1. (1) Director, Deputy Director, or Assistant Director or Program Manager determines the agency requires the services of a consultant:

   1. (a) Prepares agency justification for contract;
   2. (b) Prepares a cost estimate for contract;
   3. (c) Determines type of selection and screening process to be used in selecting a contractor;
   4. (d) Completes screening and selection procedure and selects a contractor.

2. (2) Assistant Director for Finance and Administration completes the following:

   1. (a) Forwards draft of proposed contracts that total $25,000 or more to Attorney General for review of legal sufficiency unless contract form has previously been approved by Attorney General;
   2. (b) Receives Attorney General’s approval of contract’s legal sufficiency;
   3. (c) Obtains contractor’s signature on contract;
   4. (d) Signs contract, or obtains signature of the Director;
   5. (e) If contract is under $1,000, reviews and sends one copy to Executive Department Budget and Management Division for filing; retains copy for accounting purposes; copy for contract file; forwards one copy to contractor;
   6. (f) If contract is for over $1,000, reviews and sends four copies to Department of Administrative Services for approvals;
   7. (g) Receives approved contract, three copies from Executive Department, forwards one copy to accounting for payment purposes; forwards one copy of contract to contractor; and retains one copy of contract with original signatures for agency contract file.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 273 & 279

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 273 & 279

History

LB 6-1985, f. & ef. 7-24-85
LB 13-1982, f. & ef. 12-20-82