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Ecsa Guideline Fees Gazetted

Engineering Council of South AfricaRef: https://www.ecsa.co.za/ecsa-guideline-fees-gazetted/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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This document is an ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) press release/news item stating that ECSA’s Guideline Scope of Services and Professional Fees has been officially gazetted. It says the Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA) approved the guideline’s content and process, after ECSA was formally requested to cease publication in 2021, and that the guideline was published on 16 May 2025 with an effective date of 2 April 2025. The guideline is described as advisory (not prescriptive or price-fixing) and intended to provide standard scopes of services and a flexible fee-calculation framework based on project complexity, scope, and service type.

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Guideline Scope of Services and Professional Fees

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has gazetted a guideline that provides standard scopes of services and a flexible fee-calculation framework for engineering work. It is advisory in nature and not prescriptive or price-fixing, intended to guide engineers based on project complexity, scope, and service type.

Who it is for: registered engineers, engineering firms, and other engineering professionals
How to act on it: No application or submission required; the guideline is available for use by any eligible engineering professional.

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Published on 16 May 2025 with an effective date of 2 April 2025, the guideline received the green light following approval of its content and process by the Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA).

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https://www.ecsa.co.za/ecsa-guideline-fees-gazetted/

Key Takeaways

Organisation: Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Subject: Gazetting of Guideline Scope of Services and Professional Fees
Approver: Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA)
CCSA approval followed a request in 2021 for ECSA to cease publication
Published date: 16 May 2025
Effective date: 2 April 2025
Guideline nature: advisory, not prescriptive or price-fixing
Guideline content: standard scopes of services (Clause 3) and flexible fee-calculation model (Clause 4)
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA)
Dr Bridget Ssamula
Engineering Profession Act (EPA), 46 of 2000