HOWTOCOMPLETEAPURCHASE/PAYMENTREQUESTFORM
Firstdetermineifyouneedapurchaserequestorapaymentrequest.IfyouwantanofficialUniversitypurchase
ordertobesenttoavendortoeitherplaceorconfirmanorderyouwillcheckthePURCHASEREQUESTboxatthetop
leftoftheform.Ind
icateifyouhavealreadyplacedtheorderwiththevendorbycheckingtheboxORDERHASBEEN
PLACEDWITHVENDOR.
IfyouhavereceivedgoodsorservicesandwanttopayforthemyouwillcheckthePAYMENTREQUESTbox.
Checkmarktheboxesindicatingwhetherthereisanattachmentwithyourrequisitionform.Originalreceiptsare
requiredforreimbursementsandaninvoiceisrequiredforvendorpaymentswiththeexceptionstipends/
honorariumsforguestspeakers.
Box1Providethefullnameofthecompanyorindividualprovidingthegoodsorserviceaswellasthecomplet
e
address.Atelephonenumberaswellasanemailaddresswouldbebeneficial.PleaseprovidetheFederalIDNumber
orSocialSecurityNumberforanycompanyorindividualperformingservices.
Box2Indicatewherethegoodsorservicesaretobedeliveredorperformedoncampus.
Box3Indi
catenumberofpagesif,yourPurchase/PaymentRequestFormhasmorethanonepage.
Box4IndicatethepurchaseordernumberifyouhaveobtainedonefromThePurchasingOfficeinadvance.
Box5Noteanyspecialhandlinginstructions.(e.g.Attachthecontracttopurchaseorder,faxorem
ailpurchase
ordertovendor)Ifthecheckistobesenttoanoncampusaddress,pleasenotethatinthissectionandattachan
addressedcampusenvelope.
Box6Indicatewhatyouarepurchasingorpayingfor.Ifyouareusingmorethanonepageforyourite
ms,please
numbertheitemsandmakesurethetotalonthelastpageiscorrect.Indicateaquantityandaunitpriceaswellasa
linetotal.Makesureyourdescriptionisdetailedandaccurate.Themoreinformationyouprovidethebetter.
Box7IndicatetheUniversitybusinesspurposeofth
eexpense.Thisisarequiredfield.Ifthisfieldisleftblankoris
uncleartherequisitionwillbereturnedtoyouforfurtherexplanation.
Boxes8–11Theseboxesareforthesignaturesrequiredtoprocesstherequest.Allnamesmustbeprintedand
signed.Eachboxindicatesthedollarthr
esholdatwhicheachsignatureisrequired.RefertotheUniversity’s“Policy
onAuthoritytoFormulateandSignContracts”.Proofofdelegatedsigningauthoritymayberequired.Providea
campus+4zipandacampusphonenumberfortheinitiatoroftherequisition.
Box12Indicatewhatfund/indexnumber/syouwishtheexpensetobepaidfrom.Thefund/indexmustbeone
thatthesignershaveauthoritytoapprove.Iftheexpenseisbeingsharedwithmultipledepartmentalfunds/indexes
bothsigningauthoritiesmustapprove.Anoriginalsignedmemofromthesupportingfund/indexauthorizedsigner
withadetail
eddescriptionmaybeattached.
Box13Indicatetheaccountnumbertheexpenseshouldbepaidfrom.
Whentheformiscompletedandsigned,mailordelivertheoriginalformtothePurchasingOfficewithalloriginal
documentationattached.Securelyattachalldocum
entsandenvelopestotherequisitiontohelpensuretheydonot
becomeseparated.Ifyouwishacopyoftherequisitionwiththeassignedpurchaseordernumbertobereturnedto
you,attachacopyoftherequisitiontotheoriginal.PurchasingislocatedinRiver CampusroomM2518.Campus
zipcodeis+7022.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactthePurchasingOfficeatx2641.