3.2.1. Functions of Current Rules

The main function of the legislation and regulations is to award public contracts in the most objective way possible to ensure equal treatment of tenderers and sound management of public funds. This is achieved either through multicriteria ponderation of objectivized quality or through the lowest compliant bidder mechanism. Much has been said and written concerning the latter and its limitations, but it should be noted that it is used in a limited way for major infrastructure projects, especially with the rise in popularity of more integrated delivery methods such as design–build (DB).
