Municipal Contracts
By Tim Duhamel
Learn the fundamentals of contract best practices and the financial officer’s role in contract development.
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Course Content
- Why it is important to understand contracts
- Advantages of having contracts – they outline the scope of the work and the conditions of the agreement
- The essentials of a valid contract – the key components that are required to ensure a contract is valid
- The important elements of contracts – that must be present before a contract is binding
- The types of contracts that exist and what to look out for when entering a contract
- Reading and reviewing contracts – a critical tool for municipal professionals
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- Why it is important to understand contracts
- Advantages of having contracts – they outline the scope of the work and the conditions of the agreement
- The essentials of a valid contract – the key components that are required to ensure a contract is valid
- The important elements of contracts – that must be present before a contract is binding
- The types of contracts that exist and what to look out for when entering a contract
- Reading and reviewing contracts – a critical tool for municipal professionals
August 25, 2021
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
Course Info
Price:$75.00
PD Credits: 1.5
Category: Technical/Other
Updated: Aug 25, 2021
Duration: 1:27:16
Course Synopsis
Course Info
Price:$175.00
PD Credits: 1.5
Category: Technical/Other
Date: Aug 25, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
Course Synopsis
About the Author
Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of
Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
About the Author
Mauricio Reyes is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA),
a Certified Asset Management Professional (CAMP), and is the Senior Manager of Financial Services at the City of Lacombe.
He has over 7 years of Municipal experience in both rural and urban municipalities and is a key member of the Asset Management Steering Committee.
He is he deeply interested in understanding how his role as a Finance officer can be used in Asset Management.
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Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Mauricio Reyes is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), a Certified Asset Management Professional (CAMP), and is the Senior Manager of Financial Services at the City of Lacombe.
He has over 7 years of Municipal experience in both rural and urban municipalities and is a key member of the Asset Management Steering Committee.
He deeply interested in understanding how his role as a Finance officer can be used in Asset Management.
About the Author
Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
About the Author
Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.
She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.
She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.
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Course Description
Contracts provide a written document that outlines the full understanding of the business relationship and scope of the work so that no one can claim any misunderstandings later down the road. Contracts regulate the relationship between the involved parties by outlining the scope of the work and the conditions of the agreement.
Learn the fundamentals of contract best practices, the essentials of a valid contract, the types of contracts, how to review, negotiate, and support the contract process, and the financial officer’s role in contract development.
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Contracts provide a written document that outlines the full understanding of the business relationship and scope of the work so that no one can claim any misunderstandings later down the road. Contracts regulate the relationship between the involved parties by outlining the scope of the work and the conditions of the agreement.
Learn the fundamentals of contract best practices, the essentials of a valid contract, the types of contracts, how to review, negotiate, and support the contract process, and the financial officer’s role in contract development.
Learning Outcomes
Learn why it is important to understand contracts — they specify exactly what rights are being purchased and what rights you are retaining
Learn the advantages of having contracts –when a contract is written, it provides certainty and holds more weight than a verbal agreement
Learn about the key components that are required to ensure a contract is valid
Learn the important elements of contracts that must be present before a contract is binding: the offer, acceptance, mutual assent (also known as “meeting of the minds”), consideration, capacity, and legality
Learn what types of contracts exist and what to look out for when entering a contract, such as implied, unilateral and bilateral, fixed price, unconscionable, etc.
Learn about reading and reviewing contracts to help facilitate smooth business transactions and ensure a municipality is protected
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Learn why it is important to understand contracts — they specify exactly what rights are being purchased and what rights you are retaining
Learn the advantages of having contracts –when a contract is written, it provides certainty and holds more weight than a verbal agreement
Learn about the key components that are required to ensure a contract is valid
Learn the important elements of contracts that must be present before a contract is binding: the offer, acceptance, mutual assent (also known as “meeting of the minds”), consideration, capacity, and legality
Learn what types of contracts exist and what to look out for when entering a contract, such as implied, unilateral and bilateral, fixed price, unconscionable, etc.
Learn about reading and reviewing contracts to help facilitate smooth business transactions and ensure a municipality is protected
Who Should Attend?
A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!
The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.
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A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!
The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.
BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.
Some topics include:
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- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support
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- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies
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- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship
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- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews
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- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations
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- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development
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- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support
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