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Contract managers are people who work in the Western Australian public service and are involved in the day to day administration and management of government contracts as part of or their entire role. To highlight the importance of contract management and to assist in building the capacity and capability of contract managers the Department of Finance has established the Contract Management Advisory Services (CMAS) team.

Contract Management Awareness Session

The CMAS team, in its role to help contract managers build their capacity and capability in contract management, has developed the Awareness Session to provide an overview of contract management tasks and responsibilities that all staff should be aware of when managing contracts. The session is presented by CMAS and will be held on a regular basis. The session can also be presented at an agency.

Regional Session

Date:    Thursday, 30 May 2013
Venue:  Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Chamber House, 15 Stirling Street, Bunbury
Time: Registrations from 9.20am. Session commences at 9.30am to 12.30pm
Places: 50
Cost:    Free

Session includes morning tea.

Register here

Please contact CMAS at cmas@finance.wa.gov.au if you’d like to attend the next Awareness Session or discuss having an onsite session within your agency.

Resources

The following resources are available:

  1. An overview of the Contract Manager Role.
  2. Contract Manager Self Assessment Toolkit – The Tool can be used to gauge a contract manager's general understanding of contract management tasks and responsibilities.
  3. Contract Management Workbooks – There are two contract management workbooks. One is designed to be used in the management of Agency Period Contracts and the other in the management of Agency One-Off Contracts. The workbooks are designed to help contract managers monitor contract obligations, deliverables and functions as well as to document the ongoing results, outcomes and issues in one electronic file.

Further sources of information that contract managers should be aware of include:

  • State Supply Commission Supply (SSC) Policies – Contract managers need to be familiar with all the SSC policies particularly the Value for Money, Open and Effective Competition and Procurement Planning and Contract Management policies.
  • Procurement Practice Guide – The guide provides an effective 'how to' framework for public sector procurement including information on contract management.
  • Contract Management templates – Includes the Contract Management Plan template.
  • Procurement Vocational Program (PVP) – The PVP is an accredited vocational training program in procurement and is designed and delivered around a series of individual stand-alone modules. One of the modules focuses specifically on contract management.
  • Training Courses (CUATRA2012) – The Training CUA is a Whole of Government contract offering a wide range of standardised training courses. The CUA is mandatory in the Perth Region.  Contract Management training falls under Category 3 - Management.  Should you have any queries about CUATRA2012 please refer to the Buyers Guide which can be downloaded from the ContractsWA website. 

CMAS can be contacted for further information via email at cmas@finance.wa.gov.au

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