BEE Certification (Pty) Ltd Verification Process

1. Client Visit

  • Quote and agree price
  • Sign Verification Agreement
  • Complete Client Questionnaire
    • Request Documentation
    • Assess Conflict of interest – Indicate Yes or No
  • Conduct BEE Verification in accordance with BEE Onsite Visit & Audit Plan if BEE documentation is available and no conflict of interest
  • Arrange for client invoice – Complete annexure
  • Obtain payment, collect cheque or prove that client has made EFT for full settlement of fee

2. If there is a conflict of interest

  • Then submit conflict of interest assessment to COO of BEEC who will assess and determine validity of conflict of interest and determine
    • If immaterial then Verification Analyst retains assignment
    • If material
      • Reassign audit to different Verification Auditor or
      • Terminate the verification agreement, by exercising termination clause in the verification agreement via e-mail

3. If documentation is not available

  • Schedule meeting to prepare audit file (complete separate fee section in verification agreement) and
  • Schedule meeting to conduct BEE Verification Audit (onsite)
  • Calculate BEE Score – Indicative
  • Arrange for supplementary invoice for additional fees

4. After completion of BEE Verification

  • Submit file for review process
    • Conduct process review
      • Place review notes on file
      • Sign off on process review
    • Conduct audit review
      • Place review notes on file
      • Sign off on audit review
    • Conduct BEE Verification Risk Assessment
      • Place risk assessment on file
      • Sign off on risk assessment
    • Calculate BEE Score – Final BEE score if no process or review notes

5. Issue certificate and BEE Verification audit report

  • If there is no review notes and
  • Payment has been received in full.