Summary of 2010 Training and Speaking by Mike Purdy

The year that is coming to a close has been a busy one of training and speaking for me.  I gave a total of 33 speeches or training sessions (some all day long) in cities across the State of Washington and in two national webinars for a variety of public agencies and associations.

Below is a summary of the training and speaking I've done during 2010.

COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC WORKS TRAINING

• Public Works Bidding, Award, Contract Management, and Close-out [Jointly sponsored by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)] - Richland, WA, Bellevue, WA, Camas, WA, and Mt. Vernon, WA

• Construction Contract Management 101 [City of Sammamish, WA]
  

• Purchasing, Bidding and Contract Management for Local Agencies [Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA) - Vancouver, WA and Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District - Quincy, WA]

BIDDING

• When Bad Things Happen to Good Contracts: Bid Protests, Claims of Error, and Scandals [Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA) - Vancouver, WA and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Puget Sound Chapter - Seattle, WA]

• Receiving and Opening Public Works Bids [Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) - Tacoma, WA]

• Do I Have to Take the Low Bid? - Tools for Awarding to Responsible Contractors [National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) - Webinar and National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) - Spokane, WA]

• Bulletproof Your Public Bidding Process: Keys to Minimize Liability [Government Educator - Webinar]

BIDDER RESPONSIBILITY

• Bidder Responsibility Criteria: Balancing the Interests of Owners and Contractors [Utility Contractors Association of Washington (UCAW) - Lynnwood, WA

• Writing Supplemental Bidder Responsibility Criteria [Pacific Northwest Public Purchasing Association - Bellingham, WA]

• Developing and Managing Supplemental Bidder Responsibility Criteria [City of Bellingham, WA]

BONDS

• Construction Bonds: Bid, Performance, Payment, Retainage, Warranty, Contractor's Registration [Jointly sponsored by American Public Works Association (APWA) - Washington State Chapter and Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) - Renton, WA, Camas, WA, Everett, WA, Yakima, WA

APPRENTICESHIP

• Apprenticeship Utilization Requirements on Public Works Projects  [Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) - Edmonds, WA]

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT CLOSE-OUT  

• Public Works Contract Close-out: Bonding, Retainage, and Claims [Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) - Tacoma, WA, Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA) - Vancouver, WA, Enduris - Spokane, WA, and Michael E. Purdy Associates - Everett, WA]

ETHICS

• Avoiding the Front Page of the Newspaper - Why Ethics in Public Contracting Matters [National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) - Spokane, WA]

• Ethics in Public Contracting [Energy Northwest - Richland, WA]

SCOPES OF WORK

• Writing Effective Technical Specifications [Michael E. Purdy Associates - Vancouver, WA]

• Writing Effective Scopes of Work [Energy Northwest - Richland, WA]

CONSULTANT CONTRACTING

• Developing and Managing RFPs and RFQs [Washington State Transportation Training Coalition - Everett, WA and Enduris - Spokane, WA]

ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING

• Issues and Trends in Public Project Delivery [Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) - Pacific Northwest Chapter - Bellevue, WA]

• An Introduction to the GC/CM Contracting Process [City of Bellingham, WA]

• GC/CM Contracting for Contractors and Subcontractors [Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Washington - Bellingham, WA]
  

If you are interested in me providing training for your agency or speaking to your association, please contact me. 

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