Botswana is a fast developing African economy. The need to further stimulate economic development underpins the Government of Botswana’s decision to establish the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH).

The Hub will have a whole suite of services that will assist entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers. BIH will be established in Gaborone: about 57 hectares of land, neighbouring the Diamond Hub has been secured for the first phase of the project.

At the centre of the BIH shall be an area called the BIH Headquarters Site. It will be a landmark development housing the BIH headquarters as well as offices rented out to tenants and common facilities such as conferences, restaurants, laboratories, meeting rooms, sports facilities, etc.

BDC wishes to develop the BIH Headquarters site as a “state of the art” office park (with related uses) on a portion of lot 69184 Block 8 Gaborone. The land, approximately 150 000m2 is currently vacant and is subject to an on going urban planning exercise. At this stage, Botswana Development Corporation wishes to pre-qualify 5 (five) firms of architects or consortiums for a design competition.

Termine di presentazione delle candidature: 30,01,2009