Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms (SCAEF), Nepal is an umbrella organization of consulting architectural and engineering firms, which has been also recognized by Government of Nepal (GON) as “national body of consultants” and it makes representations on various government forums for the welfare of the national consulting firms and attempts to promote quality of consulting services. In addition, SCAEF is also a member of International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and FIDIC Asia Pacific. SCAEF is dedicated in providing support to the government for policy reforms on consulting services sector, promoting dignified procurement of service for creating strong professional service sector based on fair, free and impartial competitive bidding and for eliminating fraud and corruption including appropriate formulation of projects. SCAEF was registered on November 20, 1990 as a non-government and non-profit organization with the goal of developing the consulting industry in Nepal by:
- Contributing to nation building through provision of skillful professional services, and
- Safeguarding the professional rights, interest, privileges, and duties of the consulting profession.
SCAEF Nepal is the consulting industry in Nepal which received new opportunities and challenges from early-seventies when government departments started using private professionals to provide services in small-scale engineering projects. Since then, though the industry is on a continuous path of growth, parallel support from the concerned quarters for the formulation of appropriate policies, regulations, and the environment for healthy development could not take place.
Website: https://scaef.org.np/