Airport Purchasing Group 2017 Conference
9.25 Contact Hours (CH) / UPPCC Certification/Recertification Points
Friday, August 25, 2017
Session Title: Customer Service 8:30 – 9:45 AM1.25 CH’s
Presenter: Jana Vargas
Customer service is not just smiling, listening patiently and being friendly – especially in Procurement, where integrity, efficiency and innovative solutions are key values to both internal and external customers. This session will focus on taking customer service, collaboration and team engagement to the next level. We will explore methods and tools utilized to break down some of the silos and perceived barriers that may exist within an organization. Every major project within your organization should have a procurement strategy. Procurement provides opportunities to advance goals and achievements with contracting dollars.
Session Title: Fixed Base Operations:10:00 – 11:15 AM1.25 CH’s
Presenter: Laura Hakes
The Airport as the FBO: In February 2015, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority Board made the decision to self-perform the management of the fixed base operations at Fort Wayne International Airport effective January 1, 2016. Procurement of the necessary facilities, equipment and materials, and services in this 10-month period proved to be challenging. This session will highlight some of the specific supply requirements and the procurement “tools” used to accomplish this task.
Session Title: Best Value ITN for Critical Services1:30 – 3:00 PM1.5 CH’s
Presenter: Denise K Schneider, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, C.M.
Services critical to keep your airport running are extremely hard to procure utilizing an Invitation to Bid. You always want the very best company at the best price to maintain your systems and there is no guarantee that utilizing the bidding process will help you achieve that. Learn how the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority utilized an Invitation To Negotiate to obtain Baggage Handling and Passenger Boarding Bridge and Ground Equipment Maintenance and Repair Services at the best value, and created a win/win situation for both the awarded Contractor and the Authority.
Session Title: Aligning the Procurement –
Finance Functions 3:15 -4:30 PM1.25 CH’s
Presenter: Amy Flack, CPPO, CPPB
Explore different ideas for aligning Procurement-Finance functions in order to maximize cost efficiencies, establish internal controls and promote best procurement practices while supporting your organization’s goals efficiently and effectively.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Session Title: Design Build vs.
Construction Manager at Risk 8:30 – 9:45 AM 1.25 CH’s
Presenter: Yovannie Rodriguez, Esq.
- Description of both scenarios
- Why utilize CM@R
- Procurement of CM@R
- Discuss airport management of modified CM@R Method
- Progressive contract approval for scopes to provide “checkpoints”
- Incorporation of small business programs
- Airport oversight
- Lessons learned and changes to next CM@R phase
Session Title: Small Business Management and
Monitoring in Scale Airport Construction Projects10:00 – 11:30 PM1.5 CH’s
Presenter: Yovannie Rodriguez, Esq.
- Types of airport programs
- Federal requirements (funding considerations)
- Goal setting: management vs. constructions (Direct Cost of Work)
- Calculating participation – what goes into the denominator?
- Being mindful of and management of small business workloads
- Assisting with sustained growth
- Value-added mentoring
Session Title: Benchmarking 1:30 – 2:45 PM1.25 CH’s
Presenter: Kathleen Fisher
Benchmarking can be an extremely powerful tool for communicating the value of procurement to stakeholders. This session will explore how one procurement organization overcame the challenges of identifying data that is efficiently collected, analyzed, and replicated but also tied to agency strategic objectives.