Speaking

Attendees will understand how policies developed by others affect public works, how to influence the development of policies by others and how to develop policies for your own department.

Attendees will understand the essential components of managing professional consultants, from project scoping to final delivery. This presentation will teach attendees the guidelines governing qualification-based selection procedures. It will also teach them how to:

• Implement formal procedures for purchasing professional services, maintenance contracts and consultant agreements
• Develop structured reporting and tracking systems to routinely evaluate contractor and service performance
• Evaluate and determine the most suitable procurement methods (e.g., RFP vs. RFB) for specific contract types
• Draft comprehensive project scopes, detailed technical specifications and clear deliverable definitions

Attendees will leave this presentation understanding how resource-sharing can lower costs, the advantages and disadvantages of consolidation and the use of volunteers to improve public works operation and maintenance.