The new Public Procurement law comes into effect this Wednesday

Santo Domingo.- The new Law 47-25 on Public Procurement, which tightens controls to prevent corruption in public purchases, will come into force tomorrow after the 180-day deadline expires, following its enactment by President Luis Abinader, on July 28 of last year, the General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) reported this Tuesday. In that sense, Abinader will lead tomorrow's signing of the decree that approves the General Implementation Regulation "which translates the principles of the Law into concrete actions and clearly defines the standards, deadlines and responsibilities for the effective execution of the new regulatory framework by the actors that make up the National Public Procurement System."

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According to the organization, "from now on begins a gradual implementation process of the regulations, which entails a training stage and the accompaniment of the governing body to the purchasing units of the institutions subject to the scope of application to ensure that no one is left behind in compliance with the new legislation." "The gradual deployment ensures that each stage has the necessary regulatory support, providing certainty and clear steps for all actors in the system," highlighted the general director of Public Procurement, Carlos Pimentel, in a statement. The new Law 47-25, which boosts micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, tightens the consequences regime to prevent and punish corruption in public procurement. It also establishes new hiring modalities and the mandatory use of the Electronic System of Public Contracting (SECP), as well as the integration of environmental and sustainability criteria in the processes, among other novelties.