Migrants
The Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM) awarded the tender for the acquisition of three million notebooks for ordinary Guatemalan passport to the Editorial South, SA, for a total amount of Q105,720,000.00.
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Illustrative photo by a person holding a Guatemalan passport. (PHOTO FREE PRESS: PL hemeroteca)
As recorded in the administrative act published on Monday, April 28 in Guatecomprasthe Bidding Board met on April 24 at the IGM central offices, to evaluate the offers presented by two companies: Editorial Sur, SA, which obtained a score of 100 points, and Standard forms, SA, which reached 96.68 points. The evaluation considered aspects such as price, certifications, records and experience.
Unanimously, the qualification of the offers presented was:
The unit cost of each notebook will be Q35.24, and the contract includes the manufacture of three million documents that will have security measures as established in the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
According to the minutes, the participating companies had to present extensions and clarifications related to technical requirements, including paper specifications, security measures in the notebooks, back cover, and print characteristics.
The General Director of the IGM had previously granted an extension of ten business days for the bidding process by resolution IGM-111-2025 of April 2, which allowed to properly complete the evaluation of the proposals, according to the minutes.
The award was carried out in accordance with articles 28 and 33 of Decree 57-92 of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala (State Contracting Law), and article 21 of the Government Agreement 122-2016 (Regulation of the State Contracting Law and its reforms).