Joint Venture Guide for South African Tenders
Learn how to form compliant JVs, find the right partner, model CIDB and B-BBEE outcomes, avoid fronting risk, and draft an agreement for public-sector bids.
Find a JV partner
Rank companies by how well they close your CIDB, B-BBEE, sector, or province gap.
Browse partner directories
Explore public award-history directories by sector and province.
Model the JV
Check consolidated B-BBEE, CIDB uplift, work share, and fronting risk.
Draft an agreement
Turn your structure into a JV agreement draft for legal review.
Become discoverable
Opt in so other companies can find you and send consent-based JV proposals.
Expert Articles
Learn how the B-BBEE Commission defines fronting and how to avoid it in your unincorporated JVs.
A deep dive into the two main types of Joint Ventures and when to use each for state tenders.
How to leverage a partner's strengths to bid for larger contracts than you could alone.
What is fronting?
Fronting practices include situations where black persons are given a title but no real authority or work.
- Economic interest: Does profit share match work share?
- Operational involvement: Is the black partner actually doing the work?
- Decision making: Does the black partner have voting rights?
Incorporated vs unincorporated
Unincorporated: Most common for specific projects. Liability is joint and several. No new CIPC registration needed.
Incorporated: A separate legal entity. Better for long-term partnerships, but needs its own administration and certification.