Within the contextual framework of audits, the present work aims to provide the structuring of consultations made through a compilation of data obtained on the subject of audits, specifically in the public sector of the city of Barranquilla during the year 2020, where its evolution so far is evidenced, the challenges it has had, the professionals responsible and the improvements to be implemented in terms of their actions. The main objective of this monograph is to investigate the status of the audits in civil works in the public sector of the city of Barranquilla, explaining its history, the role of auditors, the failures that may occur during their development, as well as the difference between the private and public audits.