Procurement Authority

a.  Levels of authority to conduct business on behalf of the College are defined in Appendix B.

1. Contracts: The authority to approve and sign contracts is as shown in Annex B, figure 1. All contracts (purchase orders excepted), regardless of value, for the acquisition of goods and services must be reviewed by the Director of Administration and Process Design for risk management issues.
   
2. Purchase orders: The authority to purchase goods and services on behalf of the College as shown in Annex B, figure 2.

b.  Purchases may not be split into multiple purchases in order to circumvent the procurement authorization limit delegated to an individual.

c.  Lease and lease-purchase agreements for equipment or real estate must be reviewed by the Vice President for Administration and Finance to determine if the arrangement is appropriate to the transaction contemplated. When federal funds are involved, documentation of this analysis will be retained in compliance with Paragraph 9 of this policy.

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