Ithebula Lamagrade we-CIDB 2026: Imikhawulo ye-Grade 1-9

Faka ibhidi ethendeni yomphakathi engaphezu kwegrade yakho ye-CIDB, begodu ibhidi yakho iyaliwa ngaphambi kobana umuntu afunde intengo yakho. Amakhasimende womphakathi ahlola yoke ibhidi kuqala ngegrade nangesigaba somsebenzi (class of works). Nawungazwisisi kuhle umkhawulo wakho, amahora wakho wokulinganisa amanani ayalahleka begodu ithenda iya komunye.

Igayidi le inikela ithebula lamagrade we-CIDB lika-2026, nomkhawulo wenani lethenda wegrade ngayinye ukusuka ku-1 ukuya ku-9. Ihlathulula indlela amakhasimende asebenzisa ngayo imikhawulo leyo ethendeni, lokho i-Grade 4 ekufuna kuwe, ukuthi ngisiphi isigaba somsebenzi esifanela umsebenzi wakho, kanye nendlela yokuhlela ukukhuphuka kwakho okulandelako.

Ngimaphi Amagrade Wabakhontraga we-CIDB?

Igrade ye-CIDB yinomboro ukusuka ku-1 ukuya ku-9 ebeka ikhontraga yomphakathi ekulu khulu ongayithendela esigabeni somsebenzi. I-Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) inikela igrade ngemva kokuhlola amandla wakho wezeemali newomsebenzi. I-Grade 1 lizinga lokuthoma. I-Grade 9 ayinamkhawulo wenani lethenda.

Igrade yakho ivela erejistareni nekhowudi yesigaba somsebenzi, isibonelo “5GB” (Grade 5, General Building) namkha “3CE” (Grade 3, Civil Engineering). Ungaba namagrade ahlukeneko eenzigabeni ezihlukeneko. Umakhi angaba ngu-6GB no-2EB ngesikhathi esinye.

Ukuthola indlela isistimu esebenza ngayo yoke, nendlela amagrade ahlangana ngayo nokukhula, funda CIDB grading explained.

Ithebula Lamagrade we-CIDB 2026: Imikhawulo Yenani Lethenda Ngegrade

Ithebula elingaphasi libala inani lethenda eliphezulu khulu igrade ngayinye ye-CIDB engalithatha ngo-2026, ukusuka ku-R500,000 ku-Grade 1 ukuya ekungabini namkhawulo ku-Grade 9. Imikhawulo ivela ku-Regulation 17 ye-CIDB Regulations (Table 8), eyagcina ukulungiswa ngo-2019 ngebanga lokwenyuka kwamanani (inflation). Isebenza ngekhontraga ngayinye nangesigaba somsebenzi ngasinye.

Igrade	Umkhawulo wenani lethenda	Umsebenzi ojayelekileko	Ikhontraga ejayelekileko
1	Ukufika ku-R500,000	Ukulungisa, ukuvuselela okuncani, ukufakwa kwangaphakathi okuncani	Ifemu etjha namkha encani ephathwa mnikazi
2	Ukufika ku-R1,000,000	Izindlu ezincani, ukuvuselela okukhulu	Umakhi omncani onomlando wokuthoma
3	Ukufika ku-R3,000,000	Izindlu ezikhulu, amabhlogo amancani wamayunithi amanengi	Umakhi omncani osele azinzile
4	Ukufika ku-R6,000,000	Izindlu zamayunithi amanengi, izakhiwo ezincani zebhizinisi	Umakhi okhulako onethimba lesayithi
5	Ukufika ku-R10,000,000	Iingaba zezindlu zokuhlala, umsebenzi wezebhizinisi ophakathi	Ikhontraga ephakathi ene-QS nabaphathi besayithi
6	Ukufika ku-R20,000,000	Iintuthukiso ezikhulu, izakhiwo zomphakathi	Ikhontraga enethimba elipheleleko labongcweti
7	Ukufika ku-R60,000,000	Amaphrojekthi amakhulu wezebhizinisi newomphakathi	Ikhontraga ekulu
8	Ukufika ku-R200,000,000	Amaphrojekthi amakhulu wephrovinsi nawezwe	Ikhontraga ekulu khulu
9	Akunamkhawulo	Amaphrojekthi amakhulu khulu enarheni	Ikhontraga yezwe loke

Umthombo: cidb, Register of Contractors overview, kwahlolwa ngomhla ka-8 Oktoba 2026. I-cidb ingatjhugulula imikhawulo le, ngalokho yiqinisekise erejistareni ngaphambi kokufaka ibhidi.

Ukulayitjha mahhala: B-BBEE Construction Expert Guide (PDF). Indlela i-Construction Sector Code esebenza ngayo, indlela amaphoyinti wokuthenga abalwa ngayo, kanye nemitlolo okufuze uyilungiselele ngaphambi kwethenda yakho elandelako. Layitjha igayidi.

Amakhasimende Asebenzisa Njani Imikhawulo ye-CIDB Ethendeni?

Amakhasimende afanisa inani elilinganiselweko lekhontraga negrade ayifunako, bese ala nanyana ngimuphi obhidako ongaphasi kwegrade leyo esigabeni somsebenzi esifaneleko. Ukuhlola kwenzeka esigabeni sokufaneleka (eligibility), ngaphambi kwentengo nokusebenza (functionality). Intengo ehle ayingeze yasindisa ibhidi ehlulekako lapha.

Amaphuzu amahlanu aquma ukuthi ibhidi yakho iyadlula:

Inani elisetjenziswa yithenda. I-tender data itjho igrade encani khulu, ngokuya ngelinganiso lekhasimende lenani lekhontraga. Funda indlela ithenda ehlathulula ngayo inani lelo. Ungaphikisani ngokuthi intengo yakho iphasi.
Isigaba somsebenzi. Igrade ye-6GB ayikuvumeli ukubhida ekhontrageni efuna i-6CE.
Ikhontraga ngayinye iyodwa. Umkhawulo usebenza ngekhontraga ngayinye. Ungaqhuba iinkhontraga ezinengi ngesikhathi sinye, nangabe yinye nayinye ingaphakathi kwegrade yakho.
Ama-lot. Nangabe ithenda inama-lot amanengi, igrade encani khulu ingasebenza nge-lot ngayinye. Funda imithetho yokufaneleka ye-lot ngayinye.
Ukusebenza ngelanga lokuvala. Igrade yakho kufuze isebenze erejistareni ngesikhathi ithenda ivalwa. Igrade emiswe ngebanga lokungenzi ukuvuselela komnyaka iyahluleka ekuhlolweni.

Amathenda amanengi abuye amukele ikhontraga eyigrade yinye ngaphasi nangabe ikhontraga leyo inesimo se-”potentially emerging” (PE) erejistareni. Isaziso sethenda sikutjho lokho nasisebenza, isibonelo “6GB or 5GB PE”.

Ukunikela ngomsebenzi kumasubcontractor akutjhugululi ukufaneleka kwakho. Kubalwa igrade yebhizinisi elibhidako, angasi igrade yamafemu ohlela ukuwasebenzisa. Ama-joint venture ahlukile: i-CIDB Regulations ivumela i-joint venture ukufaneleka ngamandla ahlangeneko wamalunga wayo, lapho ithenda ikuvumela khona. Funa iselulekelo ngaphambi kokuthembela endleleni leyo.

Yenza ukuhlola okufanako ngaphambi kwebhidi qobe nawubhida nge-construction tender compliance checklist yethu.

Igrade Ngayinye Ifunani?

Ukuthola igrade engaphezu kwe-Grade 1, kufuze utjengise i-cidb amandla wezeemali newomsebenzi ahambisana negrade oyibawako. Amandla wezeemali aqala i-turnover yakho nemali ekhona (available capital). Amandla womsebenzi aqala ikhontraga ekulu khulu oyiqedileko eminyakeni yamva nje. Igrade ngayinye inamanani wayo wokufaneleka.

Ibanga lamagrade	Lokho i-cidb ekuhlolako	Lokho amakhasimende nemakethe ekulindeleko
1	Akukho turnover encani namkha umlando womsebenzi ofunekako	Amadokhumenti wekhampani, ukuthobela umthelo, ukubhaliswa ku-CSD
2 ukuya ku-4	I-turnover, imali ekhona, ikhontraga ekulu khulu eqediweko	Iinsitatimende zeemali ezihlwengekileko, iinsitifiketi zokuqedwa, ubufakazi be-B-BBEE
5 ukuya ku-6	Amanani aphezulu wokufaneleka ngemigomo efanako	Ithimba labongcweti (QS, abaphathi besayithi), iinsistimu zokuphepha nezekhwalithi
7 ukuya ku-9	Amanani wokufaneleka aphezulu khulu	I-balance sheet eqinileko, amandla we-bonding, ithimba labongcweti elipheleleko

Amaphuzu amabili asebenzako alandela lokhu. Kokuthoma, gcina ubufakazi bayo yoke ikhontraga eqediweko: ikhontraga esayiniweko, isitifiketi senkokhelo yokugcina kanye nesitifiketi sokuqedwa. Kwesibili, gcina iinsitatimende zakho zeemali zomnyaka zisesikhathini. Iinsitatimende ezindala namkha ezingakasayinwa ziyibanga elijayelekileko legrade ephasi kunaleyo obuyilindele.

I-CIDB Grade 4 Ivumela Begodu Ifunani?

I-CIDB Grade 4 ikuvumela ukuthendela iinkhontraga zomphakathi ukufika ku-R6,000,000 esigabeni sakho somsebenzi. Igadango elijayelekileko kubakhi abasuka ezindlini ezizodwa baye ezindlini zamayunithi amanengi nemsebenzini omncani wezebhizinisi. Ufaka isicelo eofisini yephrovinsi ye-cidb begodu kufuze utjengise i-turnover, imali kanye nekhontraga eqediweko ehlangabezana namanani wokufaneleka we-Grade 4.

Ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo se-Grade 4, lungiselela:

Isigaba somsebenzi esifaneleko somsebenzi ofuna ukuwubhidela, ngokuvamileko i-GB yomsebenzi wokwakha.
Imininingwana yekhampani efanako ku-CIPC, erejistareni ye-cidb, ku-Central Supplier Database (CSD), encwadini yakho yebhanga nemadokhumentini wakho wethenda.
Iphakheji yeemali evela kumgcinimabhuku wakho efaka isikhathi i-cidb ezosihlola.
Ubufakazi bomlando womsebenzi, buhlelwe ngephrojekthi: ikhontraga, i-final account, isitifiketi sokuqedwa kanye nesithunzi sekhasimende (client reference).

Ukubambezeleka okunengi kwe-Grade 4 kuvela eenkingeni ezilula zokuphatha: ibizo lekhampani elihlukileko emadokhumentini, ukusayina okutjhodako, umnyaka wezeemali odlulileko namkha i-scan engakalungi. Lungisa lokhu ngaphambi kokufaka.

Nawuphethe i-Grade 4, hlela umsebenzi wakho ukuze wakhe isimangalo sakho se-Grade 5. Iinkhontraga ezisondele ku-R6,000,000, ezenziwe kuhle begodu zavalwa ngemitlolo ehlwengekileko, zinesisindo esikhulu ukudlula imisebenzi emincani eminengi.

Ulawula ukuthobela kwe-CIDB emaphrojekthini asebenzako? I-Wakha ilandela iimfuneko zegrade zephrojekthi ngayinye, amanani wethenda nobufakazi bokuthobela endaweni yinye: bona idemo yomkhiqizo.

Ngisiphi Isigaba Somsebenzi Esisebenza Kuwe?

Isigaba somsebenzi luhlobo lokwakha igrade yakho elifakako, begodu ithenda ibawa kokubili igrade nesigaba. Kubathuthukisi bezindlu zokuhlala nabakhi bezindlu, isigaba esikhulu yi-GB (General Building). Imisebenzi ye-civil efana nemigwaqo, iinsetjenziswa ezikhulu (bulk services) ne-stormwater iwela ngaphasi kwe-CE (Civil Engineering).

Ikhowudi	Isigaba somsebenzi	Umsebenzi ojayelekileko
GB	General Building	Izindlu, ama-estate wezindlu, izakhiwo zebhizinisi nezomphakathi
CE	Civil Engineering	Imigwaqo, amanzi namapayipi wendle amakhulu, i-stormwater, umsebenzi wehlabathi (earthworks)
ME	Mechanical Engineering	I-HVAC, iinsetjenziswa zemetjhini
EB	Electrical Engineering (building)	Ukufakwa kwegesi ezakhiweni
EP	Electrical Engineering (infrastructure)	Imigca yegesi, ama-substation, amalambu wemigwaqo
SA ukuya ku-SQ	Imisebenzi ekhethekileko	Ikhowudi yinye ngomsebenzi okhethekileko, ebalwe erejistareni ye-cidb

Imikhawulo esethebuleni lamagrade iyafana esigabeni ngasinye. Okutjhugulukako bubufakazi: igrade yakho ye-CE isekelwe eenkhontrageni zakho ze-civil, igrade yakho ye-GB eenkhontrageni zakho zokwakha.

Nangabe ibhizinisi lakho ngokunengi lisebenza nge-civil, igrade ye-CE, iinkhontraga ze-GCC kanye ne-remeasurement liphasi elihlukileko. Umkhiqizo wethu odadwethu i-Sakha uyakuhlathulula lokho: bona CIDB CE grading for civil contractors, GCC payment certificate process kanye negayidi yesoftware ye-civil engineering eSewula Afrika.

Ukhuphuka Njani Ngegrade ye-CIDB?

Ukhuphuka ngegrade ngokufaka isicelo ku-cidb nobufakazi bokuthi nje uhlangabezana namanani wamandla wezeemali newomsebenzi wegrade elandelako. Ukukhuphuka akwenzeki ngokuzenzakalela. Ikhontraga ekulu eqediweko neensitatimende zeemali eziqinileko yikho okukukhuphulako, angasi isikhathi osihlale erejistareni.

Ngamafitjhani:

Hlola amanani wokufaneleka wegrade oyifunako.
Buthelela iinsitatimende zeemali nobufakazi beenkhontraga zakho ezikhulu khulu eziqediweko.
Faka isicelo eofisini yakho yephrovinsi ye-cidb begodu ubhadele imali yokuphatha yegrade etjha.
Gcina ukuvuselela kwakho komnyaka kusesikhathini, ngaphandle kwalokho igrade yakho ingamiswa.

Indlela epheleleko, nobufakazi okufuze ububuthelele kanye namaphutha amisa izicelo, iku-CIDB grading explained. Ukubhalisa kokuthoma, ukuvuselela neemali, landela inqubo yokubhalisa ku-CIDB.

Ukwakha Iqhinga Lokubhida Ngokuya Ngemikhawulo Yakho

Iqhinga elihle lokubhida likhomba kwaphela amathenda afakwa yigrade nesigaba sakho, begodu likhetha umsebenzi owakha isimangalo segrade yakho elandelako. Amabhidi angaphandle kwemikhawulo yakho achitha isikhathi somlinganisi wamanani. Amabhidi angaphakathi kwayo, enziwe kuhle, aba mlando womsebenzi isicelo sakho esilandelako esiwudingako.

Bhida ngaphakathi kwegrade kuqala. Iphrojekthi ngayinye ngaphakathi kwegrade oyiqeda ngemitlolo ehlwengekileko iqinisa ukukhuphuka kwakho okulandelako.
Khetha umsebenzi owakha isimangalo sakho sokukhuphuka. Thanda iinkhontraga ezisondele phezulu kumkhawulo wakho kunemisebenzi emincani eminengi.
Phatha ama-returnable njengesistimu. Gcina iphakheji yinye yokuthobela esesikhathini: isitifiketi segrade, isimo somthelo, umbiko we-CSD, isitifiketi se-B-BBEE kanye neemali.
Hlola nama-sub-contractor. Nawuqatjha ama-sub-contractor emsebenzini womphakathi, qinisekisa igrade nesigaba sawo. Igayidi yethu yokuhlola ama-sub-contractor ngegrade ye-CIDB itjengisa indlela.
Cabangela i-joint venture kwaphela nangabe ithenda iyayivumela begodu uyazwisisa indlela amandla ahlangeneko ahlolwa ngayo.

Isiphetho

Igrade yakho ye-CIDB ibeka isiqongo sethenda ngayinye yomphakathi ongayiwina, ngalokho phatha ithebula lamagrade njengethulusi lokuhlela. Yazi umkhawulo wakho ngesigaba somsebenzi ngasinye, hlola igrade encani khulu nemithetho yama-lot yethenda ngayinye ngaphambi kokubeka intengo, begodu ugcine igrade yakho isebenza ngokuvuselela komnyaka.

Ngemva kwalokho sebenzisa ikhontraga ngayinye ukwakha ubufakazi begrade elandelako. Abakhi abagcina iinsitifiketi zokuqedwa, ama-final account neensitatimende zeemali zihlelekile bakhuphuka msinyana, ngombana isicelo sabo silungile lokha umsebenzi nawuqediwe.

Imibuzo Ebuzwa Qobe

Yini igrade ye-CIDB?

Igrade ye-CIDB lizinga, ukusuka ku-1 ukuya ku-9, i-Construction Industry Development Board ebhalisa ngalo ikhontraga esigabeni somsebenzi. Ibeka ikhontraga yomphakathi ekulu khulu ikhontraga engayithendela. I-Grade 1 ivumela iinkhontraga ukufika ku-R500,000 begodu i-Grade 9 ayinamkhawulo.

Ngimuphi umkhawulo wenani lethenda we-CIDB Grade 4?

I-CIDB Grade 4 ikuvumela ukuthendela iinkhontraga zomphakathi ukufika ku-R6,000,000 esigabeni somsebenzi ofakwe kiso. Umkhawulo usebenza ngekhontraga ngayinye, ngalokho ungaqhuba iinkhontraga ze-Grade 4 ezingaphezu kwanye ngesikhathi sinye.

Ingabe ngingathendela iphrojekthi ye-R15,000,000 nangiyi-Grade 5?

Awa. I-Grade 5 ifaka iinkhontraga ukufika ku-R10,000,000. Ikhontraga ye-R15,000,000 idinga i-Grade 6, ngaphandle kobana ithenda ivumele abakhontraga be-Grade 5 PE namkha i-joint venture amandla wayo ahlangeneko ahlangabezana nefuneko.

Ingabe ngingabhida ngaphezu kwegrade yami nangihlela ukunikela ingcenye yomsebenzi kuma-subcontractor?

Awa. Ukufaneleka kuxhomeke egradeni yebhizinisi elibhidako, angasi kuma-sub-contractor ohlela ukuwasebenzisa. Yi-joint venture kwaphela, lapho ithenda iyivumela khona, engafaneleka ngamandla ahlangeneko wamalunga wayo.

Ingabe imikhawulo isebenza ngephrojekthi namkha emsebenzini wami woke?

Imikhawulo isebenza ngekhontraga ngayinye. Ungaba neenkhontraga ezinengi ngesikhathi sinye nangabe yinye nayinye ingaphakathi kwegrade yakho. I-cidb yona iqala amandla wakho wezeemali woke nawufaka isicelo segrade ephezulu.

Ngiyihlola njani igrade ye-CIDB yekhontraga?

Funa ku-cidb Register of Contractors ku-cidb.org.za ngebizo lekhampani namkha ngenomboro yokubhaliswa. Irejista itjengisa igrade ngayinye, isigaba somsebenzi nelanga lokuphela. Yihlole ngaphambi kokuqatjha i-sub-contractor namkha ukufaka ibhidi ye-joint venture.

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