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Contract Specialist IIIPerforms highly complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Contract Specialist IVPerforms advanced contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Essential Duties:Contract Specialist IIIAssists with contract negotiations.Researches state and federal statutes and opinions, Department policies and previous contracts.Reviews contracts, amendments, subcontracts, procurement documents, change orders, work orders, supplemental agreements, time extensions, acceptance testing and consultant qualifications.Assists in receiving payments, preparing deposit vouchers and entering data in an automated information management system.Audits payment invoices for completeness, accuracy and compliance with terms of contract and governmental contracting rules, regulations and procedures.Conducts audits, researches and identifies problems with proposals, contracts, contractors or lettings and proposes solutions.Ensures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.Meets with project managers to identify objectives, needs and issues concerning project contracts.Prepares bid proposals including researching previous contracts, writing specifications, advertising notice to bid; contacting bid list contractors; scheduling and conducting pre-construction/pre-bidding conferences and public bid openings.Prepares cost analysis studies for contracts.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Contract Specialist IVIncludes all essential duties for Contract Specialist III as well as:Reviews, coordinates and processes routine open records requests.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.