{"id":506445,"date":"2026-05-02T14:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/president-abinader-designates-oversight-commission-for-bidding-on-the-amber-highway\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:32:21","slug":"president-abinader-designates-oversight-commission-for-bidding-on-the-amber-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/president-abinader-designates-oversight-commission-for-bidding-on-the-amber-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"President Abinader designates oversight commission for bidding on the Amber highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- <strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/luisabinader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luis Abinader<\/a><\/strong> issued <strong>Decree No.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/presidencia.gob.do\/decretos\/298-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>298-26<\/strong><\/a>, through which he designates a <strong>Citizen Oversight Commission<\/strong> to supervise the <strong>bidding process<\/strong> of the project \u201cDesign and Construction of the Connection Road between the Northern Ring Road of Santiago and the Puerto Plata\u2013Sos\u00faa Road, called the Amber Highway\u201d.\n\nThe commission will be made up of the bishop of the Diocese of Our Lady of Altagracia, <strong>Jes\u00fas Castro Marte<\/strong>, along with <strong>Franklin B\u00e1ez Brugal, Pedro Silverio and Jos\u00e9 <\/strong><strong>Radham\u00e9s<\/strong><strong> Garc\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, who will be responsible for <strong>overseeing, following up and monitoring<\/strong> the development of the bidding process.\n\nThe decree, signed on <strong>May 1, 2026<\/strong> in Santo Domingo, establishes this measure with the aim of strengthening <strong>transparency, accountability, and social control<\/strong> in a contracting process considered to be of high impact for territorial connectivity and the economic development of the country.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/presidente-abinader-ordena-ampliacion-a-4-carriles-de-la-autopista-ramon-caceres-por-peticion-del-ministro-andres-bautista\/\">President Abinader orders expansion to 4 lanes of the Ram\u00f3n C\u00e1ceres highway at the request of Minister Andr\u00e9s Bautista<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nAccording to the decree, this body may receive <strong>observations, complaints and suggestions<\/strong> from citizens, suppliers and organizations, as well as issue follow-up reports with findings that may be incorporated into the administrative file of the process.\n\nFurthermore, it is established that the institutions involved, including the <strong>Ministry of Public Works and the RD Vial Trust,<\/strong> must provide the commission with access to information related to the process, in accordance with the <strong>current legal provisions.<\/strong>\n\nThe document specifies that the Commission will have a&nbsp;<strong>strictly observational<\/strong>&nbsp;character and will not intervene in the powers of the&nbsp;<strong>Procurement and Contracting Committee<\/strong>&nbsp;or in the evaluation of bids.&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\nIn addition, members must sign a&nbsp;<strong>code of ethics<\/strong>&nbsp;prior to the exercise of their functions, declaring their&nbsp;<strong>independence<\/strong>, the absence of conflicts of interest and their duty of&nbsp;<strong>confidentiality.<\/strong>&nbsp;\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader issued Decree No. 298-26, through which he designates a Citizen Oversight Commission to supervise the bidding process of the project \u201cDesign and Construction of the Connection Road between the Northern Ring Road of Santiago and the Puerto Plata\u2013Sos\u00faa Road, called the Amber Highway\u201d. 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