SANTO DOMINGO. -The General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) reported yesterday, Thursday, the suspension of 20 State Supplier Registries (RPE) of legal entities and consortia linked to a supplier structure that allegedly manipulated procurement processes with the State through fraudulent practices.
According to resolution no. DGCP44-2025-004600, the company names whose registrations were suspended are: Comerdon, SRL; Inversiones Qtek SRL; Condelca, SRL; Tingley Business, SRL; Mediterráneo Investments Group, SRL and Kury Limited.
Also the Importadora Coav, SRL; Empresas Integradas, SAS; Flexiplas, SRL; Inversiones Nogal Verde, SRL; Agro Avícola Benevento, SRL; Grupo Empresarial Barnichta, SRL; Inversiones Yang, SRL; Topicverse, SRL and Roment, SRL.
Similarly, the Integrated Companies & Prestressed Concrete Consortium; Integrated Companies & Yeara Construction Company ; Integrated Companies & Farmasino; Integrated Companies & Tankasa and the Integrated Importer Consortium (Coav Importer).
The DGCP reported that as the investigations continue, it is likely that other natural or legal persons linked to the same process will be added to the list of disqualified individuals.
He explained that this decision stems from the administrative investigation carried out by the General Directorate of Public Procurement and the ongoing criminal investigation by the Public Ministry and the Attorney General's Office against these companies and consortia for alleged crimes such as fraud against the State, bribery, collusion, money laundering, document forgery, criminal association, among other crimes that directly affect public assets and public procurement procedures.
In a press release, the DGCP clarified that this decision does not constitute a sanction, but rather a necessary precautionary measure to protect the public interest, competition, and integrity of the National Public Procurement System (SNCP) while the corresponding criminal investigation is underway.
The institution stressed that it constitutes a "serious and imminent risk" to the integrity of the system when there are reasonable indications that one or more companies have engaged in organized acts of collusion and other crimes related to public procurement, since this affects free competition, transparency, the efficient use of public resources and equality among bidders.
“The mere fact of maintaining the operational authorization of the companies under investigation implies a real risk that the alleged offending bidders will engage in repeated offenses, obstruction, or disruption of the process, a situation that justifies the adoption of the precautionary measure,” highlights the administrative act available on the institutional portal DGCP44-2025-004600
Background
The governing body recalled that, at the end of October, it sent to the Attorney General's Office a technical report prepared jointly with the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Comptroller General's Office, which documents that said structure allegedly manipulated contracting processes with the State, also engaging in alleged acts of intimidation, extortion and possible links with public officials, directly affecting free competition and equal participation of bidders.
According to the research findings, these companies exhibit matching patterns of joint participation, rotation of awardees, and concentration of contracts in specific sectors of the public market.
The document also includes testimonies from affected suppliers, who reported threats, blackmail, and pressure to withdraw from legitimate awards, demonstrating the existence of intimidation and manipulation mechanisms that distort the transparency and fairness of the processes.
