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Improvements in vendor payment processes
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The Department of Design and Construction outlines efforts to streamline and improve vendor payment processes, making it more desirable for contractors to work with the agency.
- DDC has evaluated its payment process to pay vendors more quickly and accurately.
- Over 60 discrete forms have been analyzed, with outdated bureaucratic requirements removed where possible.
- New simple and easy-to-use payment request forms are being rolled out, along with a clear step-by-step guide to the process.
Magalie Desroches Austin
4:53:23
Along with proactive planning, another major DDC goal is improving internal processes so that the industry finds it more desirable to work with us.
4:53:34
Vendors understandably love nothing more than getting paid on time and the payment process is known to be arduous.
4:53:42
Over the last year, DDC has evaluated its payment process with the goal of paying vendors more quickly and accurately by streamlining the administrative burden.
4:53:53
We analyzed more than 60 discrete forms and have worked to remove outdated bureaucratic requirements such as wet signatures and notarizations where not required by law.
4:54:07
We also worked with our sister construction agencies DOT, DEP, and Parks to ensure that we're all asking for the same information in a similar fashion.
4:54:18
We're now at the point of rolling out new simple and easy to use payment request forms along with a clear step by step guide to the process for all.