2012 - The Year of Procurement - Events

Improve Your Bottom Line - The Strategic Procurement Opportunity

The first 2012 Year of Procurement event, "Improve Your Bottom Line - The Strategic Procurement Opportunity" was held on 30 March 2012 at the Stamford Plaza, North Terrace, Adelaide.

For further information about this event, contact Carina Sawley on 8224 2082 or email carina.sawley@lga.sa.gov.au.

For further information about The Year of Procurement, visit www.lga.sa.gov.au/goto/yop.

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Program

"Improve your Bottom Line - The Strategic Procurement Opportunity" forum provided delegates a strategic perspective on global, national and local procurement trends, opportunities and strategies. The guest speakers were carefully selected and considered for their engaging nature, compelling message and undeniable relevance to South Australian Councils at a time of significant strategic procurement opportunity.

Speakers included:

Dan Atkins, Shaper Group -
Using Sustainable Procurement to Achieve Strategic objectives - Dan Atkins - Sharper Group Using%20Sustainable%20Procurement%20to%20Achieve%20Strategic%20objectives%20-%20Dan%20Atkins%20-%20Sharper%20Group (3428 kb).

Sean Keenihan, Norman Waterhouse Lawyers -
How Councils Could Better Use SA Legal Procurement Framework - Sean Kennihan - Norman Waterhouse Lawyers How%20Councils%20Could%20Better%20Use%20SA%20Legal%20Procurement%20Framework%20-%20Sean%20Kennihan%20-%20Norman%20Waterhouse%20Lawyers (887 kb).

David Henchliffe, SANTOS -
What Can Professional Procurement do for you - David Henchliffe - SANTOS What%20Can%20Professional%20Procurement%20do%20for%20you%20-%20David%20Henchliffe%20-%20SANTOS (318 kb).

Chris Newman, PMMS and Marg Allan, Bendigo Council -
LGA Procurement Development Survey - Results and Recommendations - Chris Newman - PMMS Consulting Group LGA%20Procurement%20Development%20Survey%20-%20Results%20and%20Recommendations%20-%20Chris%20Newman%20-%20PMMS%20Consulting%20Group (3037 kb).

Risk Matrix Toolkit - Contract - Tender Risk Management Assessment Tool Contract%20-%20Tender%20Risk%20Management%20Assessment%20Tool (107 kb) or Procurement Process - Market Test Feb 2011 Procurement%20Process%20-%20Market%20Test%20Feb%202011 (35 kb).

Noel Irwin, Mooreland City Council; and Ian Rudgley, City of Sydney -
The City of Sydney - The ICAC Experience - Ian Rudgley - City of Sydney The%20City%20of%20Sydney%20-%20The%20ICAC%20Experience%20-%20Ian%20Rudgley%20-%20City%20of%20Sydney (1192 kb).

Sponsorship

The LGA thanks the sponsors of the "Improve Your Bottom Line - The Strategic Procurement Opportunity":

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Other Procurement Events & Courses

Procurement, Contract Law and Probity Fundamentals 14 May 2012

This course will provide participants with an introduction to public sector procurement and contracting. It will also address the probity issues associated with procurement activities in the public sector context.