The National Transit Agency (Intrant) is going ahead with the plan presented by the Public-Private Agency for a new public-private corporation to take on the responsibility of ensuring that vehicles in circulation meet minimum safety requirements. The law that created the Intrant assigned these responsibilities to the agency, but the Abinader government wants to create a new mega body to take charge.
Alianzas Público Privadas (DGAPP) director Sigmund Freund made the announcement of the pending tender to choose the company/companies as reported in Diario Libre. The entities will issue new certificates replacing the “revista”, a sticker vehicles have been required to purchase to circulate. For years the transport authorities have not been inspecting vehicles and have just been issuing the stickers.
Public-private agencies are criticized because they allow more flexible procurement and are not subject to normal government purchasing rules. The public-private entities have clauses that would leave to taxpayers any debt burden contracted but not paid for by the public-private venture.
The safety inspection public-private entity has been objected and is now being reintroduced.
The new venture would take on debt to establish new inspection units nationwide.
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8 March 2023