ITT FOR PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE GAMBLING AUTHORITY

1. INTRODUCTION

The Gambling Authority is an institution set up as a body corporate through the Gambling Act, passed by Parliament of Botswana in September 2012. The Authority is guided by a Board of Directors drawn from both the Private and Public Sector, and headed by the Chief Executive Officer.
The Act is to regulate gambling in Botswana; to establish the Gambling Authority; and to provide for all matters incidental thereto.
The Act may be cited as the Gambling Act, 2012
Prior to the Gambling Act, was the following:
– The Lotteries and Betting Act
-The Casino Control Act
The regulator was known as the Casino Control Board and it worked with a Secretariat housed in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), renamed the Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry (MITI)

2. FORMAT OF RESPONSE AND REQUIREMENTS

The response and requirements should be in the following format:
Responses must consist of the following mandatory parts (in their order):
– Form of Response
– Statement of Capability
– Statement of commitment.
– Certified copy of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Registration
– Certified copy of a valid Tax Clearance certificate
– Valid practicing certificate from the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)
– Written references from clients (at least three).
– Form 2 (List of directors and shareholders of the company, and their nationality).
– Proof of registration with PPADB Accounting & Audit Services

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