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S070 Tender Administration Outline

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This course is applicable to both Principal personnel (who develop and assess tender documentation, and negotiate with contractors) and Contractor personnel (who prepare and submit tenders and negotiate their terms). It has been developed to assist these persons to better understand the tendering process and develop the skills necessary to evaluate, process and negotiate tenders more effectively.

Introduction to Tendering
  • Strategic Procurement
  • Outsourcing
  • What is tendering?
  • Tender process
  • Terminology
  • Code of tendering
  • Probity
Basic Legal Issues
  • Overview of the law
  • Legal effect of a tender
  • Interpretation of documents
  • Conflicts between documents
Tendering Options
  • Procurement
  • Tendering methods
Tender Documents
  • Tender documentation
Tender Preparation
  • Principal’s obligations
  • Project definition
  • Tender document preparation
  • Tender preparation checklist
  Tender Issue and Response
  • Preparing the ground rules
  • Time considerations
  • Calling tenders
  • Tender enquiries
  • Pre-tender briefings
  • Site inspections
  • Amendments to tenders
  • Responding to a tender
Evaluating Offers
  • Receiving offers
  • Tender opening
  • Tender evaluation
  • Tender recommendations

Contract Award

  • Pre-contract negotiations
  • Contract award
  • Unsuccessful tenderers
  • Re-tendering
  • Probity
  • Post contract review

Tips and Traps

  • Tips – the things to do
  • Traps – the things not to do
  • Summary

Expected Course Outcomes