Contract Cancellation

Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) Board of Auditors unilaterally determined the cancellation of the contract on January 2015 attributing the decision to three reasons: lack of funds, public interest, and force majeure.

DIMESA’s contract entered into force on 2011, due to a Competitive International Bidding after going through all the legal steps and governmental organizations for approval. The contract lasted 84 months, equivalent to seven years, but the Board of Auditors interrupted such in the 40th month after terminanting it, on January 31, 2015. From this date forward, DIMESA ceased providing services.

It should be stressed that this contract cannot be viewed as a simple quote for the value of the equipment, but as an integral service covering much more than just the provision of the equipment. It included, the financing, maintenance and parts supply, repairs, spare parts and accessories in an unlimited fashion, as well as training of the operators. DIMESA’s technical team at IHSS’s service included 85 health professionals, specialized in biomedicine.

This agreement made a substantial increase in various medical assistance within the IHSS, increasing such by more than 50,000 additional annual patients, since the beginning of the contract in 2011.

Today, IHSS owns the most modern biomedical equipment of all hospitals in Honduras as can be seen by visiting its facilities.