What is solidarity responsibility?

Solidarity liability, look, is basically when several companies get together in a legal mess - well, in a contract, to put it beautiful - and if one puts the leg, the others have to answer. There is no escape. It's like that typical group work where one fails and everyone pays the duck.

In the world of public tenders, this happens a lot. Several companies come together (call it consortium, UTE, as you want) to compete for a fat contract, and that is where the solidarity roll enters. If one of those companies decides to become alive and does not comply with the agreed - whether it is in quality, deadlines, or even paying fines - others have to take their face and cover the disaster. That is, the public administration can go against any of them and demand 100% of compliance. Nothing "I just put the logo", here all are responsible equally.

And why get into that eggplant? Well easy, because they do not arrive: joining forces can get into projects that they couldn't do alone. Of course, be careful, that you can get the shot by the cylinder head if you choose your partners badly. It is not a joke: if one fails, you have to pay the brown.

Therefore, before throwing yourself into an adventure of this type, the minimum is to make sure that the people with whom you join are serious and have to answer. And, please, put all the clear rules in the contract: who does what, how the Broncas are distributed, and what happens if there are trouble. Better prevent than regret.

In summary: solidarity liability is not a minor detail. It is the glue (or the trap, depends on who you together) that unites all companies before the administration when it comes to public contracts. If you don't understand it well, you can end up paying for other people's mistakes. So find out, advise yourself, and sign only people in which you really trust. Nobody wants to end up paying fines for the fudge of another, right?