Overview
Public Contracting Overview is a recommended prerequisite class for Supplies and Services Contracting and Design and Construction Contracting and certain electives. The class includes practical, hands-on exercises that allow participants to apply their contracting knowledge and skills to common issues faced by procurement officials. The class ends with a multiple-choice exam.
- Prerequisite: None
- Class Level: Basic
- Instructional Method: Online - OIG Academy Online Class Technical Specifications
- Advanced Prep: None
- This class is one of the three classes required to earn the MCPPO Designation. Once you complete all three classes, please submit the MCPPO designation application.
- This class is required for the Charter School Certification.
Class dates:
- October 23 - 24, 2024 - Registration is closed (FULL).
- November 19 - 20, 2024
- December 17 - 18, 2024
Class time: 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Credits: 20
Cost: $495
- Registration closes two weeks before the self-paced portion of the class starts.
- Blackboard® or other virtual platform login details will be emailed to registrants.
Topics
- Legal requirements for public contracts
- Principal objectives of public purchasing
- Designer selection and construction bid laws
- Purchasing supplies and services under M.G.L. c. 30B
- Obtaining price quotes for smaller purchases
- Market research, value analysis and life-cycle cost analysis
- The purchasing cycle
- Drafting contract terms
- Blanket contracts and collective bargaining agreements
- Real property transactions (overview)
- Prevailing wage laws
- Centralized purchasing
- Public records law requirements
- Ethics laws and considerations
Contact for Public Contracting Overview - OIG Academy Class
| Last updated: | September 30, 2024 |
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