TenderVacancies NoticeNotice The Botswana“BITRI 332.63/005/2015 Institute for Technology – Resource ResearchResearch CentreCentre andand InnovationInnovation RefurbishmentRefurbishment (BITRI)(BITRI) isis Proposal Proposalaa newlynewly establishedestablished for for BITRI” BITRI” Introduction oftechnology New research instituteinstitute whosewhose mandatemandate isis toto undertakeundertake research,research, identifyidentify andand oror developdevelop Botswanaappropriate Institute technologies for Technology in line Research with national andand InnovationInnovation priorities (BITRI)(BITRI) and isisneeds aa newlynewly of established establishedBotswana. technology technologyBITRI invites research research instituteappropriate whose technologies mandate is to in undertake line with research,national identifypriorities and and or develop needs ofappropriate Botswana. technologies BITRI invites in line Members of theinstitutesuitably BITRI whosequalified mandate applicants is to undertake forfor thethe followingresearch,following identify positions:positions: and or develop appropriate technologies in line with national priorities and needs of Botswana. BITRIBITRI invitesinvites interestedinterested andand registeredregistered companies companies of of repute repute BBOTSWANA INSTIITUTE FOTR TECHNOLOGY RESREARCH AND INNOVIATION domiciled in the Republic of BotswanaTenderVacancies to tendertender forfor thethe provisionprovisionNotice ofof ResourceResource Centre Centre Refurbishment Refurbishment Services. Services. Board of DirectorsJUNIOR RESEARCHER, CARBONACEOUS MATERIALMATERIAL ANALYSISANALYSIS (2(2 positions)positions) The Botswana“BITRI 332.63/005/2015 Institute for Technology – Resource Research Centre and Innovation Refurbishment (BITRI) is Proposala newly established for BITRI” For more details, visit the Botswana Institute forfor TechnologyTechnology ResearchResearch andand InnovationInnovation Facebook Facebook page. page. technologyFor more details research visit institute the Botswana whose InstituteInstitutemandate forfor is Technology Technologyto undertake ResearchResearch research, andand identify InnovationInnovation and FacebookorFacebook develop The Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research,BotswanaClosing Science Date Institute and Technology,and forTime Technology established in Research and Innovation (BITRI) is a newly established technology research BOTSWANA INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION appropriateClosingpage or Date the technologies websiteand Time at www.bitri.co.bw. in line with national priorities and needs of Botswana. BITRI invites 2012 to conduct needs-based research and development in focusedBBOTS areas.WANA I NSTIITUTE FOTR TECHNOLOGY RESREARCH AND INNOVIATION page or the website at www.bitri.co.bw.th BITRI instituteThe closing whose date mandate and time is ofto the undertake Tender isresearch, 8th June identify 2015 at and 1000hrs. or develop appropriate technologies in line suitablyThe closing qualified date and applicants time of the forTender the isfollowing 8 June 2015 positions: at 1000hrs. The Mandate of BITRI is to identify, develop and/or adapt appropriate technology solutions that provides sustainable innovative solutionswith nationalthrough co-creation priorities and collaboration and needs in of Botswana. BITRI invites interested and registered companies of repute line with national priorities and needs of Batswana. Closing Date domiciledAnyThe communicationclosing in the date Republic for concerning applications of Botswana this Tenderis to 24th tender NoticeNotice April for shouldshould the 2015. provision bebe forwardedforwarded of Resource eithereither Centrein in writing, writing, Refurbishment facsimile facsimile or or email Services.email to to Members of the BITRI Board of Directors are appointed for a three-year term,and can be re-appointed for a second term of two years.JUNIORtheThe The attention Boardclosing of RESEARCHER,Directors dateof the is for responsibleProcurement applications for CARBONACEOUSthe Officer, is 24th using April any of2015. MATERIALthe contact details ANALYSIS below: (2 positions) strategic direction of the organisation. It comprises of members from different sectors such as academia, mining, private sector and theresearch. attention of the Procurement Officer, using any of the contact details below: For more details, visit the Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation Facebook page. The following have been appointed to the BITRI Board of DirectorsExpressionExpression with effect from 1st August of 2018:Interest ForBotswanaNB: more BITRI details Institute will visit only for the Technology respondBotswana Research toInstitute shortlistedshortlisted andand for InnovationInnovationTechnology candidates.candidates. Research and Innovation Facebook Private Bag 0082, Gaborone BOTSWANA INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ClosingpagePrivate or Date Bagthe 0082,websiteand Time Gaborone at www.bitri.co.bw. BITRI Fax: (+267) 397 4677 th Email: [email protected] TheFax: closing (+267) date 397 and 4677 time of the Tender is 8 June 2015 at 1000hrs. Email: [email protected] RequestRequest forfor anan ExpressionExpression ofof InterestInterest forfor thethe Leasing of Workshop, ClosingCafeteria Date and Office FacilitiesFacilities LocatedLocated atat PlotPlot 33 KanyeKanye and Plot 4448 PalapyeAnyThe communicationclosing date for concerning applications this Tenderis 24th Notice April should 2015. be forwarded either in writing, facsimile or email to the attention of the Procurement Officer, using any of the contact details below: EoIEoI no.no. (332.63/007/2019)(332.63/007/2019) BotswanaNB: BITRI Institute will only for Technology respond Research to shortlisted and Innovation candidates. BITRIBITRI wishes wishes to to consider consider for for an an Expression Expression of of Interest Interest (EoI) (EoI) from from competent competent Batswana-owned Batswana-ownedPrivate Bag 0082, Companiescompanies Gaborone forfor thethe leasingleasing ofof variousvarious workshop,workshop, Tender cafeteriacafeteria andand officeoffice Notice facilitiesfacilities located at PlotFax: 3 (+267) Kanye 397 and 4677 Plot 4448 Email: [email protected] Palapye.Palapye. BITRIBITRI is is seeking seeking proposals proposals from from 100% 100% citizen-owned citizen-owned Companiescompanies indicating the proposed use and rentals toto bebe offeredoffered toto thethe landlord.landlord. PlotPlotSupply, 33 inin KanyeKanye Installation, hashas thethe followingfollowing workshopConfigurationworkshop facilities;facilities; and Commissioning of Rack Mounted•• FormerFormer LeatherworksLeatherworks Servers with VMware vSphere Virtualization for Disaster DR•• POLOKOFormerFormer MOLOKO CarpentryCarpentry KEBAABETSWE BITRI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (MEMBER) Recovery Site •• FormerFormer BlacksmithBlacksmith andand FoundryFoundry Dr Poloko Moloko Kebaabetswe is the Director, Heritage Research Solutions and Green Heritage•• Former FormerWellness Centre. BakeryBakery She holds a PhD in Public Health and Behavioural Science from the• UniversityCafeteria of Texas. Dr Kebaabetswe was a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Health Sciences• Cafeteriabefore joiningOpen Botswana HarvardInternational Partnership as a Behavioural ScientistTender and later No:MS BITRI LESEGO M.332.63/006/2019 THAMAE joined BOTUSA (Botswana-USA) as a Co-Principal Investigator in the TRUVADA TDF2 HIV study. She joined the University of Botswana, School of Medicine as Director of the Health BITRI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (MEMBER) SystemsPlot Research 4448 Unit in (HSRU). Palapye She has also has worked light as a Consultantindustrial at the Botswana workshop Harvard facilities, including offices. PartnershipPlot 4448 and at UNICEF in Palapye Botswana. She has served lightin the World industrial Health Organization workshop Scientific facilities, including offices. Botswanaand Technical Advisory Institute Committee (STAC) for of the Technology Special program for Research Research and Training andMs LesegoInnovation M. Thamae is the (BITRI)Director of the Departmentinvites of Researchbidders Science andto in Tropical Diseases and regionally served in the WHO African Advisory Committee on Technology (DRST), in the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology submitHealthMandatoryMandatory Research proposals and Development RequirementsRequirements forin Congo, Supply, Brazzaville. Installation, ConfigurationMs Thamae holds an MSc and in Forestry Commissioning from the University of Stellenbosch in Southof Africa.Rack Dr1. 1.Kebaabetswe TheThe companyiscompany a recipient of several mustmust distinguished bebe 100%100% awards both citizen-ownedcitizen-owned locally and internationally andand shouldBefore show joining the capability DRST, she worked to for operate and led the Forestry business Association in of Botswana,these a Mountedsuch as, the Center Servers for Disease Control with (CDC), VMware& the Agency for ToxicvSphere Substances and Virtualizationlocal non-governmental for organisation. Disaster Her current portfolio Recovery includes creation ofSite a conducive at Disease Registryfacilitiesfacilities (ATSDR), USA, Meritorious Honors Award from American Embassy - CDC for environment for research and innovation, development of national research science and theOutstanding BITRI Contributions site into the Palapye. BOTUSA Strategic Plan on Human Capacity Development. technology strategies, and coordination of their implementation. She led the development She2.2. was SubmissionalsoSubmission awarded the International ofof rentalrental Public Healthproposalproposal Leadership Award for Dedication and of the approved Research Science Technology and Innovation Policy of 2011, and its Leadership after successfully directing the TDF2 HIV Prevention Study from the Disease Control, implementation plan. Coordinating3.3. AnAn Office officialofficial for Global documentationdocumentation Health, Department of Health certifyingcertifying and Human theServices,the legallegal USA. registrationregistration of thethe entity entity A non-refundable4.4. CertifiedCertified copiescopies fee of ofof Company CompanyBWP250.00 RegistrationRegistration shall beCertificate,Certificate, paid by Tax bidders Clearance to BITRI certificate, Accounts Form 2 Office (b) and 2prior (c) to collectionfromfrom RegistrarRegistrar of tender ofof CompaniesCompanies documents. oror CIPACIPA Payment maybe in the form of cash or via Electronic 5.5. AA mandatory mandatory sitesite visitvisit shallshall startstart atat PlotPlot 33 KanyeKanye (next to Prisons) on the 23rd May 2019 at 1030hours Funds Transfer (EFT). th andand atat PlotPlot 44484448 PalapyePalapye onon thethe 66th JuneJune 20192019 at 0900hours.

ThereNotesNotes shall be a MANDATORY site visit for this tender. The site visit shall be on Thursday 25thThe• April Theproposal 2019,proposal need at need 1000hrsnot benot too be atbulky.too Maranyane bulky. House. Those who miss the site visit will NOT be allowedThis• Thisinvitation to invitationmake is individualnot is construednot construed arrangements in any in anyway wayas an foras offer ansite offer to visit. contract. to contract. BITRI• BITRI will reviewwill review all expressions all expressions of interest of interest and gauge and gauge the amount the amount of interest of interest in the project in the andproject general and viabilitygeneral of the viability endeavor. of the endeavor. ClosingThere• There willDate bewill noand be document no Time document sold soldto those to those wishing wishing to express to express inte rest.interest. TheExpression• closingExpression date of Interest ofand Interest time should of should the be Tender be deposited deposited is not in in a later a tender tender than box box Friday at at BITRI BITRI 10 Headquarters,th Headquarters, May 2019, Plotat 0900hrs, 50654, DRSamora SEBUSI Machel ODISITSE Drive, Gaborone by 28th Juneth 2019 notDR later FORCE than TEFO 0900hours THEMA and marked as follows: GMTBITRI +2.BOARDSamora OF DIRECTORS Machel (MEMBER)Drive, Gaborone by 28 June 2019 notBITRI laterBOARD than OF DIRECTORS 0900hours (MEMBER) and marked as follows: “Expression“Expression of Interest of Interest for forthe the Leasing Leasing of ofWorkshop Workshop and and Office Office FacilitiesFacilities – – KanyeKanye and Palapye. Dr Sebusi Odisitse is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Forensic Sciences at Force Tefo Thema is a Senior Technologist at the Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural theEoI Botswana no.EoI International (332.63/007/2019)”.no. (332.63/007/2019)”. University of Science and Technology (BIUST). Dr Sebusi holds Resources. He holds a PhD in Condensed Physics/ Nanotechnology from University of South a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Before joining Africa (UNISA). Before joining BUAN, he worked in various capacities at Owens Corning, AnyBIUST, communication Dr Sebusi previously held the position concerning of Researcher at BITRI clarificationin the department of ofBotswana the Breweries contents and Debswana Diamond of Mining this Company. invitation Dr Thema is a recipient to of bidders Nanomaterials, involved in research for diagnostics specifically in water, food, human several awards and honours, among them, the iThemba-LABS and National Research Fund shouldandSubmissionsSubmissions animal be health, forwarded environment, receivedreceived water filtrationeither afterafter and closingclosing inair filtrationwriting, datedate technologies. andand or timetime emailHe also willwill to:NOT(NRF) be top awardsconsidered. in 2014, 2015 Telephonic, & 2016 for excellent emailed, research progress. facsimile worked at the Institute of Health Sciences in Molepolole, University of Cape Town and ProcurementCapeoror telexPeninsulatelex submissionsUniversitysubmissions ofOfficer, Technology will willin Cape alsoalso BotswanaTown, notSouthnot Africa.bebe considered. considered.His Instituteresearch interests for TechnologyDr Thema is a Fellow of the NanosciencesResearch African Network and (NanoAfnet), Innovation as well as National are in Bio-inorganic, Physical and Analytical Separation Techniques, Materials Science and Coordinator of the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology and has published extensively in world-renowned publications. He is a Botswana Chapter. He is on the Editorial Board of the Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology professional member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), American Chemical Society Open Access (NNOA) journal. In addition, Dr Thema is the Botswana Representative in the (US)AnyAny and South enquiriesenquiries African Chemical relatingrelating Institute (SA). toto thisthis EoIEoI shouldshould bebe donedone in writingAfrican Network and fordirected Solar Energy to(Ansole) BITRI and a MemberProcurement of the Gandhi Inspired Office Student (Attention: Procurement Officer); Email:Exchange [email protected] Committee (UNISA). th Hewhowho serves may may as a Boardbebe contacted contactedof Director for Botswana onon telephone:telephone: Geoscience Institute, 36075003607500 and Chemical oror EmailEmail [email protected] before 26 June 2019. Weapons (Prohibition), as well as in other national committees.

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