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DESCRIPTIONS 402: Contract Administration
What happens once the contract is award-
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM ed? - You’ve successfully completed the
procurement process and you think your
401: Strategies for work is done…not so fast! The contract
Purchasing Below the Formal is awarded, now the fun begins. Contract
Threshold management is a viable element in en-
suring district resources are utilized effec-
The USFR states written quotes are gen- tively and appropriately. Procurement pro-
erally needed when cumulative purchas- fessionals must ensure proper monitoring
es fall below the $100,000 bid threshold. takes place from utilization of the contract,
But what if you use a cooperative con- to invoice payments, staffing, renewals and
tract? Are there other compliant procure- most importantly the quality of services
ment options? This session will explore provided by the vendor. Ensure your district
the various methods to make these infor- and your vendor are held contractually ac-
mal purchases. You will come away with countable for the terms and conditions out-
various best practices to make these pur- lined in the procurement. Participants will
chases effective and efficient and make receive practical monitoring approaches to
all your procurement dreams come true! take back to their district.
Presented by: Cheryl Burt - Buckeye Presented by: Dale Ponder & Mercedes
Elementary School District & Villafaña - Crane School District
Alejandra Rios - Maricopa Unified School
District 404: Due Diligence:
A Vendor’s Perspective
Everything you always wanted to know about
403: State Cooperative why school districts must perform due dili-
gence on your cooperative contract! What
Contracts: A Panel Discussion exactly is due diligence and why should you
care? This session will include a discussion
The State Procurement Office’s Contract of the school district’s requirement to have
Managers and Co-op Team will be answer- a written determination providing the ratio-
ing panel discussion questions regarding nale and justification for selection of a con-
State Contracts/Cooperative Purchasing, tractor. This session is a must for vendors
along with answering audience member with a cooperative contract or those who
questions. aspire to gain this coveted procurement ve-
hicle.
Presented by: Carter Marshall,
Amber Holmes, Cyndi Hawk & Presented by: Bill Munch - Valley Schools,
Kerry Wells - State Procurement Office & Gary Barkman - Mesa Public Schools,
Ken Carter - 1GPA, Nancy Burns - Equalis
Group & Nancy Colbaugh - Mohave Edu.
Services Coop. Inc. & Rob Fiorilli - OMNIA
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