ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM CSIR CONFERENCE CENTRE 7/8 August 2000 Final Session

ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Role, function of forum: –Driven by the industry –Providing a perspective of overarching strategic issues as it affects pavement engineering –Promoting best practice –Coordination and linkage with other groupings –Establishment of task groups with specific national objectives –Dissemination of new technologies –Informing Government of issues pertaining to cost- effective delivery

ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Role, function of forum: –Provision to be made for wider representation and participation from the broader roads industry New urban and provincial authorities Previously disadvantaged tertiary institutions Emerging contractors Regional representation

ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM –Unresolved issues: Way forward wrt CAPSA resolutions Status of Committees –Transformation from BMLC to RPF Linkage with the RIC? Funding of RPF Broadening the support base (road owners and road material suppliers) Frequency, format and duration of meetings

ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Management structure: –Sponsorship Committee Overall guidelines, linkage with Government and other organisations Appointment of Steering Committee –Steering Committee Determination of programme Linkage with institutional structures and task groups

ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Process: –Sponsorship Committee to meet Composition of Steering Committee Mandate to Steering Committee –Coordinating with other role players

Resolution #1 That the RPF opens a debate on institutional reform, financing and delivery of roads at a provincial level by: –discussing the issues and options raised by the Minister of Transport at a workshop and/or at committee level; and –making recommendations on the forum’s preferred options for implementations

Resolution #2  That, in respect of the current shortages of qualified materials technicians for quality control, that an RPF Task Group be formed to:  Promote recruitment of materials technicians  lobby for ECSA registration of Materials Technicians  promote the reintroduction of Materials Diplomas  promote the introduction of materials post-graduate training for Technicians

Resolution #3 That an Action Committee, consisting of E Horak, P Hendricks, B Perrie and P Myburgh, be mandated to advance the formation of the Road Infrastructure Centre through: –Support; –Establishment of goals and objectives; –Advice on its modus operandi and expand the membership of the Action Committee to be representative of the industry

Resolution #4 That a Working Group be established to identify research and development needs in the field of cement stabilisation