CEC BiH: Contract Signed for Procurement of New Technologies for General Elections, Worth 74.5 Million KM

(Patria) - The President of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of BiH, Jovan Kalaba, and Frans Gunink, Director of "Smartmatic BH" d.o.o., the lead bidder, today signed a contract for the procurement of a system for biometric voter identification and scanning of ballot papers at polling stations.

The total value of the contract, including VAT and discount, amounts to 74,527,455.84 KM.

The subject of the signed contract is the procurement of a system for biometric voter identification and scanning of ballot papers at polling stations, including all necessary components: equipment, software, consumables, technical support, printing of ballot papers, storage, and distribution to competent election bodies, with the aim of ensuring secure, transparent, and efficient conduct of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The implementation of the contract will take place in phases:

‣ Phase A relates to the delivery of electronic equipment and user training;

‣ Phase B relates to transport services;

‣ Phase C relates to the printing and packaging of ballot papers.

Among other things, the contract stipulates the obligation of the contractor to transfer all copyrights and source code for all software specifically developed or adapted for the needs of this project to the exclusive and permanent ownership of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.