for details and registration: https://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/851404

Seattle City Light | Simplar Institute | Univeristy of Washington

Come learn how Seattle City Light and others have saved time and money by shifting to Accelerated RFPs and Expertise-Driven Project delivery. Learn solutions for when our own organizations mistakenly hinder collaboration, quality, & project outcomes – and ultimately create wasted effort and frustration in the procurement and project management of contracts and services.

 Learn how you can be part of the solution!

• Do you have a big RFP on the horizon?
• Want to save 50% on your procurement timeline?
• Interested in tips for purchasing in the IT sector?
• Frustrated by the lack of performance measures to increase vendor accountability?
• Looking for strategies to create more effective scopes of work?
• Want to see examples from real-life project showcases?

October 16, 2018   9:00am - 3:30pm      Lunch provided

Who Should Attend?

• Supply Chain, Procurement & Category Management
• Business Units with a major RFP or RFQ on the horizon
• Project Teams who want to improve Project Controls
• Vendors looking for insights from the “Buyer’s Perspective”

Cost

• $25: non-members
• $15: NIGP members
• $0: CPE members
• CEUs available upon request. 

Speakers:

Kim Rayray
Manager, Contracts & Procurement
Seattle City Light

Gwen Williams
Fmr. Asst. GM and Director of Supply Chain
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)

Corey E. Lew
Project Controls Manager, Engineering & Technology Innovation
Seattle City Light

Kenneth Sullivan
Professor, Arizona State University

Uzma Siddiqi
Technology Innovation, Principal Engineer
Seattle City Light

Giovanni Migliaccio
Professor, Center for Education + Research in Construction (CERC)
University of Washington

Michael Little
Manager – Support Services, Customer Energy Solutions
Seattle City Light

Brian Lines
Professor, University of Kansas