 | Board of Visitors minutes June 14, 1996 |  |
CHAPTER 10
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
MEDICAL CENTER PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
SUMMARY
This proposed regulation (8 VAC 85-10-10 et. seq.) sets out guidelines for procurements of goods, services, including professional services, and construction, by the University of Virginia on behalf of the University of Virginia Medical Center. The guidelines require the University to seek competition to the maximum practical degree in Medical Center procurements (excepting only contracts entered into in connection with joint ventures covered by Va. Code § 23-77.3); they also encourage joint procurement with other University departments and with outside organizations, and provide that procurement records are available to the public consistent with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The guidelines direct the University administration to adopt procurement procedures to implement the guidelines, and further direct that until the Administration is able to do so, the provisions of the Commonwealth of Virginia Purchasing Manual for Institutions of Higher Education be used as interim procedures for non-capital outlay-related procurements, and that relevant provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act be used as interim procedures for capital outlay-related procurements (i.e., construction and capital outlay-related professional services). The guidelines specify that the procedures shall include processes for vendor protests and appeals, provisions for prompt payment including interest on outstanding invoices, a system of competitive negotiation for professional services, and purchasing equipment procedures to maximize competition, consistent with the Medical Center's needs for sole source and other types of special procurements.
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