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The General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) announced this Monday the official suspension of the national public bidding procedure no. Ayuntamiento Azua-CCC-LPN-2025-0001, convened by the municipal council of Azua for the "Design, construction, operation and maintenance of a regional sanitary landfill with a valorization plant", for an estimated amount of RD$620 million.
The decision was made as a result of a preventive monitoring that revealed serious violations of Law 340-06, its Regulation 416-23, and the principles of transparency, proportionality, and free competition.
Within the irregularities identified in the aforementioned procedure, the absence of a prior study or feasibility analysis was evidenced, an indispensable document to technically and economically justify the project. Likewise, ambiguous award criteria, without clear weighting tables; a contractual duration of 20 years without legal basis and amendments submitted outside the established deadline, which, according to the DGCP, affects the validity and traceability of the process.
Given these findings, the governing body ordered the official suspension of the bidding process, which implies its immediate execution in the Electronic System of Public Contracting (SECP), formal notification to the City Council of Azua, and its publication on the official portals of the DGCP and the National System of Public Contracting (SNCP), with the aim of safeguarding transparency, legality, and the correct use of public resources.
About preventive monitoring
Preventive monitoring is a mechanism that allows the DGCP to review procurement procedures before their award, in order to verify that they comply with current regulations. Its purpose is to prevent irregularities, guarantee equal conditions and ensure transparency, avoiding that public resources are committed in processes with irregularities. According to article 108 of Regulation 416-23, the DGCP may suspend a process ex officio when the contracting entity does not promptly address the observations made during monitoring. Through a press release, the DGCP reiterated that preventive monitoring is an instrument of transparency and good administration, aimed at ensuring that public procurement and contracting processes comply with the law, safeguarding the general interest and the equitable participation of bidders.
