MY COMPANY CONSISTING OF THREE PEOPLE HAVE BUILT A UNIVERSAL ACCESS MINIBUS WHICH IS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. WE HAVE A FULLY WORKING PROTOYPE AND IT HAS BEEN WIDELY SHOWN. WE NOW HAVE TO BUILD A WORKING PRROTOYPE FOR HOMOLOGATION AND PRODUCTION. THIS REQUIRES MORE FUNDS THAN WE HAVE SO WE APPLIED TO THE DTIC ON 26 FEB 2020 AND WERE GIVEN SP11 355/25/02/2020 AS A REFERENCE.

THE APPLICATION WAS REJECTED ON THE GROUNDS IT " LACKED INNOVATION." WE WERE ALLOWED AN APPEAL WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED.

MY PROBLEM IS THAT THIS BUS IS IMPORTANT AND HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT HAS REQUESTED SOMETHING MUST BE DONE FOR THE DISABLED ACCORDING TO SEVERAL PROCALAMATIONS BY UN, EU AND AU.

I DO NOT THINK MY APPLICATION RUNNING TO SEVERAL 100 PAGES HAS EVEN BEEN LOOKED AT OR BEEN READ. THE WHOLE GRANT PROCESS IS COUCHED IN SECRECY. I HAD ONLY A 10 MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH A CONSULTANT FOR THE ASSEMENT DUE TO COVID AND HE OBVIOUSLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROJECT WAS ABOUT. I GAVE THEM REFERENCES OF THREE PEOPLE ALL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND AU FAIT WITH THE PROJECT TO EXPLAIN THINGS. NONE HAVE EVER BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DTIC.

THE DTIC ADDRESS IS 77 MEINTJIES STREET, SUNNYSIDE AND THE TEL WHICH THEY RARELY ANSWER IS 012 394 000. THE CONTACT PEOPLE ARE EITHER MS KHANYISA SEPOKO, A VERY BRIGHT VIBRANT YOUNG PERSON, OR MAHLATSI NDHLOVU.

COULD YOU PLEASE SEND SOMEONE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND FIND OUT IF I MUST ACCEPT THAT THEIR JUDGEMENT AS CORRECT AND THAT THE WHOLE PROJECT IS A WASTE OF TIME AND I MAY AS WELL GIVE UP.

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, AIVARS PRIEDE CELL 084 555 0110. IF YOU HAVE TIME I CAN SEND YOU THE APPEAL SUBMISSION.