BOBS Urges Flotek To Grap Opportunities
Monday, May 13, 2019
BOBS Urges Flotek To Grap Opportunities. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
The managing director of Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS), Masego Marobela said this during the Flotek pipes and irrigation BOS ISO 15877-2:2009 licence award ceremony last week.
“It should be noted that getting this certificate is one thing and to sustain it is another. I therefore urge you to maintain the achieved level of excellence,” she said.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...