Contract Manager: Responsible for administering the contract, monitoring vendor performance, managing the relationship, and ensuring all terms and obligations are met.
Contract Signer: Responsible for reading and understanding the contract, ensuring it meets KSU's business needs, verifying that the General Counsel has reviewed it, and signing the document.
Office of General Counsel: Responsible for reviewing and approving all contracts as to form and legality, developing standard contract templates, and ensuring conformity with applicable laws.
Purchasing Office: Responsible for negotiating contracts, administering the CMS, training users, and ensuring procurement policies are followed.
Accounts Payable Office: Responsible for reviewing payment requests to ensure they align with an approved contract and contain all required approvals and coding.
Internal Audit Team: Responsible for conducting an annual review for compliance with this policy.
KSU Signatory Authority Regulation
Kentucky Model Procurement Code (KRS Chapter 45A)
KSU Purchasing Policy
KSU Records Retention Schedule
| Subject | Office | Telephone | E-mail |
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| Policy Questions | CFO/Vice President of Fin. & Admin. | (502) 597-6429 | Melissa.Hicks@kysu.edu |
| Revision Type | Date of Issuance/Revision | Drafter(s)/Editor(s) |
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| Issued (New Policy) | November 2023 | Zach Atwell |
| Moderate Revisions (New Template) | June 2025 | Zach Atwell |