Getting The Assist

SUCCESSFULLY DRAFTING CONTRACTORS

As managing agents, we are often 

 Just like a hockey franchise, you will need to evaluate what the association’s current needs are and find cost effective and qualified talent to execute the challenge successfully. If the project is large enough, management and the board may have a talent agent, such as an architect or engineer, to find qualified contractors who fit both the project requirements and specific skill set that

18 | COMMON INTEREST®

is required for working in a homeowners’ association. For many smaller projects that all associations face, there is no “sports agent” to assist in finding the right contractor who can complete the goal of a successful project. This requires managers to perform the research and talent search. This requires creating project guidelines, creating a list of possible vendors/professionals, requesting proposals from this list, and evaluating the proposals for qualification and seeing the project through scoring the goal of successful project completion.

To ensure that the proposals and potential contractors meet the project’s needs, a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is in order. This helps ensure that the responding contractors present a proposal that fits the project technically and works

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