“…This choice, based on the lowest cost criterion, levels the quality of the construction downward. In the context of public construction works, there are several examples of bids whose work did not start, was poorly finished, or even dropped altogether (Borba and Marinho, 2019;Cunha and Caffé Filho, 2019;Jorge and Ribeiro, 2006;Oliveira, 2016;Tisaka, 2006). When on hold, these projects can bring several problems for public administration, which implies losses for taxpayers.…”