Dominican Procurement Agency Saves Billions in Public Funds in 2025

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The nation's Public Procurement Directorate (DGCP) announced Thursday it safeguarded more than 6.5 billion Dominican pesos in public funds during 2025 through robust control and prevention mechanisms within the national procurement system.

The agency nullified or redirected procurement processes marred by irregularities, totaling over 984.4 million pesos. As the lead body for the National Public Procurement System (SNCP), the DGCP issued 190 administrative resolutions following investigations and complaints.

Of these resolutions, 26 specifically ordered the annulment of administrative actions after confirming violations of due process and existing regulations. This included nine contracting procedures, valued at more than 984.4 million pesos, which required contracting institutions to initiate new, compliant processes.

Additionally, the DGCP's preventive monitoring efforts led to timely interventions before irregularities could materialize. These actions resulted in the cancellation of 78 contracting processes, worth more than 4.95 billion pesos, and the suspension of seven others, valued at an additional 659.1 million pesos.

Collectively, these proactive measures helped redirect processes totaling 6.59 billion pesos, enhancing the transparent and efficient use of public resources and mitigating risks to the national treasury.

Further bolstering its oversight, the DGCP prevailed in the contentious-administrative courts, with 67 out of 84 of its decisions confirmed by the judiciary. This outcome, the directorate noted, underscores its strict adherence to the Constitution, laws, and due process guarantees.

In its ongoing efforts to ensure integrity, the DGCP also issued 35 decisions to disqualify entities from the State Supplier Registry (RPE) in 2025. These included temporary disqualifications for contract breaches and permanent ones for submitting false or altered documents.

The directorate also canceled or suspended 91 supplier registrations for individuals and legal entities convicted or facing charges for corruption offenses. An additional 39 registrations were removed due to ineligibilities outlined in current regulations.

The DGCP also provided over 100 instances of technical assistance and information to the Public Ministry and various state control bodies, aiding ongoing investigations and judicial proceedings.

"Our actions are not limited to correcting irregularities once they've occurred; they are increasingly focused on prevention and timely monitoring," said Carlos Pimentel, director general of Public Procurement. "The fact that our decisions have been upheld by the courts reaffirms that we are acting in accordance with the Constitution, the law, and due process, effectively protecting public resources."