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Regents Docket Information

Regents policy requires that individual purchases and contracts valued at $250,000 and over be presented to the Regents for approval after the bid / proposal process has been completed and prior to making the purchase or contract.

For easy to use, printable Instructions for Regents Approval click here (.pdf). This packet includes instructions, a Regents Summary Example, the Purchase or Contract Consent Record, and information on Special Circumstances.

Scroll down the page for more information about this process or use the quick links below.

Final Document Routing Instructions Instruction Packet (.pdf)
Monthly Schedule for Drafts and Finals Purchase or Contract Consent Record
Regents Docket Sheet Example Regents Summary Example
Special Circumstances    


To get Regents approval for purchases of $250,000 and over, departments must submit a Regents Summary and a Purchase or Contract Consent Record.

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Purchase or Contract Consent Record (For the President's Office)

The Purchase Consent Record provides a means of documenting to the President that appropriate reviews and approvals have been received for large purchases prior to the President's requesting approval from the Board. Deans, Directors and Department Heads are responsible for ensuring that the Purchase Consent Records is completed in a timely manner and that appropriate signature approvals are obtained on the Purchase Consent Record. Signatures must be original.

Link to the Purchase Consent Record form (.pdf).
Link to the Purchase Consent Record form (MS Word).

Note: The Director of Purchasing Services must sign ALL Purchase Consent Records.



Regents Summary (Example)

This one page summary is reviewed by the President's Office and becomes a part of the official Regents Meeting Agenda and Minutes. The Regents Summary must be submitted to Purchasing Services before its review by the Regents.

View an example of the Regents Summary (.pdf)


Special Circumstance

Review this helpful information when writing Regents Summaries for different types of contracts. For example, the write up should be slightly different between a single award to one vendor versus awards to multiple vendors.

Link to Special Circumstances for Regents Approval


Monthly Schedule for Drafts and Finals to Purchasing

View this time table for draft and final deadlines for submitting Docket Sheet and Regents Summary to Purchasing Services. Missing the deadline may delay the Regents' approval to the next monthly meeting. Note that several times a year the Regents do not meet during the month.

Link to Monthly Docket Sheet Schedule (Excel)


Regents Docket Sheet (Example)

The Regents Docket Sheet is how your request for approval is presented to the Regents. The department's Regents Summary sheets are attached to this Docket Sheet as supporting detail. The individual department's Regents Summary documents are used to develop the final Regents Docket Sheet for the Regents Meeting and are submitted by the department to Purchasing Services.

View an example Regents Docket Sheet (.pdf)
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Routing of the Final Documents

Regents Summary
The FINAL Docket Sheet and Regents Summary with original signatures and the FINAL Purchase Consent Record with original signatures must be submitted to the Director of Purchasing Services.

Purchase Consent Record
Obtain all appropriate signatures and make a copy for your records. Forward the final with original signatures to Purchasing Services along with the Regents Summary.
 
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