Guides

Step-by-step guides for civil contractors, from budget setup to site diary best practices.

CIDB CE Grading: Grades 5 to 9 for Civil Contractors

CIDB CE grading for civil contractors: what grades 5 to 9 let you tender, how the cidb grades civil work and how to plan your next upgrade.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

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GCC Payment Certificate: Process, Timelines and Retention

How a GCC 2015 payment certificate works for SA civil contractors: monthly statement, 7-day certification, 28-day payment, retention and interest.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

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NEC Compensation Events: A Guide for SA Contractors

How NEC compensation events work under the ECC: what counts, the 8-week notice, 3-week quotations, assessment and the records SA contractors need.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

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Remeasurement by Chainage: How Civil Work Gets Paid

How remeasurement by chainage works on SA civil contracts: estimated BOQ quantities, joint measurement, linear items and certifying measured work.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

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Excel to Civil Construction Software: A Migration Guide

Where Excel breaks on civil sites (chainage, plant, GCC certificates, offline) and how SA contractors move to software step by step, without losing data.

Kevin Mainaud1 October 2026

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Fuel Management in Construction: Stop Diesel Theft on Site

Fuel management for SA civil sites: dip readings, issue slips, litres vs machine hours, common diesel theft tricks and the KPIs that catch them.

Kevin Mainaud1 October 2026

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GCC 2015 vs GCC 2025: What Changes for Payment

GCC 2015 vs GCC 2025 for SA civil contractors: written-only instructions, split claim periods and clearer rights when payment is late.

Kevin Mainaud24 September 2026

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Civil Engineering Software South Africa: 2026 Guide

Civil engineering software in South Africa: what contractors need for GCC and NEC payment certificates, remeasurement, plant and offline sites.

Kevin Mainaud22 September 2026

Ready to try Sakha?

QS-native budgets and crew timesheets built for civil contractors.