5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET
Registration Deadline: October 24, 2025
Delivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.
If this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions after registration closes on August 25. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.
This is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month.
A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.
Zoom link will be sent the week before the session.
In this course the mysteries of the law and the relationship of the procurement agent to it are unraveled in a concise and easy to understand format. Candidates are given an overview of the issues and responsibilities related to entering into a legal contract as well as determining what comprises a contract. Other topics discussed are the Law of Agency, Contract Law, Laws of Competitive Bidding, comments on various Acts, bonding and alternatives to bonding.
Instructor: Michelle Trudel, NIGP-CPP, CPPB
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Explain the Law of Agency and the duties of the three parties involved in an agency relationship
• Describe the six essential elements to create a binding, valid contract
• Give a detailed description of when Contracts A and B are formed and their importance to Procurement Law
• Describe the duty of full disclosure and the duty of fairness and good faith
• Outline the key provisions of several significant cases, major Acts and Trade Agreements affecting public purchasing
COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS
You do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.
REFUNDS & PAYMENTS
Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.
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