Da teoria à conservação

(in)efetividade das parcerias na requalificação do patrimônio edificado tombado da UFMA

Abstract

This article examines the (in)effectiveness of partnerships in the rehabilitation of built heritage at the Federal University of Maranhão, focusing on the former Fábrica Progresso, slated to house a Museum-School and the Archaeology program. The study seeks to understand how the gap between formal rules and day-to-day practice affects timelines, costs, and contractual outcomes. We adopt a single-case design combining administrative document analysis, process mining to measure durations and amounts, and content analysis of administrative memos to classify legal, administrative, and technical obstacles. Findings show that the disapproval of financial accountability reports blocked fund transfers and halted the site for 576 days after only 139 days of execution, resulting in predominance of idle time and delays between measured work and payment. The stoppage generated indirect costs and asset deterioration, culminating in a new procurement in 2023 with a budget approximately 13% higher than the 2017 contract. We conclude that foreseeable governance failures—rather than technical surprises—explain performance, underscoring the need for straightforward management measures: clear responsibility matrices with contingencies, a pre-start financial gate aligned with the work plan, real-time monitoring dashboards, safe-stoppage protocols for listed buildings, and minimum viable scope strategies to reduce all-or-nothing risks.