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Maintenance Equipment, Supplies & Services

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  • Show-Me Shop

About This Commodity

Maintenance equipment,supplies and services used to maintenance University owned property and facilities.

SMS Suppliers include:

  • Batteries Plus
  • CED Phillips
  • Crescent Electric
  • Fastenal
  • Ferguson
  • French Gerleman
  • Frost Electric
  • Grainger
  • Graybar
  • Lowes
  • McMaster Carr
  • MSC Industrial
  • Plumb Supply (formerly Riback Supply)
  • Voss Lighting

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

•    Purchase from Show Me Shop if available.  
•    Purchases not available through Show Me Shop and less than $5,000 may be purchased using the University One Card, once all required approvals have been obtained.  
•    If the cost is over $5,000 a PeopleSoft Non-Catalog requisition must be entered and a purchase order processed by UM Procurement.   Include any documents which require signature with the requisition.
•    If you will be making several small purchases, and the total amount will exceed $10,000 in a 12-month period, a competitively bid contract may be appropriate. Contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance.
•    The University has the ability to access group purchasing cooperatives for some items.  Contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance.
•    Purchases over $10,000 and NOT from a contracted supplier, will require competitive bidding with detailed specifications prepared by UM Procurement.  Submit a PeopleSoft non-catalog Requisition and attach specifications or contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance.

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  • Maintenance equipment,supplies and services used to maintenance University owned property and facilities.

    SMS Suppliers include:

    • Batteries Plus
    • CED Phillips
    • Crescent Electric
    • Fastenal
    • Ferguson
    • French Gerleman
    • Frost Electric
    • Grainger
    • Graybar
    • Lowes
    • McMaster Carr
    • MSC Industrial
    • Plumb Supply (formerly Riback Supply)
    • Voss Lighting

    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.