Comptroller of the Republic publishes Amendment to the Endorsement Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic has amended the Regulation on the Endorsement of Public Administration Contracting. This reform defines the Comptroller General’s responsibilities under the General Public Procurement Law. It highlights the obligation to migrate to electronic endorsement through the Unified Digital System (SICOP) while establishing deadlines and procedures for endorsing contracts by the Comptroller General’s Office and internal institutions. The Office will only be in charge of approving contracts as a requirement for taking effect. The reform also specifies the contracts subject to endorsement and the cases in which a price readjustment or revision mechanism analysis is part of the endorsement process. The Regulation as amended provides as follows:

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