Contract negotiation occurs at the beginning of the acquisition
phase of a project when the customer has selected a
preferred tenderer and wishes to negotiate terms and conditions to
establish an agreed contract that will cover the project. Normally
only one tenderer is chosen for contract negotiation, although
parallel negotiations may be undertaken with a number of tenderers.
Contract negotiation is an important activity as the resultant
contract will dictate the events for the remainder of the
acquisition.
Other topics in our resources on Project Management related to Contract Negotiation include: