Legal Framework of Public-Private Partnership Contract Management in Varies Countries: Recommendations for Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 4, 2418 - 2438, 15.07.2025

İzel Akyel , Rüveyda Kömürlü

https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1522833

Abstract

Public-private partnerships emerge as an alternative financing method in providing public services for developing countries. Effective contract management is an important element for these high-risk and complex projects. For this reason, in the study, a literature review was conducted on contract management in public private partnerships and a framework was presented by determining the main activities for contract management in public private partnerships. Then, the laws and regulations in the developing countries of Brazil, Kenya, Kosovo, the Philippines and Turkiye were examined comparatively within this framework. As a result of the study, regulations were found for the establishment of administration and contract management team, planning, establishment and execution of contract management, managing contract changes, managing performance and contract termination and asset transfer, in these five countries examined. However, it has been concluded that there are deficiencies in the legal framework regarding risk management, monitoring and evaluation and relationship management, which are important criteria of contract management. Both activities are critical for successful contract management in public private partnership projects. In this context, recommendations have been made for Turkiye.

Keywords

public-private partnership, public-private partnership project, construction contract, contract management, legal framework of public-private partnership

Kamu Özel Ortaklıklarında Çeşitli Ülkelerdeki Sözleşme Yönetiminin Yasal Çerçevesi: Türkiye İçin Öneriler

Abstract

Kamu özel ortaklıkları, gelişmekte olan ülkeler için kamu hizmetlerinin görülmesinde alternatif bir finansman yöntemi olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Yüksek riskli ve karmaşık yapılı bu projeler için etkili sözleşme yönetimi önemli bir unsurdur. Bu konuda yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde görülmüştür ki kamu özel ortaklıkları sözleşme temelli olmalarına rağmen daha çok bir finansman yöntemi olarak ele alınmış ve incelenmiştir. Bu nedenle çalışmada, kamu özel ortaklıklarında sözleşme yönetimi konusunda literatür taraması yapılmış ve kamu özel ortaklıklarında sözleşme yönetimi için ana aktiviteler belirlenerek bir çerçeve ortaya konmuş, ardından gelişmekte olan ülkelerden olan Brezilya, Kenya, Kosova, Filipinler ve Türkiye’deki kanun ve yönetmelikler bu çerçeve kapsamında karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir. Yapılan çalışma sonucunda, incelenen bu beş ülkede, yönetişim ve sözleşme yönetim ekibinin kurulması, sözleşme yönetiminin planlanması, kurulması ve yürütülmesi, sözleşme değişikliklerinin yönetilmesi, performansın yönetilmesi ve sözleşme bitişi ile varlık devri için düzenlemelere rastlanmıştır. Ancak risk yönetimi, izlenmesi ve değerlendirmesi ve ilişkilerin yönetimi konusunda yasal çerçevede eksiklikler olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Her iki faaliyet de kamu özel ortaklığı projelerinde sözleşme yönetiminin başarılı bir şekilde gerçekleşmesi için kritik önemle sahiptir. Bu bağlamda Türkiye’ye yönelik öneriler getirilmiştir.

Keywords

kamu özel ortaklığı, kamu özel ortaklığı projesi, inşaat sözleşmesi, sözleşme yönetimi, kamu özel ortaklıkları yasal çerçevesi

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