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Why Use Your P-Card for Purchases?

Campus partners are encouraged to use their P-Card whenever accepted by vendors for all allowable purchases in compliance with Procurement Services policies.  Please note that P-Cards should not be used for payment of professional services.  See common questions / comments below related to using P-Cards and clarifications from Procurement for each. I prefer to issue…


Board of Trustees Approval Threshold Changes

At the June 06 – 07, 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting, several expenditure thresholds requiring Board of Trustees approval were revised. See summary of revisions below: Purchase or lease of equipment threshold increased from $500,000 to $750,000. Technology acquisitions threshold, not included in the annual technology plans, increased from $500,000 to $750,000. The revised rule…


The Concur P-Card User Access Form is ready!

The Concur P-Card User Access Form is ready!  The new Concur-P-Card User Access Request Form should be used to request (1) access to Concur, (2) a UA P-Card, and/or (3) a Concur Supervisor update.  The form can be completed by any UA employee or a delegate.  A delegate will need the individual’s CWID.  Once completed…


PaymentWorks – Coming Soon!

We are excited to share that Accounts Payable is working to configure and implement a new supplier information system, PaymentWorks, which will automate the vendor onboarding and update process.  Using the system, vendors can submit and update their business information as necessary and also view the status of payments.  Our planned GoLive with the PaymentWorks…


University Services Campus

Furnishings and Design and Contract Administration will be the final divisions of Procurement Services moving to the University Services Campus in early June. Both departments will occupy Building 1021 at 405 Cahaba Circle, formerly Cottage 3 on the USC campus. See the map below for the exact location. It will be the first time for…


What exactly is Contract Administration?

Of all the branches of Procurement, Contract Administration is probably the least well-known among UA Faculty and Staff. This is because Contract Administration has a very specific mission – compliance with state and federal law for construction projects. The Alabama Public Works law, found in Title 39 of the Code of Alabama, governs what we…


Contract Vendor Fair

Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 as Procurement Services hosts a Contract Vendor Fair in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Lunch will be provided and many of our current Contract Vendors will be on hand to showcase the products and services they provide for the University. We invite…


Updated Tax Office-Independent Contractors Form

The Tax Office has updated and improved the Independent Contractor (IC) approval process. The updated IC Form utilizes DocuSign and will automatically route to the Tax Office for review once the requestor has submitted the form. The requestor will receive an email notification from DocuSign once the Tax Office has reviewed the request. Please visit…


2019 Contract Vendor Fair Announcement

Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 as Procurement Services hosts a Contract Vendor Fair in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Lunch will be provided and many of our current Contract Vendors will be on hand to showcase the products and services they provide for the University. We invite all UA…


Impact of HR Learning Management System on eLearnings

As stated in the announcement email from HR on December 18th, employee access to Skillport ended on January 1, 2019. A new learning management system is anticipated to be available for use by late spring 2019. During this time, the Concur eLearning will not be available to complete the Concur training requirement. In lieu of…


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