NOVEMBER PRO-D MEETING

 

Date: Wednesday, November 12th
Time: 5:30 pm Networking and Appetizers, No Host Bar
Business Notes: 6:15 pm
Speaker Begins: 6:30 pm

Location: Cattleman's Restaurant
2000 Taylor Road, Roseville

Cost: $15.00 (Speaker and Appetizers expense).

Speaker: Mark Mitchell
 

California Department of Corrections
Topic: A Road Map to the Procurement Maze
 

Speaker Biography
 

Mark Mitchell works in the Contract and Procurement Unit for the California Department of Corrections. Previously, he worked for the California Department of General Services, Procurement Division in the Technology Acquisitions Unit. During his career, he has been involved in bidding and awarding over 500 contracts and purchase orders, several in excess of one hundred million dollars. In addition, he has been an instructor at Sacramento State , in the College of Continuing Education for over twenty years, teaching in the Telecommunications Management, Purchasing Management, Contracts Management and the Project Management Programs.

Mark is married and has two sons, aged 28 and 20. His wife, Nancy, works for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, as an auditor.

 

Topic:

A Road Map to the Procurement Maze
 

Where do you begin when it is time to purchase something? The procurement process and all its steps can be overwhelming. Ever feel like you need a road map? Do you just get phone quotes or put out a written bid? If creating a written bid, what should be included in it and in which order? What do you base your award on and what processes should you follow? How do you handle the vendor community during the bidding process and what is involved in contract negotiations and in managing the contract? Tonight's presentation will tackle these potentially overwhelming tasks, as well as explore many more purchasing aspects.

The discussion will include amusing true life stories from the speaker's past experiences that hopefully will help you avoid many potential mistakes in your future purchases. Questions are more than welcomed. At the end of the evening, you should have several new tricks to use to help you in your next procurement and maybe a souvenir map!