A CIDB grade 1 certificate is the entry level certificate that allows a construction company to bid for any government tender between the values of R 1 to R 130, 000.

The registration requirements are fairly simple and we believe that any company that has a valid tax clearance certificate, director’s ID copy as well as a valid company registration certificate can qualify for the CIDB grade 1 certificate.

Unlike for grades 2 to 9, no prior construction experience is required for this grade.

Furthermore, companies can register for one or more of the following classes of works across the board however, an additional R 450 will be levied for each grade.

If you need us to assist you with the online registration of your CIDB grade 1 at a cost of R450 please fill in our online application form by clicking here, and one of our consultants will get back to you immediately.

It takes less than a day to have your CIDB grade 1 registered, otherwise, you may read on for more information.

In order to bid for any of the classes above, you must be registered for that specific class of construction works. For example, you cannot bid for an electrical works construction project with a mechanical engineering’s CIDB grading.

 Due to the COVID pandemic, the CIDB has abolished manual registrations for all Grade 1’s nation wide.

All registrations must be done via online and therefore, the most important requirements to do an online CIDB grade 1 is a compliant CSD database registration.

We shall assist in linking your CSD profile to the CIDB grade 1 online.

In order to assist with your CIDB application, we shall need

• The MAAA… CSD number
• Your active valid email
• Cellphone number for OTP
• If you don’t have an active compliant CSD, we shall assist you in registering it.

Once you have registered for your certificate. You can print or check the validity of your cidb certificate by clicking the following CIDB link.

• Cidb Certificate Check

A CIDB grading is a rank given to a construction company based on the value and experience of it’s past construction projects. The rank is based on works, financial and general compliance criteria. The grading ranks from grade 1 (entry level position) up to 9. Government tenders of specific contract amounts are strictly awarded to specific construction companies that hold a specific CIDB grading.

To see the different cidb grading ranges as well as the qualification criteria and the kind of contracts that they can qualify for, click here to view the table.

The table can also be used as a cidb grading calculator.

At Fixonate, we can assist you with the registration of your online CIDB certificate for any class of construction works applicable.  We charge an administration fee of R 450 in addition to the R450 payable at the CIDB. We shall also assist you with the online application of your CIDB grade 1. All you have to do, is to email us the proof of payment and we shall do the rest for you.