Specialization Certificate: Construction Procurement

NIGP's Specialization Certificate: Construction Procurement course provides a dedicated learning experience where students leave with the ability to:

• Establish and evaluate information needed to procure professional design services and construction.
• Structure the construction procurement to meet an entity’s project goals.
• Develop the construction solicitation to mitigate risk and maximize competition.
• Facilitate the solicitation period and the award process to ensure a fair and competitive environment.
• Administer the contract to ensure compliance with contract terms and the successful completion of the project.

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Mid-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as senior buyers, managers, directors, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who either provide procurement functions that support entity programs under delegated authority, or who already have a good understanding of basic procurement principles but wish to get more in-depth, hands-on training.   

• Professionals who are employed by local governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly funded or created entities) who either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Supplier managers and supervisors seeking to understand the public procurement function from a more in-depth holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.