The project to supply, install and put into operation a photovoltaic system that generates solar energy in isolated communities of Alta Verapaz and Izabal was awarded this week by the Inde bidding joint.
Eight companies participated in the event, of which five approved the technical offer phase, so their economic proposals were opened on May 12.
The Invitation Board to be offered permanent of the National Institute of Electrification (IND) awarded the contract to Grupo Sege, Sociedad Anónima, for an amount offered by Q89 million 466 thousand 670, on Wednesday, May 14.
The project consists of the supply, installation and commissioning of 6,123 solar panels in around 90 communities in Alta Verapaz and Izabal.
Carmen López, coordinator of the Invitation Board to be offered permanent of the IND, reported through the Social Communication Office that, apart from the technical proposal, in the economic offer the amount is evaluated, but also the information contained in the documents presented.
The project is divided into five blocks, and the award could be total to a single offeror or divided by blocks among several. In this case, it was decided to award it to a single participant.
The bidders have the possibility of presenting disagreements. Until Friday, May 16, none had been registered in the Guatecompras system.
The file was transferred for the knowledge and approval of the corresponding authority, an organ that has three sessions to learn about the subject and issue a resolution, López added. The Directing Council of the Inde must decide whether or not to approve by the Board.
Previous awards
According to the Guatecompras system, the Grupo Seeg, SA company was registered in the Mercantile Registry and the SAT on June 20, 2014. Its economic activity is electrical installations, and its legal representative is William Stuardo Romero Amaya.
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In Guatecompras, awards appear in their favor from 2018 to 2025 for Q188.5 million. The highest amount corresponds to the current project, with Q89.4 million.
In 2022 he received four awards for a total of Q51 million. That year, the highest was granted by the National Port Company Santo Tomás de Castilla (Empornac), for Q49.7 million; another by the Port Company Quetzal (EPQ), and two more for the General Inspection of Cooperatives (INGECOOP).
The 2021 awards added five, for a total of Q41.5 million. In this case, two were granted by the EPQ by Q23.9 million and Q17.3 million, respectively; In addition, there were three more by the legislative agency that total Q213 thousand.
Other bidders
For the complete 6 thousand 123 solar panels, the following companies also presented offers:
- Distribuidora Siloe, Sociedad Anónima, for Q96.7 million.
- Quitze Fernanda Molina Rodríguez, owner of the Commercial Company Construcciones Molina, for Q99.9 million.
- Energy, Sociedad Anónima, for Q103.0 million.
Meanwhile, Carlos Raúl Muñoz García, owner of the company Mercantil Carquitectura & Design, did not offer for the five blocks, but only for two, which consist of 2,329 panels for Q52.7 million.
During the previous government administration, a similar project was awarded for Q67 million, for less panels than in the current tender. However, during the current management, Inde filed a complaint for various irregularities, and in January 2025 he informed that he was in the contract termination phase.