In the case where a landscape architect is awarded the design contract for a project, whether public or private, which will be competitively bid, neither the landscape architect, nor any entity owned in whole or part by the landscape architect, may bid for the construction, installation and/or implementation of the project.
Commentary: The Committee has recently been made aware of situations in which a landscape architect prepared plans and specifications for a public project, and then bid on and was awarded the construction contract for the project. The Committee is of the opinion that such a situation potentially creates a conflict of interest for the landscape architect in that the landscape architect is the designer and the contractor for the project thus removing the checks and balances which assure that the project is constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications.
30 Miss. Code. R. 202-2.6.6