Q&A
Causes of contract registration delays
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Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about the reasons for contract registration delays. Deputy Chancellor Simone Hawkins explains various factors that can cause these delays in the registration process.
- Contract registration involves multiple divisions within the agency and external entities like the controller's office.
- Delays can be caused by issues found during background checks on providers or vendors.
- The process requires providers to submit specific information, including a contract budget, which can take time to negotiate and finalize.
Crystal Hudson
1:01:19
Okay.
1:01:19
And then what would cause a contract to not be registered?
Simone Hawkins
1:01:23
A host of things.
1:01:25
And so that is a process that's done internally across several divisions within the agency and also externally.
1:01:30
We have the support of the controller's office who also assists in that process.
1:01:34
And so sometimes it can be a background check that we find on the provider or vendor that can cause some delays.
1:01:41
We also look to the provider to provide us with some information like a budget.
1:01:46
It's different from their operating budget, it's their contract budget that needs to go with the registration packet.
1:01:51
And so in some instances that can take a little bit of time as we negotiate inputs that can cause delays with contract registration.