WORKSHOP DATES:

January 28, 2023 - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
January 29, 2023 - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

LOCATION:

Zoom Virtual Platform

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

The goal of this workshop is to provide supply chain professionals with information and skills training to enable them to better manage the bidding and contracting processes and be more effective actors within the competitive bidding and contracting functions at their organizations.

This workshop focuses on practical (i.e., not merely theoretical) matters in bidding and contracting, including drafting of competitive bidding documentation, the application of competitive bidding law, the basics of contract formation and good practices in contract management.

Candidates will have an opportunity to apply knowledge of good practices in competitive bidding to a "challenge scenario," with a view to realizing preventative and remedial solutions.

The final project will offer candidates the opportunity to create a quality RFP, test their RFP drafting skills and then benefit from expert feedback from the instructor.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS:

Upon completion of this workshop candidates should be able to:

• Understand competitive bidding activities and best practices
• Read/write competitive bidding documents (RFQ and RFP)
• Understand the foundations and implications of Canadian competitive bidding law
• Understand the implications of Canadian inter-provincial and international trade agreements for competitive bidding activities in the public sector
• Understand the implications of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) on contracting activities in Canada
• Understand how contracts are formed, and how to form contracts in a manner that avoids introducing uncertainty into their formation and later operation
• Understand the component parts of processes for contract administration and management

INSTRUCTOR: 

Sandy Chalkoun

Ms. Sandy Chalkoun, the founder of Altura Legal Strategies Inc., is dedicated to providing expert legal training to corporate professionals. Her seminars are designed to provide attendees with legal strategies for integrating the law with day-to-day business activities. Ms. Chalkoun completed a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor in Common Law from McGill University and is a member in good standing of the Quebec Bar. She served as legal counsel for several multinational corporations before starting her own corporate training company. In addition to providing in-house corporate training, Sandy Chalkoun teaches Contract Law, Competitive Bidding Law and Intellectual Property Law to purchasing professionals across Canada, on behalf of Supply Chain Canada.

PRICE:

Early Bird Registration until December 26, 2022

• Member: $832.50 + tax
• Non-Member: $1102.50 + tax

Regular Registration

• Member: $925.00 + tax
• Non-Member: $1225.00 + tax

CPD:

10 CPD Points