1. a) Procurement actions not reserved in writing by the CPO-HE or delegated to an SPO or other designee shall be conducted by the university.
2. b) The CPO-HE may delegate to any SPO or other designee or, in consultation with a university, to a university authority to conduct certain procurement actions or functions. The CPO-HE may also delegate to any SPO the CPO-HE's authority to conduct on behalf of the CPO-HE specific procurements or classes of procurements for multiple university use. An SPO may request that the CPO-HE delegate further authority to that SPO. The SPO and university delegated authority shall remain subject to the authority of the CPO-HE and SPO as applicable.
3. c) Any exercise of delegated authority shall be in accordance with the Code and this Part.

4. d) Delegations shall be in writing and shall specify:

   1. 1) the action or function authorized or not authorized;
   2. 2) any limits or restrictions on the exercise of the delegated authority;
   3. 3) whether the authority may be further delegated;
   4. 4) the duration of the delegation; and
   5. 5) any reporting requirements.

(Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 456, effective January 15, 2016)