Port Works tenders consultancy for the inspection of the Taltal coastline

The Port Works Directorate of the Antofagasta Region, under the Undersecretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Public Works, has called for a digital public tender to contract advisory services for the fiscal inspection of the coastal edge improvement of the Taltal Municipal Beach sector. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,536, Friday, August 28, 2026, in Section IV of Tenders, Competitions, Summons, and Loss of Documents, page 1 (CVE 2861534).

The process will be carried out entirely by electronic means through the platform www.mercadopublico.cl, without the sale of background documents or the delivery of physical bidding terms. The contract is identified as No. 431163 (FNDR) and Mercado Público ID No. 1264-4-O126, and has an official budget of $79,647,052 (VAT included), financed with resources from the National Fund for Regional Development (FNDR).

Object and Consultant Requirements

The objective of the advisory to the fiscal inspection is to supervise the improvement works of the coastal edge of the Taltal Municipal Beach sector, a port infrastructure project of local relevance. Interested parties must be registered in the MOP Consultant Registry in the area, specialty, and category indicated:

• Area(s): 7 Inspection areas.
• Specialty: 7.4 Port, Maritime, Fluvial, and Lacustrine Works.
• Category: Second.

Process Calendar

The tender schedule includes the following stages:

• Deadline for inquiries: September 7, 2026.
• Deadline for responses: September 14, 2026.
• Deadline for clarifications: September 17, 2026.
• Closing for receipt of technical and economic bids: September 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM.
• Opening of technical bids: September 23, 2026, at 3:01 PM.
• Opening of economic bids: September 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

Contract Conditions

The contract will have a term of 360 calendar days and will be governed by the unit price series modality, without readjustment. The bidding terms and background documents will be available on the portal www.mercadopublico.cl. The notice is signed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of the Antofagasta Region.

The call represents an opportunity for consulting firms registered in the MOP registry in the area of port works inspections, in a project that seeks to improve a coastal public space for citizen use in the commune of Taltal. The progress of this infrastructure, financed with regional funds, reinforces the provision of services and the quality of the maritime edge of the area, with a direct impact on the local community and the tourism development of the coast of the Antofagasta Region.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,536, Friday, August 28, 2026, Section IV, page 1 (official reference: CVE 2861534).