{"id":2972,"date":"2010-11-30T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2010\/11\/30\/rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T13:16:38","slug":"rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewards As An Alternative To Penalties In Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post will expand upon one of the items from the article, \u201cTips For Negotiating With A Sole Source<\/a>\u201d specifically on creating tiered risk and rewards scenarios for Service Level Agreements.<\/p>\n

Obviously, with any contractual relationship, you want the supplier to perform well. A traditional way of \u201cforcing\u201d the supplier to perform well is penalizing the supplier for poor performance. This often takes the form of a liquidated damages provision that requires a supplier to pay your organization a predetermined amount if it fails to meet a contractual obligation.<\/p>\n

If you want to learn more about how to write liquidated damages or other contract terms, consider enrolling in our online class \u201cSupply Management Contract Writing.\u201d)<\/p>\n

While the threat of having to pay does scare some suppliers into good performance, liquidated damages or, informally, \u201cpenalty\u201d clauses:<\/p>\n