Legal Review and Standard University Purchase Agreements

The General Counsel, or an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel as the General Counsel may determine, shall review and determine legal acceptability of the following Purchase Agreements prior to execution as set forth in the Policy and as further set forth below. Review by the Office of the General Counsel under the Policy and these Standards is in addition to any other internal approvals that may be required under other University policies.

1. Purchase Agreements for Services with a Cost of $100,000 or more per fiscal year.
2. Regardless of Cost:
   1. Real Property Agreements;
   2. Lobbying Services agreements;
   3. Purchase Agreements and/or amendments thereto, containing language that modifies, deletes, adds to, or otherwise alters the University’s standard Purchase Agreement terms and conditions.
   4. Purchase Agreements drafted by a Contractor and utilized in lieu of the University’s standard terms and conditions.

In addition to the preceding, the Office of the General Counsel may review any Purchase Agreement and/or amendments thereto which UPST, a Department, Campus, and/or the Office of the General Counsel reasonably believes requires legal review.

Whenever possible, the University’s standard Purchase Agreements (e.g. Contract for Services) shall be used for procurements covered under the Policy and these Standards.