The MOP tenders the replacement of the Teodoro Schmidt Municipal Gymnasium

The Ministry of Public Works, through the Architecture Directorate of the La Araucanía Region, has called for a public tender for the replacement of the Municipal Gymnasium of Teodoro Schmidt, a process identified with Public Market ID No. 826-14-LR26 and Contract No. 418102. The notice was published in Section IV of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, corresponding to tenders, competitions, summons, and loss of documents, in its No. 44,589 edition on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, under the official reference CVE 2894484.

The call for bids corresponds to the Undersecretariat of Public Works and was signed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works (S) of the La Araucanía Region. This is a local-scale sports infrastructure project in the commune of Teodoro Schmidt, in the province of Cautín, the execution of which is subject to the administrative procedure for contracting works of the MOP and the terms published in the electronic public procurement system.

The process will be carried out entirely electronically through the www.mercadopublico.cl platform, as established by the official notice itself. The terms and technical background are available on that portal, and the document specifies that the sale of background documents or the delivery of physical terms does not apply.

Requirements to participate

Contracting companies registered in the MOP Registry that prove the specialty and category required by the call may submit bids:

• Registry: Major Works Contractors.
• Specialty and category: 6 O.C. Architectural Works, Second or Higher.

The requirement for current registration in the official registry implies that interested parties must have their status formalized before the MOP prior to the submission of their proposals, as the tender is resolved through the electronic system with background validation in Mercado Público.

Process calendar

The notice sets a staggered calendar extending for nearly five months between inquiries and the economic opening:

• Deadline for inquiries: November 30, 2026, until 2:00 PM.
• Deadline for responses: December 29, 2026.
• Closing for receipt of technical and economic bids: March 4, 2027, at 9:00 AM.
• Opening of technical bids: March 4, 2027, at 9:00 AM.
• Opening of economic bids: April 20, 2027, at 9:00 AM.

The separation between the technical and economic opening—nearly seven weeks—is the most distinctive feature of the schedule and affects the planning of contractors who decide to compete for contract 418102.

Publication and official value of the notice

The notice appears on page 1 of 1 of Section IV of issue 44.589 and was electronically signed in accordance with Law No. 19.799, with time-stamping and an advanced electronic signature, such that its authenticity can be verified by entering the code CVE 2894484 on the Diario Oficial website. The edition is directed by Giovanni Calderón Bassi, as stated in the footer of the document.

The official nature of the publication is decisive: the date of November 3, 2026, constitutes the starting milestone for the calculation of the process’s administrative deadlines, and any subsequent modification must be channeled through the same electronic means.

Impact for the sector

For major works contractors specializing in architecture, the replacement of the municipal gymnasium of Teodoro Schmidt represents a concrete opportunity in the communal sports equipment segment, a type of project that typically mobilizes medium-sized regional companies. The requirement for second category or higher narrows the competition to firms with accredited capacity, while the closing deadline, in March 2027, grants interested parties a wide margin to form consortia, review the terms, and prepare their technical and economic proposals.

For the commune, the tender opens the formal path to replace a municipal sports facility, and its monitoring on Mercado Público will allow for the identification of the list of bidders and the evaluation result on the dates already set in the official calendar.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44.589, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Section IV (Tenders, competitions, summons, and loss of documents), page 1 (official reference: CVE 2894484).