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For our members, engineering excellence is not just a goal, it is your competitive edge. This year, we are continuing with our Management System Declarations (MSD). This initiative is designed to uphold and improve your firm’s operational excellence, enhance project quality and strengthen your competitive advantage in our industry.  

By completing these MSDs online through the CESA portal, you are able to assess and benchmark your firm’s management practices against industry-leading standards. As an add-on to your CESA membership, we offer our member firms the opportunity to apply for a structured review. 

The MSDs cover areas that shape our industry on a daily basis: Quality Management, Integrity Management and Project Sustainability Management, and the declarations are structured to allow you to improve your systems as you complete them online. 

You will be provided with valuable feedback during the review session and in a separate detailed report after the review. This will help you further develop and improve your management systems, and this feedback provides actionable insights to strengthen your firm’s foundation and drive sustainable growth. 

For 2026, CESA offers 10 free exclusive spots for member firms to undergo a full MSD evaluation. If you are interested, email Gillian Wand at gillian@cesa.co.za for more information. Spots fill fast, so don’t delay. Kindly note that this is currently a free service offered by us to our members with the intention of assisting in your system development.