Public-Private Initiatives

Electronic Passports

Project of acquisition and maintenance of the new infrastructure for the issuance of electronic passports to Dominican citizens residing in the Dominican Republic and abroad.

Final reception: 07/25/2022, 3:20 pm

Registration date: 08/10/2022

Project description

This project provides for the General Directorate of Passport to adopt a new system for the issuance and distribution of the electronic national passport that will allow Dominicans to obtain a document that will provide security measures and facilitate international mobility.

LOCATION

The purpose of this initiative is to implement the issuance and use of the electronic passport in order to advance towards standardization with other countries, improve the security level of the document and respond to the requirements of international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (OACI, by its acronym in spanish).

In the Dominican Republic, the institution responsible for issuing official and ordinary passports is the General Directorate of Passports. This institution has made available thirty-six (36) centers for passport acquisition procedures for Dominican citizens. For citizens residing in the country, thirteen (13) offices or centers have been established nationwide located in: Santo Domingo (central headquarters), Zona Oriental, Punto Gobierno Sambil, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís, Barahona, Puerto Plata, Nagua, Monte Cristi, La Vega, Higüey, and Azua. Meanwhile, Dominican citizens residing abroad can go to an authorized Dominican consulate located in the following locations: Valencia, Barcelona, Boston, Panama, St. Maarten, Hamburg, Madrid, Genoa, Miami, Milan, Puerto Rico, Zurich, New York, Canada, Los Angeles, Guadeloupe, Montreal, Aruba, Washington, Curacao, Antigua and Barbuda, Rome, and Chile.

Santiago Santiago Rodríguez Valverde San Juan Santo Domingo Sánchez Ramírez San Pedro de Macorís Monte Cristi Puerto Plata Dajabón Espaillat Hermanas Mirabal Bahoruco Barahona Independencia Elías Piña Pedernales Azua La Vega Monseñor Nouel Peravia San José de Ocoa Duarte Hato Mayor Monte Plata María Trinidad Sánchez Samaná San Cristóbal Distrito Nacional El Seibo La Altagracia La Romana

GENERAL INFORMATION

Possible Contracting Authority(ies)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) and General Directorate of Passports (DGP)

Contractor Authority

General Directorate of Passports (DGP)

Prioritized Sector(s)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

Proposer

Midas Dominicana, S.A.

Modality

Private

Estimated initial investment

RD$ 1.21 billion dominican pesos (approximately US$22 millions) (CAPEX)

Total term of the contract

20 years

Qualification of Bidders or Manifestation of Interest

N/A

Deadline for submitting envelope A and B

N/A

Process info

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TIMELINE

Reception
07/25/2022
Admission
08/22/2022
Eligibility Workshop
09/29/2022
Declaration of Public Interest
02/23/2023
Under feasibility evaluation
Next process
Upcoming process
Competitive process

PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

VIRTUAL DATA ROOM

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