Abstract:
The objective of this work is to analyze the bidding process, from the perspective of
the principle of efficiency, inserted in article 37 of the constitutional text, through
Constitutional Amendment No. 19/1998 and its applicability in bids, especially in
processes where the lowest price criterion prevails as a judgment factor, in view of
the contracting of low quality products and services, attributed to this criterion. Also
analyze the different types of bidding and those where the criterion of lowest and or
lowest cost prevails and, at the end, to analyze the measures that can inhibit failures
and conducts that compromise the bidding process and guarantee quality and
satisfaction with the contracts made by the Public Administration.
