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Bidding on tenders in El Salvador.

How public procurement works in El Salvador — registration, eligibility, bid security and submission — checked against the official rules.

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How to bid for government tenders in El Salvador

A 2026 guide to Salvadoran public procurement for Salvadoran and foreign companies: the Ley de Compras Públicas (2023), the COMPRASAL system and RUPES supplier registry, the 240-minimum-wage line between licitación and price comparison, CAFTA-DR and EU–Central America treaty access, documents and apostilles, performance and advance guarantees, evaluation and preferences, and the very short revisión and TACOP appeal windows.

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