The companies GSI Guatemala, Orcatec, Productive Business Solutions and Intelident submitted proposals ranging from between $3.6 and $4.6 million for the provision of passport booklets.
The Ministry of Government has postponed for the third time the receipt of bids for the passport book and migration services tender.
According to Fernando Lucero, spokesman for the Office of Migration (DGM), the new extension is due a change in the specifications to improve the quality of the booklets and also because there were a number of questions from the bidders.
The Department of Migration has been authorized to acquire the passport books without a bidding process for a value of up to $3 million.
From a press release published by the Diario de Centro América:
The government has authorized the Ministry of Interior (MINGOB), through the Directorate General of Migration (DGM), under their strict liability, to acquire, without being subject to a tender or quote, 600,000 books for passports.
The Department of Immigration is inviting bids for the supply of passport books and providing comprehensive services for data capture.
The subject of the tender is a contract for the supply of passport books and providing comprehensive services for data capture (enrollment), customization, process management and related services to the issuing of passports to citizens of the Republic of Guatemala.
The Government of Guatemala is studying the direct purchase of 500,000 passport booklets after the dismissal of a second tender process which sought to acquire the booklets.
Taking part in the contest were two bidders, which contravenes the Government Procurement Act, since the process was conducted in the form of "expression of interest", which is supposed to have only one participant.
In Guatemala, competing again in the tender for the elaboration of 500,000 passports, is the same company that 10 months was ceased from issuing these documents by the government.
According to an article in S21.com.gt, "Corporación Inmobiliaria La Luz, the company which 10 months ago the Government refused to continue working with for issuing Guatemalan passports is once again competing for a contract that would allow them to make 500,000 of these booklets. "
The Directorate General of Immigration in Guatemala is seeking to acquire 500,000 booklets for passports through a call for expressions of interest.
According to Fredy Viana, Controller of the Office of Migration (DGM), the figure of mode of expression of interest, is the choice that government authorities are leaning towards now that the previous contract has expired.
The country's government has ruled out conducting a tender for the purchase of 250,000 notebooks for passports.
President Otto Perez Molina declared the purchase 250,000 notebooks for passports, without complying with tender requirements and proposals, to be of national interest, reported Prensalibre.com.
The Department of Immigration has issued a public tender for the Supply of Passport Books and providing comprehensive services for Data Capture (enrollment).
A press release from the Ministry of the Interior reads:
On 13 October a public tender for the supply of passport books and providing comprehensive services for Data Capture (enrollment) Personalization, Process Management and Related Services for citizens of the Republic of Guatemala was published in the Government Procurement System (GUATECOMPRAS). This tender identified number is NOG 1730665.
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