Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the parts of a contract.
- Clarify ambiguous contract language.
- Determine appropriate specification type for a project.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of contract administration team members.
- Identify appropriate contract vehicles and deliverables.
- Prepare implementation and payment milestones plans.
- Determine inclusion of appropriate contract clauses for inspections, reporting, and remedies.
- Identify the entity’s rights to rejections, damages and contract termination.
- Identify contract risks.
- Choose the appropriate contract clauses for a given situation.
- Prepare a contract administration plan.
- Establish a performance assessment plan.
Intended Audience
This course is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:
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Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.
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Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.
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Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.
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Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.
On-Demand