SAWIC&BE Membership Acceptance Criteria
CIPC Registration
Female Directorship of 50% plus
NHBRC affiliation (Optional)
CIDB Affiliation
Membership application approval is at the sole discretion of SAWIC& BE’s management structures. (Membership fee payments can only be made upon receipt of a membership confirmation email with a membership number from the Membership Department)
SAWIC Membership Profile includes:
✓ Contractors.
✓ Small business owners along the down and up stream construction value chain.
✓ Associate members.
✓ Corporate members.
✓ Honorary members
✓ Life membership.
✓ Students who are studying to qualify in the built environment.
✓ International members for women outside the borders of South Africa (but cannot vote nor be office bearers).
Stakeholder & Membership Engagement
✓ Education and training to improve member skills and capacity.
✓ Advocacy and lobbying the government.
✓ Networking.
✓ Marketing and promotion of the organisation.
✓ Joint venturing with other private and public organisations through our investment company.
SAWIC & be engages in stakeholder and membership analysis to fully identify and engage with all relevant stakeholders, thereby maximising value for its members.
Membership targets: 3 to 5 year
Membership Fees 2026
✓ Currently the bulk (90%) of our membership is composed of CIDB grade 1 with CIDB grades 2 – 4 sitting at 5% and the rest sitting between grades 6 to 8.
✓ Our plan is to change this skewed picture by aggressively lobbying for our lower grades to secure projects thus resulting in the following desired picture within 3 to 5 years:
✓ CIDB 1 to 2
✓ CIDB 3 to 5
✓ CIDB 6 to 9
✓ Professionals
✓ New membership: R 1 785,40
✓ Membership renewal: R 1 521,00 (for existing members)
✓ Co-operatives: R 2 737,60
✓ Corporates: R 22 813,13
✓ Students: R 370.30
