Within the Project for Improvement of Health Equity and Performance, the Ministry will purchase four (4) large and fourteen (14) small refrigerated trucks.

Some of the specifications for the 4 large refrigerated trucks:

Cab-over motor truck
Chassis at least 87.255 mm or 23.8 feet.
White
2010 or 2011 model year

Some of the specifications for the 14 small Refrigerated Trucks:

Cab-over motor truck
Chassis at least 14 feet long to 16 feet minimum body
White
2010 or 2011 model year

Source: PanamaCompra.gob.pa

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