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Sercop Questions and Exercises | Certification Exam

In this section you will find thousands of questions from Sercop, how to solve each of the questions and the
correct answer.

You will have four options in each question, try to answer correctly and if you don't, you will have the
option to view the solution or choose another answer.

If you want to know how to solve each question, you can click on the option "How to solve?".

Question 1

What type of goods does the principle of Technological Validity apply to?

A) Consulting
B) All goods and services including consulting
C) Computer equipment, printing and medical devices
D) Standardized office supplies

Question 2

The guarantee of faithful compliance can be used for:

A) Cover pending tax payments of the contractor


B) Earn the advance
C) Payment of overdue contributions to the IES
D) Enforce the fines imposed on the contractor

Question 3

What is a bidding?

A) It is the action that allows authorized bidders to submit lower bids.


B) It is the offer that the supplier does not upload to the portal.
C) It is the action that allows the presentation of the first economic offer.
It is the economic offer presented during the negotiation.

Question 4

Among others, from the following options, what aspects are mandatory for the formulation of
the terms of reference?

A) Technical characteristics requirements, quality and/or performance


B) In relation exclusively to consultants or suppliers
C) Properties of use and application
D) Antecedente, objetivos, alcance, metodología de trabajo, forma y condiciones de pago
Question 5

What happens if an electronic reverse auction ends in negotiation?

A) The contracting entity will be subject to immediate supervision by SERCOP.


B) The contracting entity may continue with the contracting process once approved by the
highest authority
C) The contracting entity shall be subject to immediate supervision by the Attorney General's Office.
State
D) The technical commission will be subject to immediate supervision by the Comptroller's Office.

Question 6

Depending on the amount, what type of guarantee will be required if the contract budget exceeds USD
$64,160.73 (0.000002 of the PIE)?

A) Technical Guarantee
B) Good Use of Advance
C) Faithful compliance
D) All the guarantees contemplated in the Commercial Law

Question 7

In which of the following acquisitions can a Minimal Amount procedure be applied?

A) For office furniture listed as long as it does not exceed the amount established for each purchase
B) For foods and beverages intended for human and animal consumption
C) For contracts made with media outlets for the dissemination of activities of the
Government for an amount of $70,000.00
D) Consulting service

Question 8

The contracts made between state entities are carried out by the procedure of:

A) Special procedures among public entities


B) Minor Amount if it concerns low-value services
C) Special Regime, of contracting between contracting entities
D) Electronic Reverse Auction for the case of standardized goods and services

Question 9

What is the amount established for hiring through the Inclusive Fairs procedure?

A) Only if the reference budget is greater than multiplying the coefficient 0.000002 of the PIE
(USD $64.160,73)
B) There is no consideration of amounts
C) Only if the reference budget is less than or equal to multiplying by the coefficient 0.0000002 of
PIE (USD $6.416,07)
D) Only if the reference budget is less than or equal to multiplying the coefficient 0.000002 of
PIE (USD $64.160,73)
Question 10

In which procedures are complete, definitive, and updated studies and designs, and plans necessary?
and calculations, technical specifications, duly approved

A) Only in consultancy processes


B) Only in the processes of contracting works
C) Only in emergency procedures
D) In all hiring processes

Question 11

Can partial awards be made in a Goods Bidding procedure?

A) Yes, in the Goods Tendering procedure it is possible to make partial awards, provided that
established in the document
B) A bidding procedure only accepts a single lot, but SERCOP can authorize
partial awards
C) No, since partial awards can only be applied in contracts for service provision.
of services
D) No, since in the Goods Bidding procedure it is only possible to make an award.
total

Question 12

Can consulting be contracted through inclusive fairs?

A) Yes, as long as the consultancy is not included in the PAC and does not exceed the budget of 0.0000002 of the PIE
(USD $7.263,42)
B) Yes, by resolution of the highest authority of the entity.
C) No, the LOSNCP establishes its own procedures for Consulting
D) Yes, as long as it is contracted with actors of the popular and solidarity economy

Question 13

Can the experience of legal entities be credited by partners and shareholders as long as?

A) The legal entity has been in legal existence for at least three years.
B) The reference budget of the process must be less than $500.00.
C) The legal entity has been legally established for two years and has been registered in the RUP for one year.
D) The partners are registered in the RUP

Question 14

What is one of the main characteristics in the hiring process through inclusive fairs?

A) The supplier must make the VAE declaration.


B) Contracting with micro and small producers
C) The supplier does not need to be registered in the RUP
D) Hiring of medium and large companies
Question 15

The guarantees of faithful compliance with the contract and proper use of the advance, in applicable cases, are
they will present:

A) Prior to the contract award


B) Prior to the signing of the contract
C) After the signing of the contract
D) It should be considered as part of the offer

Question 16

The award in a quotation procedure for works is carried out taking into account:

A) The lowest cost


B) The selected provider at the discretion of the technical committee
C) Offer that provides the entity with the best present and future conditions in the technical aspects,
financial and legal without the lowest price being the only selection parameter
D) The supplier selected by drawing

Question 17

Which of the following acquisitions is completed in cases of minimal amount?

A) For the hiring of communication strategies with a single provider


B) Spare parts and accessories
C) The literary works of low amount
D) Timely legal advice for specific cases

Question 18

What is understood as a Terms of Reference?

A) These are the fundamental characteristics that the goods or items required must fulfill.
B) They constitute the specific conditions under which the consultancy will be developed or services will be provided.
the services
C) They are the technical specifications under which the acquisition of goods and the provision of
services including those of consultancy
D) They are the specific needs to be met, the objectives, and the conditions of provision under the
how goods and services are acquired

Question 19

When is the price adjustment applied in a contract for works or services?

A) When there are additional costs for performing extra work


B) When there are additional costs due to complementary contracts
C) When the payment method corresponds to the unit price system
D) When there are price variations during the execution of the contract
Question 20

In the system, in the 'In Reception' stage, in order to finalize a process, the entity must enter with the
user of:

A) Contract Administrator
B) Creator of the process
C) With any type of user
D) Portal Administrator

Question 21

In which procedure is the reference budget not visible?

A) Quotation
B) Tender
C) Electronic Reverse Auction
D) Electronic catalog

Question 22

If the validity of the offer is not provided in the documents, it will be understood to be valid until?

A) The date of the contract celebration


B) The date of award
C) The validation delivery date
D) The bid submission deadline

Question 23

In what procedure is the leasing of real estate found?

A) Dynamic Procedures
B) Special Procedures
C) Common Regime
D) Special Regime

Question 24

Can partial awards be made in an Inclusive Fairs procedure?

A) Yes, partial awards can already be made in contracts for the execution of Works and
the provision of services including Consulting services
B) No, since partial awards are exclusive to Consulting procedures.
C) Yes, in the Inclusive Fairs procedure it is possible to make partial awards.
D) No, since the Inclusive Fair is a special procedure
Question 25

What relevant document should be published in the contractual phase?

A) Sheet
B) Market study
C) Act of handover and receipt
D) Budget Certification

Question 26

Which of the following options is NOT a condition to be a supplier in Fair procedures?


Inclusive?

A) To be a medium-sized production or service company


B) Being a micro or small production or service provision organization
C) Be part of a craft sector
D) Be part of the Popular and Solidarity Economy Sector

Question 27

In a construction bidding process, what should be the percentage of Ecuadorian participation?


minimum, what the provider must have in their offer to avoid disqualification?

A) Have a percentage equal to or greater than 60% of the VAE


B) To have a percentage higher than 60% of the result of the technological disaggregation study
C) To have a percentage equal to or greater than the result of the technological disaggregation study
D) Have a percentage equal to or greater than 40% of the VAE

Question 28

Who appoints the Administrator of a contract?

A) The Technical Commission


B) The delegate of the requesting area
C) The highest authority or their delegate
D) The Technical Committee outside of its own body

Question 29

What time will be disqualified in the RUP for a supplier sanctioned as a non-compliant contractor?

A year
Three years
C) Five years
Six years
Question 30

How can general and specific experience in a public procurement process be accredited?

A) With the number of contracts defined by the Contracting Entity


B) It is not subject to a number of contracts but to the fulfillment of the minimum required amounts for
each type of experience
C) Only with the presentation of invoices
D) Solely with the presentation of 3 general experience contracts

Question 31

In which hiring procedure can the financial director and the technical committee intervene?
legal, or their delegates, with a voice but without a vote?

A) Tender
Public Competition
C) Quotation
D) Electronic Reverse Auction

Question 32

In the event of delays in the delivery of goods purchased through the Catalog
Electronically, the application of fines will be the sole responsibility of:

A) The contracting entity prior to the authorization of SERCOP


B) The General Comptroller's Office of the State once it receives the request from SERCOP
C) The entity that generated the purchase order
D) The SERCOP because it signed the framework agreement

Question 33

Can the fines imposed on the contractor be challenged?

A) Yes, they can be challenged in administrative proceedings, through the respective appeals or in jurisdiction.
judicial or arbitral
B) No, the imposed fines cannot be challenged as it is an administrative contract.
C) No, the imposed fines cannot be challenged as they are the sole responsibility of the
contract administrator
D) Yes, the challenges will be submitted to the SERCOP

Question 34

For Lesser Amounts of Goods and Services, the invitation will be sent to local suppliers, first to
level:

A) Regional
B) National
C) Provincial
D) Cantonal
Question 35

In public procurement procedures, from what date can the contracting entity respond?
the
questions asked by suppliers through the system?

A) During the time that the pre-contractual phase lasts


B) From the question deadline to just before the answer deadline
C) From the publication of the process until before the deadline for questions
D) From the publication of the process until before the deadline for responses set in the
sheets

Question 36

What study is conducted in a Works Bidding procedure to determine the Added Value?
Ecuadorian

A) Study of technological disaggregation


B) Study of social and environmental impact
C) Only the analysis of unit prices
D) The study of soils

Question 37

What is the duration range of the bid in the Reverse Auction procedure?

A) Between 15 and 30 minutes


B) Between 1 and 60 minutes
C) Between 1 and 15 minutes
D) Between 15 and 60 minutes

Question 38

Contracts under a Minimal Amount procedure will be authorized by:

A) The director of the requesting area


B) The person in charge of the public procurement area
C) The highest authority of the contracting entity
D) The person in charge of the administrative affairs area

Question 39

Which of the following actors will be responsible for contracting in a procedure for
emergency situation?

A) Administrative Financial Director


B) User of the Public Procurement Portal
C) Legal Director of the contracting entity
D) Highest authority
Question 40

What is NOT applicable in Fixed Price Comprehensive Contracting?

A) The termination of the contract by mutual agreement


B) The inclusion in its contract object of the maintenance of the project components
C) Complementary contracts and price adjustments
D) The bidding procedure for works

Question 41

What procedure cannot be carried out for the purchase of plane tickets with travel agencies?

A) Smaller amount of goods and services


B) Quotation of goods and services
C) Reverse Auction, Electronic Catalog
D) Bidding for goods and services

Question 42

In a Minor Amount Procedure for Goods and Services, suppliers may submit their
expression of interest in a term of:

48 hours
B) 72 hours
C) 24 hours
D) The one indicated in the documents

Question 43

Can a supplier participate in the bidding if they did not submit the initial economic offer despite the entity?
enabled?

A) Yes, since the entity can enable bidders for the auction even if they did not submit their bids previously.
initial economic offers
B) Yes, as the Entity enabled it to participate in the bidding and the system allows sending the offer.
initial economic during the bidding
C) Yes, as participation in the bidding does not require the submission of the initial economic offer.
D) No, since in order to participate in the bidding, it is required that the bidders have submitted through the system their
initial economic offer

Pregunta 44

What entity should be approached for claims by those with a direct interest in a
hiring procedure?

A) Before the Civil Judge of Pichincha


B) Before the Ombudsman
C) Before the Administrative Court
D) Before the SERCOP
Question 45

The CPC of the lot in the Electronic Reverse Auction procedures? At what level is it selected?

A) Level 5
B) In Electronic Reverse Auction procedures, there are no Lots.
C) Level 9
D) At level 8

Question 46

What would happen in the system, in a procedure, if the Contracting Entity fails to evaluate the bids?
until before the Qualification deadline?

A) The system will not allow the following stages of the procedure to continue, and in
consequently it must be declared void
B) The Highest Authority can decide to continue outside the system with the procedure
C) The system will wait for the Contracting Entity to complete the qualification, regardless of whether it has
past the qualification deadline
D) The system will allow the next stages of the procedure to continue.

Question 47

When can a supplier be enabled in the Official System in Electronic Reverse Auction?
State contracting (SOCE) to participate in the bidding?

A) When the initial economic offer is less than 5% of the reference budget
B) When they send the technical offer
C) When the technical offer was validated
D) When the technical offer meets all the requirements of the specifications and the bidder submits the offer
initial economic

Question 48

In a Small Amount Works procedure, the economic proposal:

A) It must be at least 5% lower than the reference budget.


It may exceed the reference budget
C) It can be equal to or less than the reference budget
D) There is no economic offer, as the bidders adhere to the reference budget.

Question 49

What CANNOT be demanded in the specifications?

A) The specifications, conditions, or technical requirements that cannot be met by the


national industry
B) The effectiveness, efficiency, quality of the work, goods, and services that are intended to be contracted
C) The conditions that allow for the most advantageous combination of all benefits
D) The specifications, conditions, or technical requirements that the industry can meet.
national
Question 50

Please indicate which of the following options should be considered for the determination of a good or service.
normalized?

A) Characteristics of the items in a work


B) Characteristics of the good or service that are standardizable and comparable to each other
C) Characteristics of the branded good or service
D) Characteristics of the good or service that may be declared void

Question 51

Which of the following officials is part of the Technical Commission?

A) The head of the requesting area or their delegate


B) The legal chief or his delegate
C) A professional not related to the object of the contract
D) The contract administrator

Question 52

For all the actions generated and developed through the SERCOP institutional portal, what is the
official time?

A) The time displayed by the SERCOP institutional portal


B) The time of the computer system of the bidder
C) The time indicated in the documents of the contracting process
D) The system time on the computer of the responsible official for the contracting process

Question 53

Who can request presumed receipt before a notary public or civil judge?

A) The contractor
B) The contract administrator with the final reception record
C) The contractor in coordination with the contracting entity
D) The contracting entity

Question 54

Which of the following hires does not belong to the Special Regime procedures?

A) Provision of advisory and legal sponsorship services


B) Acquisition of drugs that celebrate the entities providing health services
C) Execution of an artistic, literary or scientific work
D) Arrendamiento de bienes inmuebles
Question 55

Can the contractor assign the rights and obligations arising from the contract?

A) Yes, through a public deed


B) Yes, with authorization from the highest authority of the contracting entity
C) No, it is prohibited
D) Yes, only in the case of subcontracting

Question 56

Which of the following statements are subject to the specific regulations of the Special Regime?

A) Construction of an overpass
B) Acquisition of vehicles
C) The Execution of an artistic, literary, or scientific work
D) Transportation service for public officials

Question 57

To what extent will the payment of advances be contemplated in the supplementary contracts?

A) As determined by the highest authority of the entity, or their delegate, in the resolution
respective
B) In the proportion that the Contract Administrator agrees with the contractor
C) In the same proportion as provided in the original contract
D) Advance payments should not be made in supplementary contracts.

Question 58

Which of the following cases is grounds to declare a process void?

A) If the need does not persist


B) For not concluding the contract due to reasons attributable to the awardee
C) For having enabled the submitted bids
D) Cuando sea necesario introducir una reforma sustancial que cambie el objeto de la contratación

Question 59

What amount will the value of the fines be based on?

A) About the amount of the technical guarantee


B) About the amount of pending obligations to be executed
C) About the amount of the guarantee of faithful compliance
D) About the value of the advance given
Question 60

In a Works Tender process, partial execution may be subcontracted with:

A) Only with suppliers, small businesses, or actors from the EPS, regardless of location.
B) Natural or legal persons with tax residence in the country
C) Natural persons residing in the country
D) Micro and small enterprises or actors from the Popular and Solidarity Economy sector based in
in the locality where the project will be carried out, registered and authorized in the RUP

Question 61

Taking into account the type of hiring, what aspects will the highest authority consider for awarding?
the
contract?

A) The contract will always be awarded to the bidder who offers the entity the best conditions.
presents and
futures in the technical, financial, and legal aspects without the lowest price being the only parameter of
selection
Preferably, the contracting entities will award contracts to micro and small units.
productive
C) The contract will always be awarded to the bidder who offers the lowest price.
D) To the bidder whose proposal presents the best cost, in the terms defined in the LAW

Question 62

Which of the following reasons can be used to declare a process void?

A) When it is necessary to introduce the substantial reform that changes the object of the contract.
B) For not having questions from the suppliers in the corresponding stage
C) If the need does not persist
D) Due to the absence of any submitted offer

Question 63

In what contracting procedures to access the evaluation of the economic proposal, the offer
The technique must obtain at least 70 points; otherwise, it will be disqualified?

A) In all consulting procedures


B) Electronic Reverse Auction and purchases through Electronic Catalog
C) Short List Consultancy and Public Competition
D) Quotation and Bidding

Question 64

In what case will complementary contracts not be able to be celebrated?

A) Construction of a hydroelectric power plant


B) Acquisition of furniture and office equipment
C) Modification or remodeling of an existing work
D) Environmental impact study of a road
Question 65

What is the maximum number of registered consultants in the RUP that must be selected and invited?
contracting entity in a Short List procurement process?

A) 3 suppliers
B) The system selects the suppliers
C) 6 suppliers
D) 4 suppliers

Question 66

In which procurement procedure is the formation of the technical committee not applicable?

A) Consulting by shortlist or public tender


B) Lesser Amount of goods and services
C) Quotation of works and goods
D) Licitación de obras y de servicios

Question 67

¿Cuál de los siguientes documentos no es considerado relevante dentro de la etapa precontractual de un


procedure?

A) Final delivery acceptance act


B) Budget certification
C) Studies, design or project
D) Resolution of declaration of desert

Question 68

To make the guarantees effective, will the contracting entity have preference?

A) Yes, however, the contracting entity must carry out the administrative procedure provided for in the
guarantees and/or insurance policies
B) No, the contracting entity must wait for the opinion of the insurance company to make it effective.
the guarantee of compliance with the clause establishing the prior administrative procedure
C) No, the preferences are no longer related to the guarantees; rather, they apply to certain
procedimientos de contratación pública
D) Yes, it will have priority over any other creditor regardless of the nature and the title in which it is.
funded your claim

Question 69

Which of the following acquisitions is included in the special cases of the Minimum Amount?

A) Spare parts and accessories


B) Low-value literary works
C) For the hiring of communication strategies with a single provider
D) Timely legal advice for specific cases
Question 70

In which procedure is the supplier not required to be registered or enabled in the RUP?

A) Electronic Reverse Auction


B) Comprehensive fixed price contract
C) Insurance Tender
D) Minimal Amount

Question 71

Which of the following acquisitions is included in the special cases of the Minimum Amount?

A) Fuels in monthly operations


B) For the hiring of communication strategies with a single provider
C) The literary works of low value
D) The specific legal advice for specific cases

Question 72

In the procurement of goods and services through catalog purchases, what is it or what does it mean?
posture?

A) It is the offer that the interested provider or providers will present to offer their goods or services in
electronic catalog
B) The term posture refers to the agreement signed between the contracting entity and the supplier prior to
acquisition of goods and services through electronic catalog
C) It is the economic offer that the cataloged provider will present to participate in the procedures.
direct purchase, best offer, best offer with bidding
D) It is the lowest cataloged product price that was entered by the supplier.

Question 73

If in a contracting entity, when forming the technical committee, there is no related professional available.
contracting object How would that commission be formed?

A) The highest authority chooses a trusted official


B) The technical committee, in its judgment, selects an official from the entity.
C) It is chosen through a procedure of internal competition based on merits.
D) You can hire a professional to specifically and punctually integrate the respective commission.
technique

Question 74

What is one of the responsibilities of the suppliers that are part of the catalog?
electronic?

A) Deliver the goods only in the province where the person is domiciled
B) Deliver the goods and/or services according to the technical specifications or terms of reference.
in accordance with the provisions established in the framework agreement
C) Cancel the purchase order if you cannot attend to it
D) Indicate to the contracting entity that there is no stock available.
Question 75

In what cases can a procurement procedure be canceled?

A) Because all the proposals presented for national interests are considered inappropriate or
institutional
B) Due to the absence of submitted offers
C) Due to reasons attributable to the awardee
D) For substantial violation of a precontractual procedure

Question 76

Which of the following reasons is grounds for the cancellation of a procedure?

A) Due to being inconvenient for the interests of the entity


B) Due to the absence of any submitted offers
C) Due to the disqualification of the submitted offers
D) For substantial violation of a pre-contractual procedure

Question 77

¿En qué procedimiento de contratación se utiliza como única metodología de evaluación“Cumple/No


Does it fulfill?

A) Quotation
B) Comprehensive Contract at a Fixed Price
C) Bidding
D) Electronic Reverse Auction

Question 78

In an Electronic Reverse Auction procedure, at what stages does the portal allow the bidder to
registration of the initial economic offer?

A) After the evaluation of bids and prior to the negotiation session or auction
B) Immediately after the question and answer phase is completed
C) Before the bid submission deadline
D) Between the submission of bids and the validation of errors

Question 79

The contracting entity during the structuring of the documents must observe the following:

A) Under no circumstances will the equal treatment that entities must provide to bidders be affected.
B) The use of the published bid templates on the institutional portal is not mandatory.
SERCOP
C) To demand specifications, conditions, or technical requirements that the national offer cannot
to fulfill
D) The model of the documents should not be modified in any of its sections
Question 80

In what procedure does the supplier not need to be registered or authorized in the RUP?

A) Fixed Price Comprehensive Contract


B) Lease of Real Estate
C) Catalog Purchase
D) Electronic Reverse Auction

Pregunta 81

In which of the following procedures is it not necessary to provide guarantees of faithful compliance?

A) Minimal Amount
B) Quotation
C) Minor Amount Works
D) Short List Consulting

Question 82

Can the hiring planned under the Special Regime also be declared as emergency?

A) Yes, as long as the President of the Republic qualifies it as an emergency.


B) No, because Special Regime has a different connotation in hiring in a situation of
emergency
C) Yes, but it is not published on the institutional portal of SERCOP.
D) Yes, this type of contracting can also be declared as emergency.

Question 83

When does the contractual phase begin in the bidding procedures in the SOCE?

A) Immediately after the qualification of the technical offers


B) After the contract registration
C) Following the report of the technical commission presented to the highest authority
D) After the awarding of the procedure

Question 84

What other forms of guarantees can be presented to contract an artistic, literary, or scientific work?

A) Letters of credit
B) Shares granted personally
C) Cheques granted personally
D) Promissory notes or bills of exchange issued personally
Question 85

The Annual Procurement Plan can be amended by:

A) By the technical committee of the contracting entity


B) By the National Public Procurement Service
C) The highest authority or their delegate by means of a duly motivated resolution
D) The requesting area through a reasoned resolution by the highest authority

Question 86

In which cases can a contract not be awarded through the procedure of Minimal Amount?

A) Foods and beverages intended for human and animal consumption


B) The acquisition of spare parts or accessories
C) The hiring of consulting services
D) The acquisition of fuels in monthly operations

Question 87

Modification contracts apply to:

A) Create new categories


B) Complement and apply the contract
C) Correct obvious errors of fact in transcription or calculation that may have occurred
good faith in contractual clauses
D) Create work orders

Question 88

If the contract amount does not exceed the coefficient of 0.0000002 of the PIE (USD $ 6416.07) can I
hire a consulting for a minimal amount?

A) Yes, as long as it does not exceed the allowed amount.


B) Since consulting is a non-standardized service, I can contract it through the minimal procedure.
amount
C) Only the highest authority can decide the type of hiring procedure
D) No, hiring consultancy through this procedure is prohibited.

Question 89

Does a medium-sized company have preferential margins in a bidding procedure for goods and
services?

A) No, because preference margins apply to micro, small, and medium suppliers of
the locality
B) No, because the preference margins apply only to MYPEs and EPS
C) Yes, because in the absence of micro and small enterprises, the score for companies will be accredited.
medians that comply with VAE
D) Yes, because preference margins apply to SMEs at the national level.
Question 90

When will the unilateral termination of the contract proceed exclusively in the Comprehensive Contracting?
Fixed Price?

A) Due to the nature of the Comprehensive Contracting processes for Fixed Price, it is not contemplated the
early and unilateral termination of contracts
B) When faced with circumstances of force majeure or unforeseen events indicated by the contracting Entity, the
Contractor will not accept the termination by mutual agreement
C) Unforeseen technical or economic circumstances of fortuitous occurrence or force majeure duly
verified
D) Unexpected variations in the unit prices of the project that were not contemplated in the
contract as long as it is not possible to sign a complementary contract

Question 91

When is an offer of goods and services considered to be of national origin?

A) When the offeror is resident in the country


B) Cuando iguala o supera el umbral del Valor Agregado Ecuatoriano del procedimiento de contratación
public
C) When the threshold of the Ecuadorian Added Value of the contracting procedure is lower
public
D) When the offeror produces the goods in the country

Question 92

What effects will the definitive declaration of desertion of a contracting procedure have?

A) The immediate reopening will be arranged.


B) The current legal regulations do not provide for the possibility of a definitive declaration of desertion of a
procedure
C) In order to be effective, it must be supported by economic, technical, or legal reasons.
D) The hiring process will be canceled and consequently the file will be archived.

Question 93

Who is responsible for recording the information related to the execution of the contract in the portal?
Institutional of SERCOP?

A) Public Procurement Manager


B) The Contract Administrator
C) The head of the Requiring Unit
D) Creator of the process

Question 94

In the bidding process, the technical commission should also be composed of:

A) The financial director and the legal director or their delegates, with a voice and with a vote
B) The Administrative Financial Director with a voice and vote
C) The financial director and the legal director or their delegates, with a voice but without a vote
The highest authority with a voice but without a vote
Question 95

When is the faithful performance guarantee returned in construction execution contracts?

A) When the amount has been accrued


B) When the act of provisional handover and reception has been signed
C) When the final receipt delivery act has been signed, whether real or presumed.
D) When the supplier has requested payment for the last invoice

Question 96

How many members must necessarily be present to establish the quorum and start a session?
of the Technical Commission?

A) It must necessarily be established with the authority of the designated members.


B) It will meet in the presence of at least two of its members, one of whom will be mandatory.
the President, who will have the casting vote
C) It may be composed of all members, of which must necessarily appear the
Designated president
D) It will meet in the presence of at least two of its members, any of its members.

Question 97

Is it possible for the contracting entity to be in default of payment if the advance given has not been
accrued in full?

A) It is possible if the forms have not been submitted by the auditor.


B) It is possible in unforeseen economic situations
C) In no case is this possibility considered
D) In no case, unless the provider has not filed.

Question 98

Which of the following contracting entities could request SERCOP for the authorization of transfer
business specific?

A) The Decentralized Autonomous Governments


B) The bodies of the judicial function
C) Public companies or companies whose subscribed capital belongs at least 50% to
public law entities
D) Foundations

Question 99

In what cases are guarantees for the proper use of advances extended between public institutions?

A) Inter-institutional agreement
B) Procurement of goods and services
C) Leasing of real estate
D) Under no circumstances
Question 100

The price agreed upon for the acquisition of a certain real estate property shall not exceed by
no concept

A) The mediation that the entity carries out with the owner of the asset
B) The appraisal stated in the previous purchase deed
C) The appraisal conducted by the appraisal and cadastre department of the municipality
D) 10% on the appraisal performed by the appraisal and cadastral office of the municipality

Pregunta 101

From the notification of the award of the offer, the supplier must?

A) Deliver the guarantees within a period of 15 days and request payment of the contract
B) To sign the delivery receipt minutes within the period of 15 days
C) Sign the contract within a period of 15 days
D) Sign the contract within a period of 15 days

Question 102

In a small claims procedure for Goods and Services, the suppliers will be able to submit their
expression of interest in a term of?

48 hours
B) 24 hours
C) The one indicated in the specifications
D) 72 hours

Question 103

In which procedure is it urged that the contracting entity has at least three proposals?
suppliers?

A) Quotation
B) Minimal Amount
C) Electronic Reverse Auction
Public competition

Question 104

In a quotation contracting procedure, if the location was selected incorrectly


the contracting entity must?

A) Report this particular at the error validation stage


B) Cancel or declare the process void, as appropriate
C) Communicate it during the questions and/or clarifications stage
D) Continue with the process
Question 105

In the execution of a work or service, in what cases can complementary contracts be concluded?

A) In the event that it is necessary to construct a new work due to unforeseen or technical reasons
B) In the event that it is necessary to expand, modify, or complement a work determined by causes
unforeseen or technical
C) In the event that it is necessary to subcontract the partial execution of the work
D) In the case where it has been necessary to rectify the designs or studies

Question 106

In the quoting process for works at the time of registering the contract, what documents are
Must they upload to the system?

A) Award resolution and contract


B) Guarantees, forms and contract
C) Contract signed
D) Contracts and guarantees

Question 107

Will the contracting for the software development whose reference budget is 46,600 be possible?
carry out by the procedure of?

A) Special Regime
B) Minimal Amount
C) Direct hiring consultancy
D) Minor Amount Services

Question 108

At what stage is the establishment of the technical committee carried out?

High School
B) Contractual
C) Contractual
D) Execution

Question 109

When should the Technical Commission be formed in an Electronic Reverse Auction procedure?

A) When the reference budget is higher than 0.000002 of the PIE (USD 64,160.73)
B) When the budget reference is less than 0.000002 of the PIE (USD 64,160.73)
C) When indicated by the highest authority of the contracting entity
D) When the authorization of SERCOP is obtained
Question 110

¿En un procedimiento de Consultoría Lista Corta, solo un proveedor ha participado y ha cumplido con la
technical offer according to what is stated in the regulations, which of the following options is correct in order
to continue the process?

A) Negotiation with the supplier


B) Declare the process void
C) Award directly to the supplier
D) Unilaterally terminate the process

Question 111

What is understood as a technical specification?

A) Son las características fundamentales que deberán cumplir los bienes o rubros requeridos
B) These are the specific conditions under which the acquisition of goods and the provision of services will take place.
of services including consulting
C) They are the terms of reference under which the acquisition of goods and the provision of
services including consulting
D) They are the specific needs to be met, the objectives, and the conditions of provision under the
which services are acquired

Question 112

In the Minor Value Procedure for Goods and Services, how many suppliers will receive it?
invitation to the first selection?

A) Only to three local suppliers


B) To the suppliers that the entity selects from the locality
To a single local supplier
D) To all MYPES and EPS suppliers in the locality authorized in the RUP

Question 113

In the system, the stage 'In Reception' requires the entity to log in with the user to complete a process.
de:

A) Contract Manager
B) Portal Administrator
C) With any type of user
D) Creator of the process

Question 114

What type of purchase order is generated in the catalog when the order value is greater than the amount?
of the Minor Amount of Goods and Services?

A) Direct
B) Only best offer
C) Only bid
D) Large purchase with bidding or best offer
Question 115

The responsibilities regarding the administration of the contract are of a character:

A) Administrative, civil, criminal and labor


B) Administration, civil and criminal
C) Civil and labor
D) Judicial and labor

Question 116

What time will the sanctioned provider as the failed awardee be disqualified in the RUP?

1 year
B) 6 years
C) 5 years
3 years

Question 117

What is the most appropriate procedure for contracting a television space to broadcast
citizenship the inauguration of hospitals built by the National Government?

A) Special Regime-Social Communication Direct Contracting


B) Lesser Amount of Services
C) Electronic Reverse Auction
D) Minimal Amount

Question 118

According to the LOSNCP, which contracts will be notarized?

A) Those whose amount exceeds the value of the contribution for goods and services or works respectively
B) All contracts
C) Those whose amount exceeds the value of the lowest amount of goods and services or works
respectively
Those whose amount exceeds the sum of the bidding for goods and services or works respectively

Question 119

At what stage of the Electronic Reverse Auction process must the contracting entity publish the
market studies for the definition of benchmark budget?

A) Validation of offers
B) To be awarded
C) Questions, answers, and clarifications
D) Evaluation of offers
Question 120

In a Minor Works Procedure, the registration of suppliers on the institutional portal of


SERCOP for the draw is carried out by:

A) The technical commission


B) The suppliers that confirmed the offer
C) The contract administrator
D) The portal operator owning the process

Question 121

In the bidding procedures, when does the contractual phase begin in the SOCE?

A) After the award of the procedure


B) After the contract registration
C) Following the report of the technical committee presented to the highest authority
D) Immediately after the evaluation of the technical offers

Question 122

Do the bids submitted with electronic signature require the validation of pagination errors or of
summary?

A) It is no longer necessary to number and summarize the offer with an electronic signature.
B) Only in processes whose budget exceeds that defined for the Procurement of Goods and Services.
C) In all cases
D) Only works and consulting procedures

Question 123

When does the order of precedence apply for the signing of contracts for goods, services, and works?

A) When a contractor is declared in default


B) When a procedure is canceled
C) When a procedure is terminated by mutual agreement
D) When the awardee is declared bankrupt

Question 124

In which procurement procedure, to access the evaluation of the economic proposal, the offer
The technique must obtain at least 70 points, otherwise it will be disqualified?

In all consulting procedures


B) Electronic Reverse Auction and Purchase by Catalog
C) Short List Consulting and Public Competition
D) Quotation and Bidding
Question 125

Which of the following goods can be acquired through Minimal Amount, as long as it is not
Is it feasible to apply a procedure under special regime?

A) Office furniture
B) Stationery and Office Supplies
C) Computers
D) Spare parts or Accessories

Question 126

In which procurement procedure is the supplier requested to adhere to the reference budget?

A) Quotation of Goods and Services


B) Short List Consulting
C) Lower Amount of Goods and Services
D) Minor Amount Works

Question 127

What types of purchases can be contracted under the contracting procedure in a situation of
emergency?

A) Standardized goods and services


B) Works, goods, and services excluding consulting
C) Non-standard goods and services
D) Works, goods and services including consulting services

Question 128

Any violation of the LOSNCP committed by authorities, officials, public or private employees or
any person who acts or has intervened in the public procurement procedure on behalf of
the contracting entities will be sanctioned:

A) For the PGE within 30 days


B) By the CGE within 30 days
C) By the highest authority of the contracting entity within 10 days
D) By the SERCOP within 15 days

Question 129

To address emergency situations, the Minister of State or generally the highest authority of
a contracting entity must previously issue a reasoned resolution that orders:

A) The declaration of emergency to address urgently justified contracts


B) The declaration of emergency to address urgent situations
C) The declaration of emergency to justify the hiring
D) The start of a hiring process to overcome the emergency
Question 130

In case of delays in the delivery of goods purchased through a catalog


electronically, the application of fines will be the sole responsibility of:

A) The SERCOP because it signed the Framework Agreement


B) The entity that generated the purchase order
C) The contracting entity prior to the authorization of SERCOP
D) The General Comptroller's Office of the State once it receives the request from SERCOP

Question 131

What do you call a supplier that, after being awarded, does not sign the contract?

A) Breached Contractor
B) Breached supplier
C) Failed bidder
D) Failed contractor

Question 132

The leases of real estate shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the
Regulations of the Law, in the following cases:

A) In the acquisition of real estate abroad by the state or entities of the sector
public
Ecuadorian
B) When the State or a public institution has exclusively the status of tenant
C) When the State or a Public Institution has exclusively the status of lessor
D) When the State or a public institution acts as the lessor as the lessee

Question 133

If there is an inconsistency between the information recorded in the forms that are part of the
integrity of the offer in relation to the supporting or evidentiary documents of a certain
condition, errors will be considered:

A) Of valid nature
B) Correction error by the entity
C) Arithmetic errors
D) Non-repairable errors

Question 134

What is the percentage of Ecuadorian added value that determines that a good or service is of origin?
national?

A) 60% in goods and 40% in services


B) 60% for the case of goods and services
C) Less than 60% in the case of services and 40% in the case of goods
D) The percentage is set in the threshold list
Question 135

Of the following types of processes, indicate which one negotiation applies to?

A) Special Procedures
B) In all special regime procedures
C) Inclusive Holidays
D) Consulting Procedures

Question 136

The contracting for the development of software with a reference budget of $45,000 can be done
to carry out through the procedure of:

A) Direct hiring consultancy


B) Minimal Amount
C) Minor Amount Services
D) Special Regime

Question 137

For the definition of the technical specifications in the procurement procedures, the entities
contractors must rely on:

A) Supplier proforma invoices for the good or service to be contracted


B) National technical standards or regulations, and in their absence, in the instruments
similar international ones, where applicable
C) Information obtained from similar goods or services that have been awarded through the
Institutional portal of SERCOP
D) Studies on prevention / mitigation of environmental impacts

Question 138

In which consulting procedure should a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 consultants be invited?


registered and authorized in the RUP?

A) Short List Consultancy


B) Public Tender Consulting
C) Public Competition for Deserted Direct Hiring
D) Shortlisted Public Tender Consultation Unsuccessful

Question 139

Foreign legal entities wishing to carry out consultancy activities must be registered.
in the RUP and consequently be domiciled in Ecuador?

A) No, because it is already demonstrated with the certificate of origin.


B) Yes, it is ordered by the Company Law and the LOSNCP
C) Yes, as long as it is the consulting for more than six months
D) No, because they are foreigners
Question 140

Which of the following hiring procedures should be consulted before establishing the process of
acquisition of goods and services?

A) Inclusive Fair
B) Quotation of Goods and Services
C) Electronic Reverse Auction
D) Electronic Catalogue

Question 141

In all procedures established in LOSNCP, the provider of goods, works or services will be preferred.
that incorporates a greater component of Ecuadorian origin or the actors of the popular and solidarity economy
and micro, small and medium enterprises, through the application of mechanisms such as:

A) Greater added value Ecuadorian subcontracting and market reserve


B) Direct hiring, preference margins, and market reservation
C) Proportional preference margins, market reserve, and preferred subcontracting
D) Mayor porcentaje de subcontratación y márgenes de preferencia

Question 142

What document will formalize the purchases made through the Catalog system?

A) Framework Agreement
B) Purchase order and delivery receipt record
C) Invoice
D) Contract with the supplier

Question 143

Can the experience of legal entities be accredited by partners and shareholders as long as?

A) The reference budget of the process is less than $500,000


B) The partners are registered in the RUP
C) The legal entity must have been in legal existence for at least three years.
D) The legal entity must have two years of legal existence and one year since its registration in the RUP.

Question 144

By what contracting procedure can the contracting entity rehire?


immediately the contractual object if the contract was terminated unilaterally?

A) Similar to the one done for the initial hiring


B) A Common Regime procedure
C) Direct hiring due to unilateral termination
D) Quotation for unilateral termination
Question 145

What is the only procedure that is exempt from being published on the SERCOP Institutional Portal?

A) Specific business turnover


B) Direct procurement of medications
C) Internal and external security
D) Minimal Amount

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