In public organizations, bad practices are observed, as concerns the management of public contracts. This paper aims at outlining solutions to prevent and manage them, based on the understanding of Cameroon’s case. Data collected from 39 key actors revealed that the afore practices contribute to organizational performance and create conflict between administrative and managerial logics, surrounded by a political logic, bearer of the legitimacy of the system. The proposed solutions are geared towards risk management systems, the management agreement and the negotiation of management supervision.