DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has established a definitive timeline for the awarding of the contract to produce the new Dominican Republic national identity card. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Dominican Republic have expired ID cards as the process for renewal has been delayed. The JCE has authorized people to continue to use the expired cards.

In a public announcement on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the JCE’s Procurement and Contracting Committee revealed that the bid opening for credentials, technical proposals, and samples (Envelope A) and economic proposals (Envelope B) will take place on 25 February 2025. This international public tender, JCE-CCC-LPI-2024-0001, aims to select the company that will provide the necessary equipment, materials, and services for printing the new ID cards.

Following the evaluation of the technical proposals, a “proof of...