{"id":13334,"date":"2006-08-17T01:43:56","date_gmt":"2006-08-17T01:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dr1.com\/new\/pages\/deputy-laptops-bought-without-tender\/"},"modified":"2006-08-17T01:43:56","modified_gmt":"2006-08-17T01:43:56","slug":"deputy-laptops-bought-without-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2006\/08\/17\/deputy-laptops-bought-without-tender\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy laptops bought without tender"},"content":{"rendered":"

The purchase of 178 laptops for the new members of the Chamber of Deputies was carried out without public tender “because they are not a state purchase” according to outgoing Chamber president Alfredo Pacheco. He explained that they were bought at a price below their market value, as reported by Diario Libre. “We do not have to hold a tender for this purchase because it is not a state purchase, but rather a purchase for each lawmaker, which they will have to pay back in monthly installments of RD$2,000” said Pacheco. The laptops cost US$2,182 each for a total of US$388,396.00 (RD$12.28 million). The company that supplied the equipment was not named. Pacheco, who aspired to be voted mayor of Santo Domingo, did not run again in the Chamber of Deputies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The purchase of 178 laptops for the new members of the Chamber of Deputies was carried out without public tender “because they are not a state purchase” according to outgoing Chamber president Alfredo Pacheco. He explained that they were bought at a price below their market value, as reported by Diario Libre. “We do not … <\/p>\n

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