Getting Exactly What You Want for the Best Price

August 17, 2023, 1:30 - 2:15 PM

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Getting Exactly What You Want for the Best Price

TEC Talk

The session will demonstrate how to get the best out of any purchasing system and will include:

  • Types of procurement processes
  • How to deal with institutional procurement departments
  • Ethics and transparency
  • Competitive bidding
  • What is included in a specification
  • What is a change order
  • How to protect yourself and keep the project on budget

Session content is all levels but probably best for small and medium-sized theatre techs.

Date, Time & Location: Thursday August 17, 2023 | 13:30 - 14:15 EDT | Meridian Hall - Main Boardroom (Meridian Hall Auditorium - Entrance near the Stage)
Duration: 45 mins
Level: General (for all)
Discipline: Management

Presenters: Richard Schick

Richard has been the principal of the Theatre Consulting firm Schick Shiner and Associates for the last 30 years completing over 300 projects from Ucluelet, BC to Kuwait City. He was General Manager of the Citadel Theatre, Producer/General Manager of the Richmond Gateway Theatre and the Production Manager of the Citadel Theatre.