¶ … devising a contract administration plan should include concise and clear direction. Focus or scope should be narrow and specific. Years of experience suggests the more focused one is on a subject, the more one can eliminate the unnecessary fluff, the better the product or outcome will be. People across various fields appreciate when a plan generates progress and that can be achieved through effective communication. Perhaps that is why contract administraton planning, if done well, will affect a company's business in a positive way. As mentoned in a report by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy: "In contract administration, the focus is on obtaining supplies and services, of requisite quality, on time, and within budget. While the legal requirements of the contract are determinative of the proper course of action of government officials in administering a contract, the exercise of skill and judgment is often required in order to protect effectively the public interest." (OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY (OFPP), 1994, p. 2) the planning of contract administraton lends...

Staff will be more aware of what is expected in terms of job performance. Management will know what to do in case of any issue or situation. And thirdly, communication will be streamlined.
The process of preparing a contract administration plan for some may be daunting. Depending on the size of a project, how many details involved, the contract administration plan will either be simple, complex, or inbetween. The first steps businesses must take to ensure good contract administration is having a well documented system. Keeping and maintaining an excellent record-keeping system that documents daily records of activities, changes, money, timelines, and work progress keeps everyone well informed.

Initially, an unauthorized person must be appointed in order to carry out changes or enforce procedure. This personally is generally named the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or COR. In order to qualify, the person should be knowledgeable of the contract itself and have the ablity to interpret,…