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 concept” phase will commence. This testing period, which will last 15 business days, is scheduled to begin on 19 March 2025.
According to Luis Mora, president of the Procurement and Contracting Committee, the established deadlines align with the Public Contracts Law, the Internal Regulations on Purchases and Contracts, and the recommendations of several registered bidders who requested a minimum of 40 days between the end of the question-and-answer period and the bid opening.
The JCE has not announced when the actual renewal process will begin.
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El Dia
9 January 2025