Dadjudicació

Dadjudicació is the term commonly spelled adjudicació in Catalan, referring to the act of awarding a contract, property, or right to a person or entity after a formal decision. It is used in administrative and legal contexts, including public procurement, auctions, and civil procedures.

The standard Catalan spelling is adjudicació, and the word derives from Latin iudicatio, meaning judgment. In practice, dadjudicació is synonymous with the awarding decision, though texts may variably omit or alter the initial letter in less formal contexts.

In public procurement, adjudicació is the final step in a tender process: a contracting authority selects a winner based on predefined criteria, issues a formal award, notifies the bidder, and proceeds to sign the contract. In civil or commercial law, adjudicació can also refer to the allocation of assets or rights by a court or through an auction, such as the adjudicació of an inheritance or of property to a bidder.

The process typically involves publication of the call for bids, submission and evaluation of proposals, possible provisional awards, and the final adjudicació. In auctions, it designates the transfer of ownership to the successful bidder, subject to payment and compliance with terms.

Legal effects of adjudicació are binding and create enforceable rights and obligations. Safeguards generally require transparency, objective evaluation, justification of the award, and avenues for challenge or appeal by aggrieved parties.

See also: licitació, contracte, subhasta, herència.