New Date for Cell Bid in Costa Rica

©image: Jorge Gobbi

The original date for bid reception was Nov. 5. The changes requested by the Comptroller General forced Sutel to change the schedule.

Elfinancierocr.com reports that the newspaper [the official journal Gaceta] published in their Errata section, "The other conditions in the bid terms will remain unchanged for now, Sutel, in the coming days, will proceed with the publication of the amendments.”

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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