Purchase orders of $10,000.00 or greater must follow specific guidelines. This procedure describes requirements for such purchases.
Purchase Order: $10,000 - 99,999.99
Requirements
- Competitive price quotes from at least three suppliers (unless exempted by purchasing director)
- Approval of budget administrator
- Approval of purchasing director
Actions
All orders above $14,999.99 require written quotations on letterhead of supplier with explicit definitions of price, delivery costs, delivery date and other applicable requirements. The supplier may send the quotation by mail, fax or email.
Purchase Order: $100,000 Or Greater
Requirements
- Sealed bid/proposal (unless exempted by president or Public Contract Review Board)
- Approval of budget administrator
- Approval of purchasing coordinator
- Approval of vice-president
Actions:
Formal, sealed bid process as defined within Oregon Revised Statutes 279a, 279b and 279c; BP 205 Asset Protection and BP 285 Purchasing Procedure) or board exemption from public bidding. .
Open Purchase Order: Limit of $99,999.99 for Services & Materials
Requirements
- Approval of budget administrator
- Approval of purchasing director
- A maximum authorized dollar amount shall be listed on the Purchase Order.
- No single purchase of supplies exceeding $10,000.00 may be made on a blanket/open purchase order.
- The aggregate of all purchases from a single vendor may not exceed $149,999.