lundi 25 avril 2016

An Article On Government Contract Award

By Peter Robinson


A contract is said to occur when two or more parties concur to do or not do something that they specify. The agreement they make is said to be legal therefore can be enforced by the law. For a contract to be termed as valid, it must have the following elements; capacity, consideration, offer, acceptance and the intention to enter into an agreement. A contract may be in implied, written or spoken forms. In connection to this, below is information to help people discover more about government contract award.

These contracts are grouped into various categories including; incentive contracts, labor-hour contracts, negotiated contracts, cost-reimbursement contracts, sealed bidding, fixed-price contracts, time-and-materials contracts and indefinite-delivery contracts. Three methods can be used for the public procurement which include prequalified tendering, limited tendering and open tendering.

The constitution contains and contains prescribed methods that they must always follow in awarding contracts. For big expenditures of the government like construction of roads, highways and public buildings, their agencies use the competitive bidding process commonly called the open tendering process. This method is very fair and hence favoritism and fraud are widely discouraged.

Researching and planning, inviting people for bidding, submitting of the bids, presentations done orally and awarding of the contract is the systematic process that they uses for the awarding. After the contract is awarded, a regular communication is maintained by the winning bidder to get information on meetings, the deadlines set and other crucial details.

Strong relationships are built between the government and the company that is awarded the contract. These relationships built with them help the agency to build a very strong foundation for their business and this gives them a higher and good chance of having excellent performance. The companys value is also raised and hence it is highly considered by creditors when applying for corporate loans or in occasions when selling the agency.

The parties involved in this contract are assured of payments hence generating income for a business. They are a big body and hence entering into a contract with it gives the party some form of surety and security. Complying with the terms and conditions established during the contract signing cold be a great way to provide the business long term stability as some contracts can be long lasting.

A company can have the opportunity of building and modifying their company strategies for a much bigger and better picture by entering into an agreement with them. This can enhance its growth widely. These contracts help client portfolios to be strengthened. Due to this, potential customers are attracted to the company and doing quality work when given a contract boosts this very much.

Lastly, it is important for bid winners to do a good job as they in most cases values past performance in the selection criteria. By this doing, one can be assured future contracts with the government. These contracts are very beneficial as they help in relationship building, stability, increasing a companys value, strengthening of the client portfolios, assured payments and helps in building and modification of business strategies.




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