SUOMEN ARKKITEHTILIITTO F I N L A N D S A R K I T E K T FÖRBUND FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS 4.6.2018 To reformist@eclipso.eu Thank you for contacting the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA regarding the Asuntoreformi 2018 competition. SAFA s competition committee processed your claim in a meeting 4.6.2018. The response follows below. Competition process The goal of the Asuntoreformi 2018 competition was to find innovative ideas and new solutions for current housing challenges. The organizers wished to receive a large number of proposals for the three sites Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vantaa. It was in the organizers best interest to communicate the competition widely to as many architects as possible. The competition was launched 28.2.2018 and the procurement notice was published with delay 12.4.2018. This was, without a question, a clear error. However, the competition committee detected no sign of intentional discrimination. The late publishing of the procurement notice was due to a simple human error. After the error was detected, the organizers sought for the best possible way to solve the situation. The decision was made to end the original procurement and to start a new one. One of the main reasons was to reopen the opportunity for the competitors to ask questions. Based on the information available, the new competition was organized according to the public procurement legislation. The two weeks competition time is not what SAFA would recommend under any circumstances. However, in this case the content of the second procurement was identical to the first one: all competitors were able to use all the material they had produced for the original procurement. As a result, the organizer received over 70 proposals in total from Finland and abroad. Communication You made a claim that Several questions have been sent complying with the competition Q&A protocol. The questions have not been answered but completely censored. SAFA received a data sheet that shows all correspondence in the competition. Here s a summary: First procurement: All the questions that arrived by 9.4.2018 were answered on the competition web site. www.asuntoreformi2018.fi/questions 18.4.2018 13:17 Anonymous question arrived late via the competition web site. Hello, competition was announced in TED mid April while it The question was not answered. SAFA MALMINKATU 30, 00100 HELSINKI TEL +358 (0)9 584 448 SAFA@SAFA.FI
SUOMEN ARKKITEHTILIITTO F I N L A N D S A R K I T E K T FÖRBUND FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS 18.4.2018 14:06 Anonymous question arrived late via the competition web site. is this an international competition? please advise The question was answered on the competition web site. 24.4.2018 Question arrived late by email. Hei! Toimistossamme on kovasti herättänyt kummastusta The question was answered by email. Second procurement: All the questions that arrived by 20.5.2018 were answered on the competition web site. www.asuntoreformi2018.fi/questions 23.5.2018 Your first email arrived, followed by several others from you. Several answers by email. 3.6.2018 1.56 Anonymous question arrived late via the competition web site. Hei! Mistäs tuulee kun SAFA järjestää The question was not answered, the competition deadline was 28.5.2018. Based on this data your claim that several messages were unanswered is unfounded. The competition correspondence was carried out appropriately and the competitors had an equitable chance to receive the information they needed. Conclusion We appreciate your feedback regarding the Asuntoreformi 2018 competition and have taken it into consideration. The issues you brought to our attention were discussed within the competition committee and will be applied to improve SAFA s competition processes in the future. Helsinki 4.6.2018 Competition committee Finnish Association of Architects SAFA SAFA MALMINKATU 30, 00100 HELSINKI TEL +358 (0)9 584 448 SAFA@SAFA.FI