Effective Procurement and Contract Management Workshop

Program overview:

The aim of contract management is to ensure the delivery of a cost effective and reliable service at an agreed price and standard. It must be consistent with legal requirements and financial propriety. Effective monitoring of contracts ensures that compliance is built into the relationship between contractor and the awarding body (the client/customer) at all stages of the contractual relationship. This program is designed to help participants gain practical knowledge in contract management to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.

For whom:

Director of Finance, Director of Administration, Heads of Supplies, Director of Engineering, Supplies Officers, Contract Officers, Project Engineers, Stores Officers, Supply Chain Managers / Purchasing Managers, Accountants, Auditors, and Facilities Maintenance Officers in both public and private sectors of the economy.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

•          take advantage of opportunities arising in the marketplace with the rapid expansion of business process outsourcing;
•          evaluate contract pricing mechanisms and associated risk; and
•          recommend and support opportunities to improve procurement and contracting and the award to tenders in their organizations.

Course outline:

Day 1: Nature and Scope of Procurement and Contract Management:  An Overview

• Positioning for strategic procurement
• Strategic sourcing methods

Day 2: Awarding Procurement / Contract: The Due Process

• Operating a successful selective tender list and

seeking expressions of interest in the open market

• Ethical issues in procurement

Day 3: Decisions concerning the method of contracting                                                                             

• length of contract, partnership arrangements,

appropriate contract conditions

• Biding and Evaluations
• Contract management and supplier relationship
• Maximizing benefits through successful

association with suppliers

Day 4: Understanding the drivers to Business Process

Outsourcing (BPO)

• Principles of effective contract negotiation
• Building into contracts safeguards and sanctions

for non-performance

• Legal aspects of the contracts
• Managing supplier relationships

Day 5: An introduction to sustainable procurement

and social responsibilities

• Value for money considerations

(Service Level Agreement) Price, Quality,

Availability, Functionality

• E-Sourcing and program management

ADEBAYO, BAMIDELE OLASEHINDE- B.Sc. (Political Science); LL. B; B.L; LL.M; PhD (in view); FCIS, ACIPMN, MNITD; MNIM, MIBA. Adebayo is a seasoned and experienced legal practitioner of nearly three decades work experience. Adebayo is a graduate of University of Lagos where he studied Law at first degree and Masters Levels with outstanding performance. He attended the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar. Adebayo also studied Political Science at first degree level at the then Ondo State University (now Ekiti State University). Adebayo is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Adebayo, at different times in his working career, has worked with Negris Holdings Limited as the Company Secretary/ Legal Adviser; Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria as the Assistant Registrar (Marketing and Corporate Affairs) and later Deputy Registrar of the Institute. He also had a stint at Gani Adetola-Kaseem (SAN) Legal Practitioners as a Senior Counsel, among others. Adebayo is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and the International Bar Association, among many other professional bodies.  He has facilitated in many workshops and Conferences. He will join others to share their experiences on this program.

Abiola Olasheinde, Mrs.  LLB, BL, FCIS.: She is currently the Company Secretary of Petrolex Oil and Gas Company Limited. A former company secretary of PZ plc and former Deputy Company Secretary of Cadbury Nigeria Plc. She has attended many international courses on Law, governance and Management. She is a Council member of the Institute of Chartered Sectaries and Administrators of Nigeria and former Chairperson of the Lagos state Chapter of the Institute. An incisive facilitator in governance, contract management and other related Courses. She will join others to share experience on this programme.

Group nomination of 5 and above participants attracts 10% discount