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Challenges of managing multiple contracts across different systems
1:31:57
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55 sec
Councilmember Lee explores the challenges faced by organizations managing multiple contracts across different systems, emphasizing the burden this places on nonprofit providers. She questions the rationale behind separating contract management systems and highlights the cumulative effect of paperwork across various contract levels.
- Lee expresses concern about the cumbersome nature of managing multiple contracts in different systems.
- She highlights the significant time investment required for paperwork and contract management across various contract sizes.
- The discussion reveals that the separation of systems is a long-standing practice, with no clear rationale provided for its continuation.
Linda Lee
1:31:57
For DOE or you mean DOE or at the city entirely?
Simone Hawkins
1:32:00
Just for New York City Public Schools Division of Early Childhood Education.
Linda Lee
1:32:03
What was the rationale for separating out?
Simone Hawkins
1:32:06
That I cannot answer, I mean that's how it's been organized for many many years I think even when I was a provider, so I can't speak to why that happened.
Linda Lee
1:32:14
Okay and the reason why I bring this up is because I understand that for each of these portals and systems and contracts, have to say as someone who's running an organization with multiple contracts, it gets very very cumbersome with the paperwork and all of the different things and so I know you're trying to make it as less cumbersome as possible but especially with different systems and different contracts and multiple contracts, it adds up and it is a lot.
1:32:39
I cannot tell you how much time I spent just doing paperwork alone applying for these contracts and keeping track of every single one and that's everything from like the 5 to $10,000 to like the hundred, 200,000 plus contract levels.