Comelec declares 'failure of bidding' for first OFW online voting system

Source: The Manila times
Author: William B. Depasupil

MANILA, Philippine: HE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared a "failure of bidding" in the procurement process of its P465.8 million Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) which will be used for the first ever online voting of overseas Filipinos in the upcoming 2025 midterm polls.

"It's a failed bidding," said Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Thursday after the Comelec Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) issued a "notice of ineligibility" for the two participating bidders.

The two bidders were Indra Soluciones Technoligias De La Information, S.L.U. (Indra) and We are I.T. Philippines, Inc.,.

Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said the two companies failed to comply with the requirements but added that they may still participate in the second round of bidding.

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