Cóbano tenders construction of classrooms and dining hall at San Isidro school

The Education Board of the San Isidro de Cóbano School has opened Major Tender No. 001-2026 to contract the construction of educational infrastructure at the center, with the receipt of bids on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The call for bids was published in La Gaceta No. 194 on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in the Public Procurement section, page 77, under the official reference IN202601132732.

The Education Board of the San Isidro de Cóbano School, identified in the notice with code 2785, invites interested natural and legal persons to participate in the procedure. The execution of the work will be governed by the Technical Contracting Authorization No. CARTA-DVM-A-DIE-DPS-ATC-0111-2026 and by the tender specifications.

The tender specifications and other documentation of the procedure may be requested via the institutional email 3008113389@junta.mep.go.cr. From the date of this publication, the Board will maintain a registry of potential bidders to communicate clarifications and other relevant information regarding the procedure.

The notice does not state the estimated amount of the contract nor the execution period of the works, data which must be consulted in the tender specifications.

Scope of Works

The contractual object comprises the construction of:

• Five attached academic classrooms.
• Two preschool classrooms.
• One administrative office.
• A dining hall and a covered dining area.
• A restroom facility.
• A covered sports area.
• A special education classroom.
• A greenhouse.
• Family reception areas for primary and preschool.
• Covered walkways and perimeter fencing.
• Demolitions, earthworks, and electromechanical systems.

This is, therefore, a package of new construction and related works ranging from demolition and earthworks to the school’s electromechanical systems.

Receipt and Opening of Bids

• Receipt of bids: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Opening act: the same day, at 1:00 p.m.
• Location: facilities of the San Isidro de Cóbano School, located in front of the San Isidro sports plaza, Cóbano district, Puntarenas canton, Puntarenas province.

Signing and Publication of the Notice

The notice was signed in San Isidro de Cóbano on Monday, October 12, 2026, by Dunia Campos Salas, President of the Education Board, and is published once in the official gazette. The call for bids appears within the tenders and notices section of the Public Procurement section of La Gaceta No. 194.

The tender combines into a single procedure the expansion and renovation of the San Isidro de Cóbano educational center, in the canton of Puntarenas. For local construction companies, it represents a public procurement opportunity with nearly a month’s deadline to prepare and submit bids, while for the educational community, it constitutes the formal means to provide the campus with classrooms, a dining hall, sanitary services, and sports and special education areas.

Source: La Gaceta, No. 194 of October 14, 2026, Public Procurement, page 77 (official reference: IN202601132732).