professional Architectural Draughtsperson

  You can purchase the PROCSA agreements from the PROCSA website:

            PROCSA Client/Consultant Professional Services Agreement

            PROCSA Architect (Edition 4.0 October 2017 or later) for Reference

            PROCSA Matrix (Edition 4.0 October 2017 or later) for Reference

Contact Details:

Email:              info@procsa.co.za

Website:          www.procsa.co.za

 

Steps to follow:

-                      Access www.procsa.co.za

-                      Click ‘Purchase Documents’ on main menu

-                      Select ’One or multiple Reference Documents’ dropdown

-                      Select ‘Reference - Architect’ and ‘Reference – Matrix Document Ed 4.1’) 

-                      Click ‘Continue’

-                      Populate ‘Name, email, Company, Surname, VAT’

-                      Select ‘SAIA’ in the Voluntary Association dropdown

-                      Accept the ‘Sales Terms & Conditions’ 

-                      Click ‘Continue’

-                      Choose your payment method, populate and pay

-                      Download and save the selected documents in PDF format 

No, an architectural professional cannot guarantee approval of the building plans by the local authority. An architectural professional will prepare building plans with due skill and competence and ensure that building plans comply with building regulations and standards. However, he or she cannot guarantee that the local authority will approve the building plans. The Responsibility of approval rests with the municipality. 

1.    Where do I send my proof of payment?

Proof of payments and any finance related queries can be sent to payments@sacapsa.com

It is advisable to send the POP using your email address registered in your profile as opposed to the POP that is send straight from the bank as the one from the bank will not provide enough information as to who the payment belongs to in case an incorrect reference number was used.