Practical Guide: How to Navigate the New Law on Procurement and Administrative Contracts

The Mandatory Modernization of Companies for the New Bidding Law

With the imminent coming into effect of Federal Law 14.133 on December 31, 2023, companies need to adapt to comply with the new rules. Attorney Marcelo Palavéri, a specialist in Municipal Law, has been a prominent figure in clarifying these legal changes, offering lectures, training sessions, and a new course specifically aimed at micro and small businesses.

A New Era for Biddings

Law 14.133/21 promises to revolutionize the bidding process, providing greater speed and efficiency in the acquisition or hiring of goods and services. Through mechanisms designed to accelerate the entire procedure, the new law also aims to enhance transparency for society.

The changes will affect federal, state, district, and municipal public administrations, as well as all entities of the direct administration. Palavéri believes that the greatest transformation promoted by law 14.133/21 will be in governance. “This legislative innovation raises standards of control and security, demands planning, and as a result, will promote greater effectiveness in public procurement,” comments Palavéri, who is also the president of the Paulista Institute of Municipal Management (IPGM).

Training: A Bridge to the Future of Biddings

Aiming to prepare micro and small companies to deal with the new requirements, Palavéri developed a course with a workload of twelve technical hours. The course consists of expositional content in videos and support material for reading and complementing studies, including an in-company option, tailored to the specific needs of the company.

The course program is broad and detailed, covering topics such as: the concept of bidding; the validity of Law 14.133/21; the structure of bids according to the new law; the position of micro and small businesses in Law 14.133/21; in-depth study of the modalities of bidding and competition; price registration system; proposal development and qualification in bid processes; the dynamics of the judging session and administrative resources in bids under Law 14.133/21; and the fundamentals of administrative contracts.

According to Palavéri, author of books on the new Law 14.133/21, these changes have been debated for almost two decades and will bring greater stability to the relationship between suppliers and the public sector. The specialist believes that the changes can promote greater legal security, strengthen partnerships, and attract more interested parties to do business with the public sector. “This should improve the process of supplying continuous services, such as medicines, cleaning, garbage collection, school meals, among others,” concludes the attorney and president of IPGM.