Panama Invites Tenders for $3.1 Million Worth of Lab Equipment

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The 12 labs are for ten training centers being set up by Panama's Professional Human Resources Training and Development Institute (INADEH in Spanish).

Technical specifications: the electronic lab equipment should be able to cope with up to 24 participants. Each workstation must be able to be used by two people.

The date planned for when proposals may be received is 17 September.

Source: PanamaCompra.gob.pa

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