Administrative and Public Procurement Law in Cape Verde

CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados is a renowned law firm in the market and is totally focused on finding appropriate legal resources to solve clients’ problems. Public procurement is the formal procedure for contracting public works contracts, purchasing goods and providing public administration services, with a view to pursuing the public interest. Public procurement is regulated by Law nº 88/VIII/2015 of 14 April 2015. Public procurement procedures are subject to regulation by the ARAP (Regulatory Authority for Public Acquisitions). CMA-Carla Monteiro & Associados is fully qualified to assist and advise its clients in the administrative and public procurement scope in the following areas:

  • Public contracts,
  • Public procurement,
  • Public service concessions,
  • Public works,
  • Public-private partnerships,
  • Administrative litigation,

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Since every citizen has the right to defend their rights and interests, CMA-Carla Monteiro & Associados assists its clients in litigious appeals against administrative acts that violate their legally protected rights and interests, formulate requests or claims regarding contentious matters of the Administration.
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Public Contracts

It is the adjustment that the public administration, acting in that capacity, signs with the private individual or with another entity of the public administration, to achieve objectives of public interest.


Public Procurement in Cape Verde


The public procurement is an open procedure, any interested party that meets the requirements foreseen in the law and in the documents of the procedure may present a proposal. The documents required for the public procurement are: the procurement programme and the specifications. Being the specifications the document containing the legal, financial and technical clauses to be included in the contract to be concluded.


Public Service Concessions


This contract has as its object the installation and temporary exploitation of a public service at the risk of the concessionaire, who is remunerated for the financial results of this management, whether or not accompanied by the payment of a price. CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados supports its clients in the preparation of the documents and mechanisms necessary to access the procedure.


Public Works


Public works are those developed by the state, financed with public funds and are not for profit; their objective is not to generate profit, but to provide a useful service to the community. CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados also supports its clients in all phases of the public works procedure.


Public-private Partnerships in Cape Verde


CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados with its excellent team provides legal advice to its clients in public-private partnerships projects relevant and implemented in Cape Verde.


Administrative Litigation


The matter of administrative litigation is regulated by Law 14 A/83 of 22 May. It is up to the judicial courts, in relation to matters of administrative relations, to ensure the defence of legally protected rights and interests, to remedy violations of the law and to reduce conflicts of public and private interests.

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