1. 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.
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:
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Access www.procsa.co.za
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Click ‘Purchase Documents’ on main menu
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Select ’One or multiple Reference Documents’
dropdown
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Select ‘Reference - Architect’ and ‘Reference –
Matrix Document Ed 4.1’)
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Click ‘Continue’
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Populate ‘Name, email, Company, Surname, VAT’
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Select ‘SAIA’ in the Voluntary Association
dropdown
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Accept the ‘Sales Terms & Conditions’
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Click ‘Continue’
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Choose your payment method, populate and pay
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Download and save the selected documents in PDF
format
All SACAP’s applications are done online (from
the website at www.sacapsa.com).
RPs
accounts will be cancelled under 3 circumstances:
a) Cancellation
for non-payment of Annual Fees. Any RP with outstanding Annual Fees which
have exceeded the 60-day payment terms
on the date of cancellation will have their membership cancelled.
b)
Retirement. Any RP who is no longer practicing and wishes to cancel their SACAP
membership can do so by completing a Retirement Form. Retirement forms are only
issued to RPs whose accounts are up to date and those wishing to retire within
60 days of receiving the Annual Fees or renewal of registration invoice for the
year.
c)
Cancellation as a result of Professional Misconduct. Any RP who is found guilty
of having committed a Professional Misconduct may have their account cancelled
as part of the sanction imposed on them.