Along with our efforts to make buying easier for the campus, the Buying Manual has been updated in conjunction with the increase in the university bid limit to $25,000 and the e-SHOP transaction limit to $1,500.
The university bid limit was increased in the following sections:
- 100 Authorized business expenses
- 102 Requirements for vendor selection and order creation
- 201 Eligible for direct payment, with approval of authorized unit
- 203 Payment by disbursement voucher
- 400 Introduction to purchase orders
- 401 Creating a purchase order
- 402 Bid solicitation and exemptions
- 403 e-SHOP
The e-SHOP transaction limits were increased in the following sections:
- 400 Introduction to purchase orders
- 403 e-SHOP
Other changes include the following sections:
- 203 Information on new Travel & Meal card (available with Concur only) was added to Restaurants
- 302 Suspension of pcard prohibition for cloud services, software licenses, and software purchases remains in effect
- 307 Reflect change in BSC director signature authority delegation and remove initial requirement from Conditions for Review and Approval of contracts
- 352 Clarification on the cash advance process with the T&M card
- 401 Accounts Payable mailing address corrected
- 502 Signature authority delegation to business service center directors for unique contracts for services increased to $25,000
- 700 Catering and Event Space Rental payment charts updated to reflect increased BSC director signature authority delegation
- 804 Clarification on receiving explanation
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your center director or procurement@cornell.edu.
