Lights and shadows in administrative contracting in the public sector

Abstract

The occasion of the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Law of Administrative Contracting of the Public Sector and its Regulations, is a very opportune moment to carry out legal-practical feedback between the achievements obtained and the goals for the future of public contracting in Nicaragua. Both regulations brought with them advances that significantly strengthened transparency in state management, and at the same time have brought about a series of difficulties that may be due both to contradictions or gaps in the aforementioned regulations and to inconsistencies between their provisions and the practical reality of the law. day to day. With the publication of this article, we want to contribute to this feedback process, presenting an analysis of the practical application that these standards have had over these ten years, and proposing challenges for the future. Supported by the reference sources for this research and reinforced by our professional experience, we will comment on the main regulatory provisions, highlight their successes, discuss their gaps and propose the aspects that we consider that can be taken into account in case of eventual reforms.