Transparency mechanisms and management of public contracts in Brazil: three case studies on the Federal Public Administration

Abstract

The overall objective of this study is to analyze mechanisms for managing the execution of public contracts by the Federal Public Administration, such as inspection, quality control and deadlines, application of legal and administrative sanctions and promoting transparency in order to protect the public interest involved as well as to produce diagnoses that generate alternatives to overcome the main problems such as gifts in the management process, given the interdisciplinary nature of the research based on the contribution of different regions of Brazil. The methodology of empirical research was based on the quantitative aspect, from varying tables, and the qualitative aspect, from the wealth of information collected. The results presented demonstrated that electronic trading prevailed as the bidding modality of contracts surveyed. This helped to establish conclusions about the proposals for legislative improvement suggested, including the possibility of implementing control of the execution of public contracts for results.