{"id":10182,"date":"2025-12-20T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=10182"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:30:08","slug":"panama-lawmaker-warns-against-public-procurement-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/politics-government\/panama-lawmaker-warns-against-public-procurement-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Lawmaker Warns Against Public Procurement Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Panamanian legislator Ernesto Cede\u00f1o has voiced strong concerns about potential reforms to the nation’s public contracting system. His warning comes as the administration of President Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino prepares to propose modifications to the Public Procurement Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cede\u00f1o, who represents circuit 8-4, argued that some technical recommendations under consideration could dismantle years of progress. He acknowledged Mulino’s call for debate as necessary but urged extreme caution. The lawmaker traced the system’s evolution from 1985 through major reforms in 1995 and 2002, noting each step aimed to improve transparency and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Unfortunately, some advisors have told, as I understood it, President Mulino that legislation for best value should be eliminated to make way for awards based solely on lowest price. That is an error from a technical standpoint, in my judgment.” [Translated from Spanish]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

His primary objection centers on a reported plan to scrap the “best value” tender model. Cede\u00f1o insists this would be a severe mistake.<\/p>\n\n

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