700 - FINANCE AND BUSINESS
707.07 PURCHASING AUTHORITY AND PURCHASE
REQUEST
PROCEDURE
To establish the authority for centralized purchasing for
Georgia Perimeter College, and to inform all concerned of certain criteria used
in processing purchase orders.
A. Authority
to Purchase for the College
1. Except
for those instances where the authority for limited purchases has been
previously designated in writing by the Executive Vice President for Financial
and Administrative Affairs or the Director of College Services, the
responsibility and authority for procurement is vested in the Purchasing
Department.
2. No
employee of the College is permitted to order any materials, equipment, or
services directly on his/her own.
3. No
person may make any purchase involving the use of College funds unless he/she
is authorized to do so, and then only through established purchase order
procedure.
4. The
payment of any unauthorized purchases shall be the sole responsibility of that
person placing the order.
B. Purchase
Request Procedures
1. A
complete set of procedures is published in the Policies and Procedures
Manual for Purchasing and is distributed by the Director of Logistical
Services.
Revised 8/28/90
Revision: “DeKalb College” replaced with “Georgia Perimeter College”
(8/2001)