This week I have just jotted down a few key things to watch out for when letting subcontracts for outsourced services. This is not meant to be exhaustive but it does cover the seven most important blunders that I have come across…

1.    Contract does not reflect the proposal – although seemingly obvious, I have seen subcontracts that omit or contradict parts of the original proposal or neglect to properly deal with exclusions. In many cases the contract replaces the proposal as the definitive statement of the agreement. Where the proposal becomes part of the contract it must be properly referenced by date and version.