The companies that submitted bids are Consultores Profesionales e Ingeniería, Constructora Urbana, S.A., Proyectos y Construcciones Canaima, Constructora Ripard, Administración y Supervisión de Obras Civiles, S.A. and Riva, S.A. The proposals are being evaluated and the work will be awarded according to the score obtained (maximum 100 points) .

Carlos Boyd, director of Engineering, Architecture and Maintenance at the Ministry of Education (Meduca), told Prensa.com that "... After the stage of evaluation of proposals, offers will be passed on to the legal team of the entity to draft the contract. Subsequently, it will go to the Comptroller General of the Republic for the endorsement and finally the order to proceed will be given. "

"... This would be the second school building by Meduca in the village of Pacora. The first to be built was China-Taiwan at a cost of $13 million. It is currently partially closed due to problems with electrical panels. "

Source: Prensa.com

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