The Ministry of Public Works has organized a tender for the design, construction and/or reconstruction of major sports works in the DR. These include the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, site of the 2003 Pan American Games. Only Dominican and Venezuelan firms can pre-qualify as the funds come from accrued petroleum credits as a result of the Acuerdo de San José, signed between the Dominican and Venezuelan governments. The agreement stipulates that the contractors must purchase 70% of the goods and services for the construction and repairs in Venezuela. The company or companies would be responsible for: 1) Design and construction of 10 multi-use sports complexes in the provinces; 2) Design and construction of 10 sports installations in public schools; 3) Design and construction of the National Center of School Sports Health; 4) Reconstruction of the sports installations at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo. These facilities include: olympic pool, olympic stadium, gymnasium pavilion, olympic cycle track; tennis courts; table tennis facility; softball stadium, sports medicine facility, wrestling pavilion; weight-lifting pavilion, outdoor tracks and courts. The tender documents can be obtained from Tuesday, 14 December through Thursday, 16 December at the Ministry of Public Works, prior payment of RD$15,000. Pre-qualifying documents must be submitted no later than Monday, 10 January at noon. On Monday, 17 January, the final proposals will be opened at noon at the Ministry of Public Works.
