The Navy tenders 7.638 billion for the construction of warehouses in Ushuaia

The Argentine Navy has called for National Public Tender 0502/2026 to execute the work “Construction of modular warehouses and complementary works – Ushuaia Integrated Naval Base,” with an official budget of $ 7,638,061,962.00. The call for bids notice was published in the Third Section of the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic on October 29, 2026, under notice number 77502/26, and the opening of bids was set for November 19, 2026, at 08:00.

The resolution that enabled the call

The procedure was authorized by Resolution 733/2026 of the Ministry of Defense (RESOL-2026-733-APN-MD), issued on October 16, 2026, and published in the First Section of the Official Gazette on October 20. The regulation approved the call for National Public Tender No. 38-0502-LPU26, single-stage, within the framework of the Public Works Law No. 13,064, under the lump-sum contracting system.

The file supporting the procurement is EX-2026-97890263-APN-DAFA#ARA, processed by the General Directorate of Navy Material at the proposal of the Navy Directorate of Projects and Public Investment. The Particular Conditions Specifications (PLIEG-2026-100595814-APN-DGMN#ARA), the Particular Technical Specifications (IF-2026-100521964-APN-DGMN#ARA), and the Plans (IF-2026-99857051-APN-DPEIPA#ARA) were also approved.

Figures, budgetary framework, and work term

The official budget of $ 7,638,061,962.00 refers to July 31, 2026, according to the details of the call for bids notice. The authorization resolution states the same amount in words: seven billion six hundred thirty-eight million sixty-one thousand nine hundred sixty-two pesos and zero cents.

• Project: No. 12 – BAPIN No. 100,426, “Construction of a pier, related infrastructure, and acquisition of machinery and equipment at the eastern tip of the Ushuaia peninsula.”
• Execution term: 548 calendar days.
• Allocation: Jurisdiction 45 – Ministry of Defense, Sub-jurisdiction 22 – Navy General Staff.
• Multi-year funding: authorization under article 15 of Law No. 24,156 for the 2027, 2028, and 2029 fiscal years.
• Preventive expenditure registration: Procurement Request No. 38-2869-SCO26.

How and when to apply

All management is channeled through the CONTRAT.AR electronic system, in accordance with Decree No. 1,336/16. The bidding terms and conditions are acquired by participating in the process on that platform, and bids are submitted via the electronic form provided by the system. The published schedule is as follows:

• Collection of bidding documents: from 10/20/2026 at 00:00 until 11/19/2026 at 08:00.
• Inquiries regarding the bidding documents: until 11/11/2026 at 08:00, exclusively via CONTRAT.AR.
• Submission of bids: until 11/19/2026 at 08:00.
• Opening ceremony: 11/19/2026 at 08:00, in a public act via CONTRAT.AR, with electronic and automatic generation of the corresponding minutes.

Who evaluates and controls the work

Resolution 733/2026 designated the members of the Evaluation Commission, all senior officers proposed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy:

• Permanent members: Captain Cintia Graciela Albacetti (D.N.I. 21.912.649), Captain Carlos Alfredo Bustos (D.N.I. 18.429.359) and Captain Marcos Alberto Rodríguez (D.N.I. 21.974.712).
• Alternates: Captain Diego Ernesto Romanazzi (D.N.I. 20.037.120), Captain Carlos Alberto Barri (D.N.I. 20.367.198) and Captain Jorge Emilio Northing (D.N.I. 24.564.687).

Likewise, the General Directorate of Navy Material was designated as the Work Directorate and the Navy Infrastructure Headquarters as the Work Inspection. The resolution delegated to the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy the issuance of clarifying circulars, the signing of the public works contract, and the application of fines and penalties, while the Ministry of Defense retained the acts of approval, award, declaration of void or failed, rescission, rescue, and expiration.

The magnitude of the call—more than 7.6 billion pesos and nearly a year and a half of execution—makes this tender one of the most relevant defense infrastructure procurements of the 2026 fiscal year and opens a concrete opportunity for construction companies with high-volume work capacity in southern Patagonia, in a naval jurisdiction site that requires compliance with the technical specifications approved by the force.

Source: Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic, No. 35.xxx of October 29, 2026, Third Section (official reference: notice No. 77502/26; Resolution 733/2026 – RESOL-2026-733-APN-MD, published on 10/20/2026).