A research on the problems and solutions proposed by landscape architects in the process of public tenders

Public institutions make investments to meet the basic needs of their citizens, raise public wealth and provide better service by creating social living spaces. As public sources are getting limited and social expectations rising day by day, effective, productive and economic use of public sources becomes more important. Therefore, this study has been prepared as a guide in order for landscape architects to prepare landscape projects with a complete operational process and in compliance with the act. This study investigates the operations which occur during and after the announcement of a tender and applying to the tender within the Public Procurement Act in terms of Landscape Architecture. As part of the study, all the processes of the landscape projects from the emergence of the need, which is the initial phase of tender, to the final signature phase were examined in detail for Landscape Architects who work in public and private sectors; and necessary documents that are needed during the documentation process were presented as examples by highlighting the crucial aspects to avoid dispute. This study consists of examination, analysis, evaluation, and proposal processes. Construction works within the Public Procurement Act the law no 4734 and operational process of tenders until the contract signing phase have been examined, analyzed and evaluated within the scope of landscape projects. Consequently, we have tried to present solutions to the issues that landscape architects may encounter in the tender system. Thus, "A Guide to Landscape Projects Tender Process" is compiled for landscape architects to use. Key Words: A Guide to Landscape Projects Tender Process, Tender, Landscape Architecture Tender Process, Public Procurement Act, Tender Announcement, Ekap