Summary of Contracts Requiring Board Approval (revised 3-10-2009)

Contracts

Any Amount

More than
$1 Million

Contracts, General (contracts for goods or services, except the following contracts that do not require Board approval: (4.1) contracts, agreements, and documents relating to construction projects that have been approved by the Board in the Capital Improvement Program and Capital Budget or Minor Projects; (4.2) settlement claims and disputes relating to construction projects to the extent funding for the project has been authorized; (4.3) legal documents, contracts or grant proposals for sponsored research (including institutional support grants, and licenses or other conveyances of intellectual property owned or controlled by the Board as outlined in Rule 90105; (4.4) contracts for the purchase of replacement equipment or licensing of replacement software or services associated with the implementation of the software; (4.5) contracts for the purchase of routinely purchased supplies; (4.6) purchases made under a group purchasing program that follow all applicable statutory and regulatory standards for procurement; (4.7) purchases of new equipment or licensing of new software or services associated with the implementation of the software identified specifically in the institutional budget approved by the Board; (4.8) loans of institutional funds to certified nonprofit health corporations that have been approved as provided in UTS166 and UTS167; (4.9) agreements with administrators employed by the UT System or any of its institutions, so long as the agreements fully comply with the requirements of Ed. Code Section 51.948 including the requirement to make a finding that the agreement is in the best interest of the UT System or any of its institutions; (4.10) contracts for utility services or energy resources and related services, if any, which have been approved in advance by the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s delegate, the EVC for Business Affairs; (4.11) contracts for the purchase or license of library books and library materials; (4.12) contracts with athletic coaches except athletic directors and head coaches; (4.13) contracts related to postseason bowl games if the contract has been submitted to the EVC for Academic Affairs and is in a form acceptable to the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel; (4.14) contracts with a cost or monetary value to the UT System or any of its institutions in excess of $1 million but not exceeding $10 million associated with or related to a property or casualty loss that is expected to exceed $1 million may be approved, executed, and delivered by the Chancellor in consultation with the institutional president, if applicable; (4.15) contracts for the procurement of routine services or the purchase or lease of routine medical equipment, required for the operation or support of a hospital or medical clinic, if the services or equipment were competitively procured.) [ref. Sections 3, 3.1, and 4, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

 

X

Contracts, Consulting [ref. Sections 3 and 3.1, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

Contracts, Foreign (contracts with a foreign government or agency thereof, except the following contracts that do not require Board approval: affiliation agreements and cooperative program agreements, material transfer agreements, sponsored research agreements and licenses, or other conveyances of intellectual property owned or controlled by the Board prepared on an approved standard form or satisfying the requirements set by the Office of the General Counsel, or agreements or contracts necessary to protect the exchange of confidential information or nonbinding letters of intent or memorandums of understanding executed in advance of definitive agreements each as reviewed and approved by the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel.) [ref. Section 3.2, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

 

Contracts, Significant (contract, agreements, and other documents, identified by UT presidents and executive officers that are of such significance to require the prior approval of the Board of Regents) [ref. Section 1, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

 

Contracts with Certain Officers [ref. Section 3.3, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

 

Insurance Settlements [ref. Section 3.4, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

Purchases, Sales or Leases of Realty [ref. Sections 3 and 3.1, Series 10501 and Series 70301 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

Purchase Orders and Vouchers [ref. Sections 3 and 3.1, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X

Settlement of Disputes [ref. Section 3.5, Series 10501 of the Regents’ Rules]

X