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Conference Event Rentals and Supplies

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About This Commodity

This category includes expenses related to hosting conference events  (such as career fairs, etc.), meals during the conference, other meeting expenses and rentals, department coordinated student events and other authorized expenditures related to the mission of the university.


Insurance requirements – Any supplier who is performing work on University property MUST have a current certificate of insurance on file with UM Procurement. Contact UM Procurement before proceeding with any of this type of work.
 

Payment and Processing Methods

  • Documents requiring a signature or with terms and conditions MUST be attached to a PeopleSoft Non-Catalog requisition and submitted to a Sourcing Contact for signature PRIOR to services being performed.  Signatures by an individual department are prohibited.
  • Payments less than $5,000 that do not require an agreement to be signed, may be paid with the University OneCard.
  • If the cost is over $5,000 a PeopleSoft Non-Catalog requisition must be entered and a purchase order processed by UM Procurement. 
  • Purchases over $10,000 require competitive quotes, or written bid requests with detailed specifications prepared by UM Procurement. 
  • When a University purchase order is issued, invoices with the PO# clearly notated should be sent to Accounts Payable for processing.  

 

 

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  • This category includes expenses related to hosting conference events  (such as career fairs, etc.), meals during the conference, other meeting expenses and rentals, department coordinated student events and other authorized expenditures related to the mission of the university.


    Insurance requirements – Any supplier who is performing work on University property MUST have a current certificate of insurance on file with UM Procurement. Contact UM Procurement before proceeding with any of this type of work.