Shake-up may affect buyers
THE recent shake-up in the local banking sector particularly the disappearance of small players might hurt consumers in the residential property market, says SA Home Loans CEO Simon Stockley.
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Alpha seeks a buyer for its 35% stake in Omnia
ALPHA Cement, which is a joint venture between construction firm Aveng and Holcim of Switzerland, is actively seeking a buyer for its 35% stake in SA chemicals group Omnia.
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Dorbyl may dispose of its 72% Midas stake
ENGINEERING group Dorbyl announced on Friday it was in negotiations to dispose of its 72% stake in the group's automotive component wholesale distributor subsidiary Midas.
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iFour makes quiet debut on the JSE
PROPERTY loan stock company iFour, which came out of the unbundling of property development group iProp, listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA yesterday, but was not traded throughout the day.
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JSE might consider delisting Stocks Hotels & Leisure
CAPE TOWN Despite the continued suspension of Stocks Hotels & Leisure on the JSE Securities Exchange SA, it seems unlikely there is more to come for shareholders from the group which was placed in voluntary liquidation almost three years ago.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Empowerment companies chase Shilowa Express
Two SA companies with strong links to black empowerment have been shortlisted for the contract to build the R7-billion Gautrain - also known as the Shilowa Express.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Pretoria-JHB road network might be tolled
Plans have been unveiled for the tolling of five sections of the Pretoria-Johannesburg road network. In terms of the scheme, announced on Thursday, parts of the Ben Schoeman highway and R21 airport freeway will be included at a total cost of about R1,5-billion.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Ancient bones a modern drawcard
HIDDEN beneath the surface of northwest Gauteng are more than just exhausted gold mines, there are also the most complete and varied evidence of the origins of modern humans.
(©www.bday.co.za)

R115m recapitalisation for Kelvin power plant
In excess of R115-million will be spent by AES Kelvin Power over the next three years, when it carries out systematic overhauls and upgrades to some systems at the Johannesburg power station.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Cape Town executive approves budget plan
CAPE TOWN In a balancing act delayed for 12 days, the Cape Town city council executive yesterday approved for recommendation to today's full council meeting a budget for the city's operating expenditure for the forthcoming fiscal year.
(©www.bday.co.za)

D-day for Cape Town's new rates regime
The highly charged issue of a new property rates system for Cape Town enters a critical phase on Wednesday as a unicity multi-party committee meets to finalise the policy.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Extra service charge doubles residents' anger
Cape Town officials have yet another low-cost housing problem to deal with, as service charge duplication further angers irate residents.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Cape Town venue set to boost SA's coffers
THE Cape Town International Convention Centre, predicted to make a contribution of R25bn to SA's gross domestic profit over 10 years, is on track for its scheduled opening in July next year.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Cape shipyard gears up for R300m project
Construction of the three inshore fisheries and environmental protection vessels (FEPVs) ordered by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Deat) will get under way late this year.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

SA, Russia team up to build space telescope
CAPE TOWN SA has strengthened its presence in international space affairs by joining a Russianled project to build a $200m space telescope. The World Space Observatory will consist of a 1,7m diameter mirror and equipment for measuring the ultraviolet part of the spectrum placed on board a spacecraft orbiting the earth.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Steel workers trapped under scaffolding
Three Saldanha Steel workers are trapped in shallow water under tons of scaffolding and construction rubble after a filtration system collapsed on Thursday.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Probe begins into Saldanha Steel deaths
An investigation is under way into why three workers were killed and two seriously injured at Saldanha Steel near Vredenburg on the West Coast when one of the company's scale pits collapsed on Thursday.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Cape of Storms sends homeowners into panic
Storms whipping up waves of nine metres and winds of more than 100 kilometres per hour battered the Cape coast from Langebaan to Hermanus this weekend, ripping off roofs, flooding houses and washing away large chunks of beachfront roads.
(©www.iol.co.za)

How Chapman's Peak will be saved
Chapman's Peak Drive, one of the Cape's most scenic routes, will reopen in October next year after a R128-million reconstruction that will involve state-of-the-art engineering techniques, some of which have never been used on South African roads.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Liberty buys retail development plan
INVESTEC Property Group and RMB Properties have sold their joint venture Maritzburg retail development plan to Liberty Group, giving it an opportunity to make its first major retail investment in KwaZulu-Natal.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Durban centre attracts international business
DURBAN, and the wider KwaZuluNatal region, has reaped the economic benefit of a bold public sector initiative that led to the building of SA's first all-purpose international convention centre five years ago.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Army may march off prime beachfront base
Renewed efforts to free up a piece of prime real estate on the Durban beachfront for top-notch tourism-related development are much stronger now that the Department of Defence is willing to negotiate the relocation of its Natal Command headquarters.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Rand dip rocks the boat for Durban water park
The drop in the rand-dollar exchange rate could have a "knock-on effect" on the R657-million marine theme park planned for Durban's Point area.
(©www.iol.co.za)

R10,7m facelift to move Kingsmead up a level
Kingsmead, one of cricket's famous Test grounds and the Durban headquarters of the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union, is being given a R10,7-million facelift.
(©www.iol.co.za)

New-look Wilson's Wharf ready by Christmas
Durban will have a new place to wine, dine and shop by Christmas, says Shabir Chohan, the chief executive of Ithala, the provincial development finance corporation.
(©www.iol.co.za)

New development gives hope to unemployed
Grand plans were announced this weekend to develop a vast business estate at Durban's Effingham/Avoca area to rival the likes of Johannesburg's Midrand. And visionary flair could see Durban have a world-first fusion of business development and ecological restoration of wildlife, including hippos.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Durban station shacks demolished
A las"I am going to sleep in the bush," Peter Gama said as municipal workers tore down his home alongside the Durban station on Tuesday. Gama was just one of at least 78 families who were removed from the informal settlement on the periphery of the station.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Winning taxi-recap bids by July – Omar
The first new taxi under government’s taxi recapitalisation programme should roll off the production line at the end of the year, says Transport Minister Dullah Omar.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Could South Africa relaunch its shipbuilding industry?
The current programme to equip the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism with four patrol vessels – three coastal and one offshore – has again raised the issue of shipbuilding in South Africa.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

SA pressure vessels for a Seychelles desalination plant
Local company Wren Fibreglass completed an order last month for 11 glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) pressure vessels for four different desalination plants in the Seychelles.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Industrial grating suited to mining
Made to international standards and using the International Standards Organisation quality management system, a new product called Accessgrate is now available from Access Industrial Suppliers, of Pretoria, together with its Eastern Cape-based associate company Uniprove.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

SA ceramics industry heeds mining's call
A major capital investment was made last year by local company Multotec Wear Linings (MWL) in the form of an isostatic press.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Company tackles Africa's multiplying supply chains
The expansion of operations by local companies seeking business opportunities beyond South Africa’s borders further into the African continent are facilitated by DNA Micor Projects, the Johannesburg-based project management specialist of JSE Securities Exchange-listed company DNA Supply Chains.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Sustainable engineering to be crucial to SADC's development
It is the South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (SAICE) belief that the well-being of African commerce and trade is heavily reliant on the availability of well-developed and maintained infrastructure as provided by the built environment professions and industry to face the globalisation challenges facing Southern Africa and the continent a whole,” says executive director David Botha.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Majority seeking higher education HSRC
ALMOST three-quarters of Grade 12 learners in SA intend proceeding to higher education, a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) survey has found. The survey, in which 12204 learners in 288 schools across SA took part, investigated what affects learner choice on higher education.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Last farewell to the Twin Towers
New York - As bagpipes skirled, the last steel girder still standing at Ground Zero was cut down. On Tuesday night, this act brought a symbolic end to over eight months of gruelling recovery work at New York's World Trade Centre site.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Insurance given 'lesson it will never forget'
London - In a landmark verdict on Thursday, five senior British judges ruled that sufferers of asbestos-related diseases did not have to prove which of several employers was responsible for their illness.
(©www.iol.co.za)

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Navigating the environmental insurance maze
Lead-based paint, leaky underground storage tanks, dry cleaning solvent and ground water and soil contamination. The mere mention of such terms in conjunction with a potential retail site can rattle even the coolest retail execs. Environmental insurance might just be the balm to cure their nerves.
(©www.industryclick.com)

S-p-e-l-l out clear lease terms
Throughout most any lease, there are at least half a dozen provisions that require the occurrence of an event before the other party is required to act.
(©www.industryclick.com)

UK developers jump on in-town bandwagon
Urban regeneration, a hot retailing concept in the United States for many a year, finally seems to be working its way into the United Kingdom shopping center sector.
(©www.industryclick.com)

Local Talent
Whatever happened to the strip center of yesteryear? Not that long ago, the neighborhood centers that dot the U.S. landscape were filled with local talent. Shoppers could count on folksy banter at Mr. Green's pharmacy, photos of grandchildren decorating Mrs. Jones' flower shop, and Mr. Higgins' uncanny ability to memorize patrons' favorite dishes at his deli/bakery.
(©www.industryclick.com)

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Squatters set to be moved to developed land
Relief is in sight for more than 200 000 families staying in Gauteng's many informal settlements.They will be moved to newly developed land where the government will provide services.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Long, long wait for a proper home
As the clouds gathered ahead of last week's showers, Mlindeli Mateyise sat on a bench and worried about his house flooding again. Whenever it rains, pools form in his two-bedroom zinc home in Boys Town informal settlement in Crossroads, Cape Town, his home for 11 years
(©www.iol.co.za)

Namibia seeks German aid to finance land reform
BERLIN Namibian President Sam Nujoma said yesterday he was seeking substantial German aid to finance land reform based on the principle of willing seller, willing buyer.
(©www.bday.co.za)

Kasrils taps the space age to monitor SA's water
MOVE over Mark Shuttleworth. Ronnie Kasrils was, in a manner of speaking, way ahead of you in the space race, and all ...
(©www.bday.co.za)

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Zim dollar loses half its value
Zimbabwe's dollar has lost half its value against the US dollar on the black market since mid-May, analysts say.
(©www.news24.com)

Zim spies on 'subversive' UK ambassador
The British high commissioner to Harare, Brian Donnelly, has been placed under 24-hour surveillance for political activities incompatible with his diplomatic status, state-run newspaper The Herald has reported. The British Foreign Office has denied the allegations levelled at Donnelly.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Swiss farmers facing eviction
SWISS farmers are facing eviction from Zimbabwe following President Robert Mugabe's government seizure of title deeds to 53 of their properties.
(©www.bday.co.za)

US reviews policy on oil in Africa
The US is looking at Africa and its emerging potential as a major oil producer to diversify its energy supply - at present some 15% of that country's oil arises from Africa.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

SA exports to EU rise by 50% since 2000
The European Commission indicated that, following the encouraging SA-EU trade figures for 2000, the strong growth pattern had continued throughout the year 2001. The latest statistics confirmed a further noteworthy increase in two-way trade for last year.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

SADC fails to exploit US trade opportunities
The contribution which the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made in exports to the US through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for the year 2001 was substantially low, James Lennox, director of trade and investment at the South African Chamber of Business (Sacob) tells Engineering News.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Eskom Enterprises expands into Morocco
IN A first for a local parastatal, Eskom Enterprises is moving into Morocco, having agreed to create a joint venture company with Moroccan power utility Office National de l'Electricité.
(©www.bday.co.za)

SA, Lesotho sign R2,3bn upliftment deal
Maseru - South Africa and Lesotho signed a five year agreement worth about R2,3-billion in Maseru on Wednesday that aims to uplift the landlocked kingdom.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Moz government approves Oz mining deal
Maputo - The Mozambique government on Wednesday announced it had approved a new minerals exploration project in southern Mozambique, worth more than US$1-billion (about R10,2-billion), headed by an Australian mining firm.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Sugar giant sweet on Mozambique
Diversified group Tongaat-Hulett plans to expand sugar production in Mozambique in order to take advantage of the former Portuguese colony’s increased access to global markets from 2006, when developed countries open up to the world’s poorest countries.
(©www.engineeringnews.co.za)

Mkapa slams 'life presidency syndrome'
Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has lambasted African leaders who seek to hold on to power indefinitely in their countries, and urged African nations to do away with life presidents, saying that the limitation of power was necessary for democracy. Read about some of the leaders who have altered or broken the rules to prolong their hold on power.
(©www.iol.co.za)

'World's biggest food crisis' tops SADC menu
A crucial Southern African Development Community summit has begun in Botswana, with ministers and officials focusing on overcoming "an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as a result of food shortages" in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Ousted Madagascan leader jets out under fire
Veteran Madagascan leader Didier Ratsiraka has arrived in Paris after forces loyal to his rival for the presidency seized more territory on the Indian Ocean island, but denies he has fled. Forces loyal to rival leader Marc Ravalomanana now control three of Madagascar's six provinces, including the capital Antananarivo.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Africa starved because the West kept its cool
A swathe of countries south of the Sahara suffered crippling drought for decades - with up to a million people starving to death - because of pollution by America and Europe. Researchers say rich countries unwittingly hijacked the clouds that should have provided Africa's rain, cooling the earth and seas through sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and other fossil fuels.
(©www.iol.co.za)

Critical food shortages in southern Africa have led to maize imports into SA
Agriculture Correspondent THE critical food shortages in some southern African countries prompted large quantities of white maize imports into SA for the first time in eight years.
(©www.bday.co.za)

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New partner to finance Lesotho diamond project
As part of the restructuring of the greater JCI/CAM group of companies, mining giant JCI will acquire a 40% stake, valued at about R164-million, of the Letseng diamond project in Lesotho.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Golden Peru shining strongly
Peru continues to shine as one of the most prospective areas in the world for gold mining.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Zambia reluctant to give mines more help
Zambia – The Zambian government's reluctance to grant concessions to Metorex’s Chibuluma mines, in that country, is hampering the company’s efforts to acquire further assets there.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Fight over proposed mineral legislation continues
The revised draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill has received widespread acclaim as a significant improvement on the 2000 version, but commentators warn that certain issues have to be dealt with if the proposed legislation is to achieve its objectives, which include the expansion of opportunities for previously-disadvantaged people to enter the R500-billion mining industry.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Comprehensive coal, platinum maps released
The fully-revised fifth edition of the Coalfields Map of South Africa has been published, as well as the first edition of a comprehensive map of platinum deposits in South Africa – which has more than 70% of world platinum reserves.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Slow civil-engineering recovery is hurting industrial-minerals sector
What was the R4,2-billion industrial-minerals sector two years ago is likely to continue or even decrease its modest contribution to South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) despite indications that the civil-engineering sector, with which it is associated, is showing a turnaround
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Mining giant buys R164m stake in Lesotho diamond project
As part of the restructuring of the greater JCI/CAM group of companies, mining giant JCI will acquire a 40% stake, valued at about R164-million, of the Letseng diamond project in Lesotho.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

SA jewellery council launches three diamond projects
Traditionally known as the country of gold and diamonds, it is believed that in many instances South African shopping malls and jewellery stores, in particular, can compete anywhere in the world in terms of the image and quality they represent.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Exploration firm stays focused on SA
Diamond exploration is a highly specialised business.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

Grizzly feeder refurbished at Botswana mine
Mining equipment supplier Humboldt Wedag South Africa, a subsidiary of the German multinational supplier KHD Humboldt Wedag, has been contracted by the Debswana Mining Company to refurbish an existing Humboldt Wedag resonance grizzly feeder, for use at the new Debswana Damtshaa mine in Botswana.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

New diamond-mine for Western Australia
After a long diamond drought, Western Australia finally has secured a second diamond-mine.
(©www.miningweekly.co.za)

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What the rate rise means to borrowers
The interest rate rises announced by all major mortgage lenders this week will translate, for existing homeowners, into an increase of some R226 a month on a 20-year home loan of R305 000 - the current national average home price.
(©www.property24.co.za)

Sotheby's comes to Dainfern
Property sellers at Dainfern, South Africa's premier golf estate, can now tap into a global market for their homes through Sotheby's International Realty, the world's leading marketer of luxury residential property.
(©www.property24.co.za)

Spotlight on: The South Coast
KwaZulu-Natal's south coast, reckoned by many to offer the best value-for-money coastal property in the country, is being rediscovered by major developers who are snapping up land for both holiday and permanent residential projects.
(©www.property24.co.za)

Buyer agency: Would it pay?
Is there a market for buyer agency services in South Africa? The results of our recent online poll indicate that there may well be.
(©www.property24.co.za)

How to check out an area
Among the first questions that an astute potential buyer will ask an estate agent is whether home prices in the area in which he is interested are rising or falling, and the answer will probably be crucial to whether a sale is made.
(©www.property24.co.za)

Window opens again for buyers
With better balance returning to property markets across the country, new opportunities are opening for potential buyers who lost out in last year's boom.
(©www.property24.co.za)

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Well grounded
AS THE world's cities become more crowded and the availability of naturally flat, stable land on which to build becomes limited, the challenge is on to "create" the ground conditions necessary for development. Traditionally concrete retention structures and the like have been used to achieve this.
(©www.industryclick.com)

When the Going Gets Tough -- Analyzing Concurrent Delays
Proving or disproving a construction delay claim is a substantial undertaking in the best of circumstances. But the analysis of construction delays takes a major leap in difficulty when there are multiple sources or causes of delay with interrelated effects. Even on straightforward projects, numerous activities for innumerable reasons are not completed exactly as scheduled. Is every activity that is not completed when scheduled a "delay," or are many of these inconsequential when assessing liability in a delay claim context?
(©Thelen Reid & Priest LLP)

Go Go Gaudí !
Born June 25, 1852 - died June 12, 1926
Barcelona, Spain is pulling out all stops to celebrate the wild genius of Antoni Gaudí, born 150 years ago this month. Join the celebration with a whirlwind tour of Gaudí's fanciful architecture.
(©architecture.about.com)

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Where to put your money
WITH interest rates rising but probably peaking and the JSE Securities Exchange SA coming off a strong rise, it is appropriate to ask a tricky question. What asset class would be the most appropriate investment from here on out? Fortunately, JP Morgan has just produced a voluminous study on the subject. The first question is: historically what has provided the best return, bonds or equities. The answer is equities, which is as it should be, since this is a riskier and more volatile asset class. The study found that equities outranked bonds over 10- and 15-year periods.
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Closing prices:
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'Homeloan rates won't pass 17%'
Consumers counting the cost of increased bond repayments can relax as the prime interest rate is unlikely to go above 17%, says Richard Gahagan, general manager of Absa homeloans.
(©www.news24.com)

Rand slips despite support
The rand was weaker on Friday as it bucked the firmer euro and gold price, two factors that have helped it rally strongly against the dollar this year.
(©www.news24.com)

Banks hike prime rate to 16%
Johannesburg - Three major South African banks said on Friday that they would raise their prime lending rates by 100 basis points to 16% after the South African Reserve Bank announced a similar increase in its key repo rate on Thursday.
(©www.news24.com)

CPD Seminar in Gauteng
How to create magic with your voice
Presented by the Voice Clinic, this dynamic personal enrichment seminar should not be missed.
Date: June 18, 2002
Time: 13h30 for 14h00
Place: University of Pretoria
Price: R150,00 per delegate
RSVP: to Inge Pieterse at fax: (012) 420 3598 or Tel: 083 454 8185 before 14 June 2002

In future, the Gauteng Chapter Newsletter will be delivered by e-mail:
E-MAIL ADDRESSES !!!!!!
In future the Chapter will distribute all notices, newsletters, invitations, etc. to members via E-mail. Obviously this can't be done if we don't have the E-mail addresses of ALL the members. Members are requested to E-mail their name and E-mail address to bert@netgro.co.za with GAUTENG MEMBER as the SUBJECT.

All E-mail addresses received before 30 June 2002 will be in a lucky draw and the winner will win a NORTON INTERNET SECURITY program, which includes NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2000

CETA News:
HMK CONSULTING has been commissioned by the South African Association of Consulting Engineers (SAACE) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) to assist companies with the successful submission of the Planning Grant due on 31 July 2002. This service is being offered free of charge to all CETA registered consulting engineering companies and professionals in the sector such as Architects, Quantity Surveyors and Town Planners throughout South Africa.

Each company registered with CETA needs to submit the Planning Grant by 31 July 2002. To assist companies in this regard, CETA has developed a computer software programme. This software programme will be distributed, free of charge, via a CD. Should a company require assistance on obtaining the CD, and submitting the necessary Grant Forms, please contact HMK CONSULTING (011 447 2250) as soon as possible. By participating in this programme, HMK CONSULTING will enable each company to obtain 15% of their levy rebate for the period 01 April 2002 to 31 March 2003.

Should the Implementation Grant, based on this Planning Grant, be successfully submitted and approved by May 2003, each company will be entitled to a further 50% of their total levies paid during this period.

Please remember that this service (i.e. submission of a Planning Grant) will be offered free of charge, courtesy of CETA. HMK CONSULTING is an outsourced generalist people management service offering the above benefits by an experienced and accredited consultant.

Please do not hesitate in contacting HMK CONSULTING should there be any additional queries:
Heather Kinghorn, HMK CONSULTING
Tel/Fax: +27 11 447 2250, Mobile: 083 627 8765
Email: kinghorn@jhb.stormnet.co.za

(Thanks to PIA for the information)

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Liquidated Damages — a Two-Edged Sword
Delay can cause incalculable damages to an owner on a construction project. Such damages, however, may be very difficult to quantify with reasonable accuracy. Thus, in order to help avoid the uncertainty and expense of long evidentiary battles to establish (or refute) the owner's actual damages, parties to a construction contract may agree in advance to liquidate those damages. A “liquidated damages” clause is a negotiated clause to establish in advance a reasonable estimate of the damages that would be incurred by reason of a breach of contract or unexcused delays.
Note: This site requires free registration in order to access information
(©www.cmdfirstsource.com)

Scheduling techniques - a slideshow
Presentation Slides from AACE International's 2001 Annual Meeting, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 17-20, 2001
Note: This PPS will take a while to download but is an exellent introduction to the various scheduling techniques available (save it to disk for future reference)
(©www.aacei.org)

Microsoft Project Student Tutorial
Covers Scheduling Overview, Pre-Schedule Planning, Create New Schedule, Checking Your Schedule, Adjusting Your Schedule
(©lfserver.lf.psu.edu)

Excel Formulas
This page will take you to lots of examples of Excels Formulas. It includes formulas for dates, times, text and numbers. Each page also includes some formula tips and tricks
(©www.microsoftexceltraining.com)

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New members to the CUG
A warm word of welcome to the following members who have joined us in the CUG during the past week:

Changbum Jo
Ian Oosthuysen
Danie Butler
Alexander Grant
Jonathan Fletcher
Alan Kruger
Paramanandan Koseelan
Merrick Heuer
Johannes Kruger
Chris de Wet
David Mills

Please note that your registration to the CUG will remain in force as long as you remain a member of ASAQS and there is no need to register every year. If you have not received an e-mail confirming your registration contact ASAQS.

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