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Event Equipment Rental Services/Agreements

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Rental of event equipment such as tables, chairs, photo-booths, inflatables, etc.

If you will be renting any Inflatable items, please see the guidelines established by Risk and Insurance Management.

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 Methods

  • Documents requiring a signature or with terms and conditions must be submitted to a Sourcing Contact for signature PRIOR to acquisition of good or services.  Signatures by an individual department are prohibited.
  • Once approval has been obtained, and if the purchase is less than $5000, the University OneCard can be used for payment.
  • 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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Sourcing contact

Related Policies/Procedures

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  • Rental of event equipment such as tables, chairs, photo-booths, inflatables, etc.

    If you will be renting any Inflatable items, please see the guidelines established by Risk and Insurance Management.

    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.

    Specific policy for all locations