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BY GARY BARKMAN, CPPB, MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
 HELPING                      Can You Say ‘Contract Management?’



 SCHOOLS    Gary Barkman

                 is is a topic I receive several questions about, when  said that, I would add that, when done correctly, contract
            it  comes  to  working  with  individual  district  contracts  or  management should be a great tool to help gauge the success
 FOCUS ON   cooperative contracts.                                 of the contract or discover any   aws embedded in a contract.
              “What are some best practices for managing the contract?”
                                                                     First o  , people need to realize that we shouldn’t have to
            “How do I know if the contract is working correctly or not?”  wait until the contract is awarded to consider the “contract
            “Who should be managing the contract?” “Where do I start with  management” piece. Contract management should be
 WHAT       managing the contract?”    ese are just a few of the questions   considered right up front when procurement does the statistical
                                                                   analysis of a solicitation and here’s how it works.
            received when it comes to contract management.
              Let’s face it, contract management is not a topic that’s often   I need to bring your attention to one disclaimer, however,
 MATTERS    discussed but always ends up being a topic requested for future   prior to moving forward. Although NIGP recognizes the
            conferences or bi-monthly meetings, so let’s get some basics
                                                                   analysis stage as number V or the   fth stage within the contract
            out of the way. I’ll be the   rst to acknowledge that “contract  management cycle, I’ll be using the analysis stage as the   rst
 MOST       management” is an area where procurement people fall short,                          CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
            so to speak, when it comes to using the contract. Having






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