Procurement Services made minor edits to the Buying Manual on February 2, 2022. The Buying Manual updates are as follows:
Section 203, Payment by Disbursement Voucher
Added “non-credit summer mini-course” to types of guest speaker fees eligible for DV payment.
Section 302, PCard Prohibited Transactions
- Explicitly defined the limited instances when an individual pcard may be used to pay for visitor parking.
- Clarified the language on the prohibition of travel-related expenses on pcard including watercraft, vehicle rental, and fuel for vehicles not owned by Cornell.
- Clarified the limited instances when pcard payments may be used for emergency towing services and fuel purchases for university-owned vehicles and equipment.
Section 305, PCard Procedures
- Clarified the Cardholders Change of Status section to clearly state that when a cardholder changes positions or terminates their employment, the pcard must be closed.
Section 307, PCard Special Considerations for BSC Cardholders
- Corrected the referenced policy number for 3.2, Travel Expenses.
Section 401, Creating a Purchase Order
- Highlighted that the e-SHOP tutorial available in CULearn has been updated.
Section 409, Contracts
- Added examples of various types of vendor contracts for clarity.
- Defined circumstances when an end user may sign the IC and PSA amendments and the limited instances when it is necessary to route for additional approval.
Section 606, Orders for Lab Animals
- Add additional commodity code reviewer.
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