Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi / The Journal of International Social Research Cilt: 10 Sayı: 54 Yıl: 2017 Volume: 10 Issue: 54 Year: 2017 www.sosyalarastirmalar.com Issn: 1307-9581 http://dx.doi.org/10.17719/jisr.20175434655 COMPARISON OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS` CONTRACTOR SELECTION PROCESS BETWEEN GHANA AND TURKEY Aynur KAZAZ • Yusif INUSAH** Bengü GİZLİ TABAKLAR*** Abstract In public construction works contractor selection process differs from private sector contractor selection process. Procedures of selection process in public sector are more longer and harder for public administares. The selection process is based on standard procedure, and differs from country to country. Every country has its own procurement law, and in bidding contractor tries to turn the tender result in his own advantage in a competitive environment. Administrative unit predicates on some criteria and finalize the completed documents by law. The tender process is conducted according to the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) in Ghana, while this process is being conducted according to the Public Procurement Law (PPL) in Turkey. The aim of this study is to examine the differences in contractor selection process of public entities in Ghana and Turkey. In this content, the PPA and PPL are compared in the scope of the study. It is found out that Ghana and Turkey's contractor selection process in public sector have both similarities and differences. Keywords: Traditional project delivery, Contractor, Tendering, Turkish Public Procurement Law, Ghana Public Procurement Authority. 1. Introduction Traditional project delivery system is a linear procesed delivery system which consists of design-bid- build work sequence, and it is generally used in public sector construction works, where the importance of the contractor selection process is emphasized. After the design phase, the project is tendered for a contract in order to select the contractor. The documents of tender is tried to give the right contractor in a competitive environment within the cost effectively, high quality standard and in a efficient time. Selection of the right contractor to the right construction work have parallels with project success (Erbaş, 2015). According to the World Bank in Turkey’s overview, Turkey’s population is about 78.6 million as at 2016 and GDP is around US$850 billion. Turkey is the 17th largest economy in the world. From 2000 to 2014, per capita income in Turkey nearly tripled and now exceeds US$9,000. Turkey is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G20 According to the World Bank in Turkey’s overview, Turkey’s population is about 78.6 million as at 2016 and GDP is around US$850 billion. Turkey is the 17th largest economy in the world. From 2000 to 2014, per capita income in Turkey nearly tripled and now exceeds US$9,000. Turkey is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) and the G20 and an increasingly important donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA). On the other hand, Ghana’s population is about 27 million and it’s considered as lower middle income status country and GDP is about $114.7 billion. Ghana’s growing oil and gas sector, investments in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and a growing housing deficit continue to place demand on the country’s construction sector (World Bank, 2017). As a result of the differences in economic development the level of development in other areas are different in Ghana and Turkey too. Construction sector constitutes the main area which both countries have differences. Differences are reflected to the public construction works. In public sector, the law and regulations should be taken in a consideration. Contractor selection process has important regulations in public sector and depends on standard procedures. Public administrations do not allowed to select their contractors without obeying these procedures. Laws and regulations differ from country to country. The contractor selection process should be done in Ghana according to Public Procurement Authority (PPA) and in Turkey according to Public Procurement Law (PPL). The construction of public buildings as high-cost and low-quality buildings because of the disruptions in the existing system is a very important shortcoming in terms of efficient use of public resources in Turkey (Erbaş and Çıracı, 2013). Also the limitations of the Public • Prof. Dr., Akdeniz University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, akazaz@akdeniz.edu.tr ** Master Student, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, usufunus@gmail.com *** Master Student, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, bengugizli@hotmail.com