Análisis de la contratación estatal de obras civiles en Santander y Norte de Santander

Abstract

The research entitled "Analysis of the state contracting of civil works in Santander and Norte de Santander" has as main objective to carry out an analysis of the state contracting of civil works in Santander and Norte de Santander based on comptroller reports with irregularities in their processes. For this, a theoretical and conceptual study is carried out that goes from the international and national panorama to evidence the contracting processes in different countries, as well as the main shortcomings that are evidenced in the country. A survey on forms of corruption in public procurement is applied to 20 professionals related to public contracting in these two departments, to know how they perceive public procurement. The main results show that there are various forms of corruption known such as giving gifts and using political power but the most obvious and frequent is bribery to get contracts. It is concluded that both the department of Santander and Norte de Santander are executed contracts with many irregularities such as lack of documentation, suitability and supervision, which indicates that there is a lack of transparency and objective selection in the processes.