BUSINESS
POLICY
AND
PROCEDURE
MANUAL
Date Issued

7/99 

Classification Code 
    OP 05-00 
Page

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Section
     PURCHASING 
Subject
     TABLE OF CONTENTS 
GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY ............................................  05-01 
I. PURCHASING AUTHORITY .................................................. 05-02 
II. PROCUREMENT METHODS ................................................. 05-03 
A.    Competitive Bidding 
B.    State Contracts 
C.    University Contracts 
D.    Missouri Vocational Enterprises 
E.    Petty Cash Purchases 
F.    Emergency Purchases 
G.    Governmental Entity Contracting 
H.    Single Feasible Source Procurement 
III. COMPETITIVE BIDDING....................................................... 05-04 
A.    General Guidelines 
B.    Dollar Amounts 
C.    Exceptions to the Bid Process 
D.    Minority/Women Business Enterprise Participation 
E.    Missouri Procurement 
F.    Buy American 
G.    Americans with Disabilities Act 
H.    Bid Specifications 
IV. PURCHASE REQUISITIONS/PURCHASE ORDERS............. 05-05 
A.    Purchase Requisitions 
B.    Blanket Purchase Orders 
C.    Purchase Order Changes 
D.    Purchase Order Cancellations 
V. UNACCEPTABLE USE OF UNIVERSITY FUNDS................ 05-06 
A.    Personal Purchases 
B.    Unauthorized Purchases 
C.    Alcoholic Beverages 
D.    Holiday/Office Decorations 
E.    Flowers and Floral Arrangements 
F.    Items Considered Personal In Nature 
VI. INTERNAL PURCHASING..................................................... 05-07 
A.    Office Supplies 
B.    Copying and Printing Services 
C.    Copier Purchases 
D.    Computer Hardware, Software, Supplies, and Services 
VII. FIXED ASSETS/INVENTORY CONTROL............................. 05-08 
A.    Equipment Transfer 
B.    Sensitive Items 
C.    Missing Equipment 
D.    Annual Verification 
E.    Surplus Property 
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS................................................................... 05-09 
A.    Sales Tax 
B.    Grant Accounts 
C.    Prepayment 
D.    Conflict of Interest 

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Business Policy & Procedure Manual / Purchasing Department / ssteinnerd@semo.edu
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Updated:  08/28/08