What is the hiring table?

The hiring table, well, is basically the group that puts hand throughout the roll of public tenders. It is not just a boring committee that meets to drink coffee, huh. They are the ones that are there, from the beginning, looking at the papers (the famous sheet of conditions) until they release the name of the winner. And be careful, his work weighs, because they depend on them that the process is clean and without scams.

Who forms it? Well, you have the Presi, the secretary (which is usually the one who points everything) and the vowels, who are like the guest experts. They do not choose chance, they are put by the entity that will hire, but they have to know what they are talking about. And, very important, they cannot have any interest in what is decided. Nothing that my cousin is presented and I take a cable. If not, turn off and let's go.

One of the star scenes of the table is the opening of the envelopes. Literally, they open the envelopes with the offers of the companies, in front of anyone who wants to look (the bidders themselves can be there), and read aloud how much each one asks for. No dirty rags or moving in the shadow.

Then, it's time to analyze everything. They review the administrative papers, see if companies have the necessary pasta and solvency, and value the economic and technical proposals. Come on, it's not just seeing who charges less, but who can really do the job and not leave it lying halfway.

When they have already looked at everything with magnifying glass, the table proposes which company should take the contract. But don't believe your word is law. The last decision is made by the contracting entity, which can pass from the recommendation if it chasses (although of course, it has to justify it, it is not worth a “because”).

The decisions of the table have to be well explained and written, so that no one is then saying that it smells like Chamusquina. If any company does not agree with what has been decided, it can claim (and go if they claim). There are administrative resources and you can even go to trial if the thing gets ugly.

Anyway, the hiring table is like the referee of the party: if it does their job well, everyone plays clean, there is equality and no one may complain about favoritism. If you are going to get into a public tender, you better know how this shed works. And, honestly, if you don't want to lose yourself between papers and technicalities, look for someone who knows the subject. A tendering specialist can save the skin and prevent them from throwing the offer for a bullshit.