Allow me to quote the minutes of the October 12, 2019, Executive Committee meeting: *"Concerns were raised by Mr. Stratton, Mr. Hippisley, Mr. Abernethy and Mr. Tiemstra including the expected timeframe and deliverables from Mintz+Hoke and the continued absence of a contract between the ARRL and Mintz+Hoke that defined the deliverables expected by the ARRL and established the metrics by which the progress and success of the LL project could be measured."* I read this and my jaw dropped. As far as I can tell, this is the single largest project at ARRL and is highly visible to members. This concerns meet deeply. Since there is no contract (perhaps there is by now?) I suspect that there is no project plan with deliverables, time frames, and responsibility delineation between the contractor and ARRL staff. Quoting the aforementioned minutes again, it appears that the group thought that there should be a preliminary contract by now. Several were asked to *"formalize a contract for the Lifelong Learning project, with a preliminary document to be provided by November 15, 2019."* Formally, I am on the outside until January 1, but I do understand Mr. Sarratt's query about the short Committee of the Whole meeting after this discussion. That leaves me with several questions about this project... - This project should be well underway, then 10 months after the board vote to fund the project. Why was there no contract? - Dr. Michel has reported (Huntsville Hamfest, August) that the project was underway. What mechanism are they using to bill ARRL without a contract? - Are we tracking work/billing vs. the budgeted amount? Where does that stand? - Is there a staff project manager assigned to this? Or, is project management and reporting called out as the vendor's responsibility? - Is there now a preliminary contract with Mintz-Hoke? - Is there a project plan that could be shared with the Board? (Has it been?) - If there's no plan, what is the standard of success? My apologies if this has been discussed and answered on this list before my time. I would appreciate a "catch up" call from any of you that would like to discuss it if the history is too long or painful to explain here. Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL Phone: 561 320-2775 *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*