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Business administration. Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. [1] The term may also refer to a contractual obligation to "procure", i.e. to "ensure" that something is done.
English, French and Spanish. The Agreement on Government Procurement ( GPA) is a plurilateral agreement under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which regulates the procurement of goods and services by the public authorities of the parties to the agreement, based on the principles of openness, transparency and non-discrimination.
e. Res publica (also spelled rēs pūblica to indicate vowel length) is a Latin phrase, loosely meaning 'public affair'. It is the root of the word ' republic ', and the word ' commonwealth ' has traditionally been used as a synonym for it; however, translations vary widely according to the context. 'Res ' is a nominative singular Latin noun ...
History Project and construction. CPTm made a bidding in the end of 2012 estimating the acquisition of 65 news trains. Due to lack of participants, the process was cancelled a new international bidding process was launched in the beginning of 2013.
Public housing in Puerto Rico. Public housing in Puerto Rico is a subsidized system of housing units, mostly consisting of housing projects ( residenciales, barriadas, or caseríos públicos ), which are provided for low-income families in Puerto Rico. The system is mainly financed with programs from the US Department of Housing and Urban ...
Politics. Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions [1] [2] to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception [3] and often implemented by programs. These policies govern and include various aspects of life such as education, health care ...
Samuel Klein (15 November 1923 – 20 November 2014) was a Polish-Brazilian business magnate and philanthropist who founded the Casas Bahia chain of department stores in Brazil, building them into the top retailer in the country.
The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 [1] [2] and from general ...