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Catering Contracts Supervision and Control Training
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Catering Contracts Supervision and Control Training Course
Introduction:
These courses are available as either open public training or in-house sessions. In the catering industry, efficient management of catering contracts is crucial for the effective allocation of significant financial resources and assets. Creating and overseeing formal agreements with suppliers of goods and services necessitates a comprehensive understanding of business requirements and organizational needs, as well as staying informed about contracting practices.
Course Objectives:
Participants attending the program will:
- How to be more effective in contract management activities
- Appropriate type and form of contracts for different situations
- How to anticipate problems and manage risks
- How to integrate project management with contract needs
- Best means of handling disputes and performance issues
- How to establish terms and conditions for different situations
- The latest advances in contract management
Who Should Attend?
- Catering Managers
- Tenders Staff
- Contracts Staff
- Buyers
- Purchasing
Course Outlines:
- Principles of Good Catering Contracting Process
- Overview of Tendering & Catering Contract Award Process
- Key Steps in the creation of catering Contracts
- Essential Elements of a Valid catering Contract
- Other Types of Obligation Documents
- When to Obtain Legal Advice
- Law of Agency
- Organizing Strategies for Catering Contract Management
- Defining Catering Contract Management Responsibilities
- Planning for Catering Contract Life Cycles
- Work Plan Best Practices
- Basic of catering contract planning
- Communication
- Improving Catering Contract Management
- Essential elements of catering contract management
- Contract Startup Techniques and Tools
- Incorporating Risk Assessment and Management
- Warranty and Claims Management
- Cost Tracking and Management
- Project Closeout
- Effective Handling of Catering Contract Performance Issues
- Design and Specification
- Work Ordering Process
- Contract Administration
- Reporting Mechanisms
- Cost Control •Quality Assurance and Control
- Recovery Clauses
- Termination and suspension
- Eliminating Sources of Catering Contract Disputes
- Errors and omissions
- Anticipating and avoiding Conflicts
- Conflict Resolution
- Dealing with Unknowns
- Tracking Changes
- Managing Expectations
- Resolving disputes
- Negotiation
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Alternative Dispute Resolution – especially mediation
- Understanding and Developing Catering Contract Terms and Conditions
- Finding Contract Templates
- Using standard form documents
- Modifying standard forms
- Drafting special conditions
- Issues for subcontracts
- Case Studies
- Review of different types of contractual strategy and some real problems
- Catering Contracts in the Twenty-First Century
- Strategic Alliance and Partnering Agreements
- Prime Contracting and other Consolidated Sourcing Contracts
- Online Contracting
- Online dispute resolution
- Supporting E-commerce
- Catering Contract Management Review and Summary
- Course Highlights and Final Observations
- Other Sources of Information