Authorities in Santo Domingo have announced plans for a major public surplus auction, organized by the nation’s General Directorate of National Assets (Bienes Nacionales), scheduled to launch on July 31 of 2026. The event will put 184 distinct lots of state-owned assets up for open bidding, with inventory ranging from fully transferable road vehicles and raw vehicle chassis to assorted office furniture, motorcycles stripped for reusable parts, miscellaneous mechanical components, and bulk scrap metal.
The auction will kick off at 9:00 a.m. local time, hosted in the auditorium of the Higher Education Police Institute (commonly abbreviated IPES). Ahead of the bidding process, all items included in the auction will be open to pre-sale public inspection at two dedicated National Assets storage facilities: one situated along the Mella Highway corridor, and a second located at Merca Santo Domingo. Nelson Gómez, head of the directorate’s Auction Department, confirmed the inspection arrangements in public comments.
For prospective bidders hoping to participate in the event, the directorate has outlined clear eligibility requirements: all interested parties must pay a non-refundable registration fee of 2,000 Dominican pesos (RD$2,000) and finalize their registration paperwork at the National Assets Auction Department no later than July 29, two full days ahead of the auction start.
Once bidding concludes, successful buyers will follow a structured payment and pickup timeline. Winners are required to settle the full cost of their purchases within five business days of the auction, via certified check made out directly to the Dominican National Treasury. After payment is confirmed, buyers receive an additional five business days to transport their won items out of the designated storage warehouses.
To guarantee full transparency and strict adherence to national public auction regulations, the entire event will be overseen by Rafael Burgos Gómez, Director General of National Assets and Honorary Executive Director of the State Sugar Council (CEA). Additional oversight will be provided by an independent public auctioneer, a licensed notary public, and voting members of the National Assets Sales Commission, all of whom will be present throughout the bidding process.