Frequently Asked Questions.

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:

-                      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 

If you are registered outside South Africa, but want to undertake architectural work in South Africa, you will need to apply for registration with SACAP and write and pass the professional practice examination of this Council.

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.