Shopfitter Businesses for sale in South Africa

Check CIDB status when the business undertakes public-sector construction work or tenders requiring a contractor grade. Match the registered class and grade to current projects, and confirm how the proposed transaction affects eligibility and tendering.

Review project-specific safety files, risk assessments, appointments, inductions, medical fitness, incident reports and subcontractor compliance. Compare documentation with active sites and investigate Department of Employment and Labour notices, injuries or unresolved client audit findings.

Identify electrical, gas, fire and other regulated work within each fit-out. Verify the responsible registered persons, subcontractors and completion certificates, and confirm that warranties remain enforceable if those specialists do not continue with the buyer.

Review each contract's certified progress, costs incurred, variations, claims, deposits, retentions and remaining obligations. Inspect sites and customer sign-off, then discount disputed amounts, unfinished snag lists and fixed-price work with insufficient margin to complete.

Inspect machinery, tools, vehicles, stock and customer-specific materials against invoices, serial numbers, finance and maintenance records. Separate hired, consigned and subcontractor items, and discount damaged, obsolete or unusable materials left from completed projects.

Check assignment, delay penalties, performance guarantees, defects liability, warranties and insurance in every live contract. Confirm responsibility for design errors, latent defects and subcontractor claims arising from work completed before the buyer takes control.