PanamaCompra to improve information systemFriday, November 21, 2008 The company is looking to offer more security and guarantee to system user and to make progress in automating the government purchase cycle. Representatives of the Department of Public Contracts and Chilean company, SONDA S.A., signed the order yesterday to proceed with the installation of the new PanamaCompra computer platform. Panama government spends US$18 million on automobilesThursday, May 29, 2008 Over the last 12 months, Panama's state institutions have spent a total of US$18 million on purchases of automobiles and buses through the PanamaCompra website. But Edilberto Ruiz, director of public contracts said that the amount only seemed high because the purchases are bundled together now on the website. Previously each government department bought vehicles separately and no total figure was published, Ruiz said. Improvements in State Purchases SystemThursday, August 13, 2009 The new version of "Panama Compra", to be available shortly, will allow suppliers to submit electronic proposals. Looking for savings, both for the government and its suppliers, the second version of the state's purchasing system, "Panama Compra", will allow providers to send their product and services proposals electronically, without the need of going to the office of state purchases. New Information Technology System for PanamaCompraTuesday, April 7, 2009 With an investment of $3 million, the State’s Director of Procurements intends to launch PanamaCompra version 2.0 by mid-2009. Since its implementation 27 months ago, there have been over 180 thousand procurements in which some 13 thousand companies participated for an amount over $2.2 billion. Panama Modifies Bidding Rules for MetroThursday, January 28, 2010 The Metro Secretary announced that the updated bidding rules can be downloaded from PanamaCompra since yesterday. These modifications were included by request of some of the companies interested in developing the Metro System of Panama City. Panama: Contracts for Over $2 BillionFriday, June 5, 2009 From December 2006 to May 2009, there were 204,516 contracts awarded through the www.panamacompra.gob.pa website. According to the consolidated management report of the Directorate General for Public Contracting (DGCP), the total amount was over $2.446 billion. Panama Invites Bids for $34 Million Food ContractWednesday, November 18, 2009 The project comprises supplying food for jailed convicts and their guardians. According to the bidding rules, the contractor will have to service prisons located in the provinces of Panama and Colón, between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012. $5.2 Million for Panama City StreetsMonday, December 7, 2009 A public bidding process was announced to rehabilitate Panama City's streets, and proposals will be received on December 30th. The project comprises patching streets, laying asphalt cement, repairing and painting bridges, plus other works in the metropolitan area. Panama: New Tender for Children's HospitalThursday, June 25, 2015 The Ministry of Health announced that on June 30 it will publish the specifications of the tender for the design and construction of the hospital, with a price tag of $8 million. PThe new tender will be published in PanamaCompra, where interested companies must use as a reference the "medico-funciona" plan prepared by professional and administrative staff of the Children's Hospital, and must provide 400 parking spaces, areas for kiosks and pedestrian areas. Tender For Children's Hospital CancelledMonday, August 4, 2014 The Ministry of Health in Panama has annulled the current process and announced a new tender for mid-2015. The construction of the Hospital del Niño in Panama will be delayed another year, after the authorities suspended the bidding process initiated by the Martinelli administration. Teleradiology Tender Declared VoidMonday, May 13, 2013 The tender for teleradiology services in Panama has been declared void by the Social Security Department, who rejected the proposals submitted by Cable Onda and C & W-Promed. "In the tender for greatest amount, which has a reference price of $88 million, and a five-year contract, proposals were submitted by C & W-Promed for $105,595,132 and Cable Onda for $105,599,999", reported Prensa.com. Panama: Controversy over Tender for Scanners ContinuesThursday, July 25, 2013 Businessmen have criticized the postponement, four times, of the tender for the operation and maintenance of scanners for the country's customs offices. Prensa.com reports: "Since the publication of the tender on March 28, 2013, on the PanamaCompra website there have been seven addendums approved, four of them to change the date for submission of proposals and three to amend the specification conditions ". Panama: Direct Contract for Convention Center OperatorThursday, January 23, 2014 The Tourism Authority of Panama calling for companies to submit bids for the operation of the convention center. The selection of the firm that will manage the convention center to be built in Amador at a cost of $194 million will not go through the PanamaCompra system. The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), said that they know of experienced firms for the project, and therefore they will hold the tender by invitation. Panama: Bids for Insuring Metro PassengersTuesday, April 1, 2014 The offers submitted by five insurers in the tender whose price tag is $3.2 million range between $1.3 million and $2.6 million. Five companies submitted bids in the abbreviated tender for the acquisition of liability and passenger insurance for line one of the Panama Metro. Panama Will Put Air Tickets Out to TenderMonday, January 18, 2010 This year the Government will purchase bulk flight tickets via public contest, at the website panamacompra.gob.pa. Eldis Iván Sánchez, director of Government Purchases, explained they are preparing the bidding rules. |
|