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<br />Contract FormulMhm
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<br />m. What type of contract--fixed price, cosi plua fee,
<br /> nelotiated, bid--will be
<br />b. What b the toc~tion of the contract,t? 0~, re-
<br /> sional, nntional.)
<br />¢. What is the size of the contr~ain$ fin~? (Number of
<br /> emploln:~s or Sros~ sales.)
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<br />d. Has this firm ever performed any type of work for
<br /> you before? How'[ Was the work sal~sfac~ory?
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<br /> e. What will the duration of the contrat t be?
<br /> f. What are the conL,'act/work SlXdfi~ons?
<br /> ~. What should be the pricing structure fi~r the contract?
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<br />h. Are there any unu.~ual payment provisions be~$ re-
<br /> quested by the co~tractor?
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<br /> i. Who should participate in the prep:tration of the
<br /> contract? (City counsel, purchasing agent, budget
<br /> officer, etc.)
<br /> j. How will the contractor be selected? 0_z>w bid, fora-
<br /> lion, negotiation.)
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<br /> k. How can you ~rot~ against contractor collusion or
<br /> corruption?
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<br />Monitoring and ~.nforcemen~
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<br />a. Who is responsible for monitoring ~and enforcing
<br /> contract provision~?
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<br />b. How do you ensure adequate performance? (Con-
<br /> tractor's responsiveness to citizens.)
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<br />c. Do you have a formal inspection system? (Especially
<br /> using some kind of checklists.)
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<br />d. What type of peri,ties are included i:~ the contracts
<br /> for nonperformance?
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<br /> e. W'dl bonuses or awards be given fo~ s~lm'iot per-
<br /> fonnance? (Have you used these with ~M_isfactory re-
<br /> suits before?)
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<br />For Judsdletions wlt~ Current ('~ntractt~,
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<br />L Are there indicaio~ that scrvi~e qtug_~ty has changed
<br /> under the contract?
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<br />g. Are you satisfied w~th the level a~d quality of the ser-
<br /> vices provided't If not, why not?
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<br />h. Have there been al~y problems with t~e c~_~rrent con-
<br /> tract? (Political, l~bor, etc.)
<br />
<br /> i. Have there bet~ n~y complaint3 conc~m~g the work
<br /> performed under the contract? If so, wh~?
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<br /> j. Would you renew the contraa.?
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<br />Administrative
<br />
<br />a. Does this service contract hnve any impact on reve-
<br /> nue generation? (If so, how?)
<br />b. Doe~ the contract have an impact on any other
<br /> ernment service? Of so, how?)
<br />c. Do you have coDtlngency plans to provide the service
<br /> if thc contractor defaults?
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<br />Future StePs
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<br />a. What happens when the current contract expires? Os
<br /> it a one-time contract? Is it automatically extended,
<br /> or will it be rebid and renesotiated?)
<br />b. 1Ardl you be continuously re-examini~ the sit~tlon to
<br /> determine if the services should be provided inhouse?
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<br />' "Alternative Approadas for the Private DeUvery of Publi~ Ser-
<br />vices,'' (reUsed def'mitiom), Washinston, D.C., International Ci~
<br />Management Anoclafion, unpublished.
<br />~ Alji~n, Oeor[e W. l~,o~mtn~ Ham~book. New York, McCa'aw-
<br />HFII Book Co., 1~3, pp. 16-1[.
<br />' Wesem~an, Edward H. Contr~ctinffor City Service~. PitUbur~
<br />Innovation Press, 1981.
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<br />Ha~' the Price.- Pr/~ate Product/on of PuNic ,Service. Ottawa, illi-
<br />nols, Caroline House Publlcafioos, 1981, p. 9~.
<br />~ Ftsk, Donald, Kiesli~, Herbert, and Muller, Tnomax.
<br />
<br />Urban huatu~e, Ig'~, p. 93.
<br />' Sav~s, E.s. "An Emplri~! Stvd~ o! Compe~io~ in Munkipal
<br />
<br />bet, 1977. pp. 117-124.
<br />
<br />ramento, California Tax Foundation, M~y 1981.
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<br />· California 'lax Foundation, op
<br /> '* Fisk, et ~/, p. $.
<br /> ' Wesemann, o~ dr, p. 32.
<br /> ' Wesemann, o~ ~/, p. '/I.
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<br />Feb. 19tF2, p. All.
<br /> ' Wesemann, op dr, pp. 71-74.
<br /> - Wesem_ sa% o~ dr, p.
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<br /> kan Federation of ~s_!e. County ned Municipal Employees, 1977.
<br /> "Office of Msns_~ent and Budse~, "Policies for Acquirin~
<br />
<br /> Government." Wn_ehln~on, D.C., March 1979~ p.
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