Contracts

All non-sponsored (non-grant) Washington State University contracts are filed in the General Accounting Office, including contracts for installment purchases, rentals, maintenance agreements, personal services, and construction projects.

General Accounting is also responsible for the payment of vendor invoices on these contracts. Invoices are typically sent from the vendor to the Contracts Desk in General Accounting, where they are forwarded to the contracting University department for approval of payment. An authorized department representative should check the invoice for validity, indicate the contract number and budget coding under which it is to be paid, and sign the invoice. The invoice should then be returned to the Contracts Desk at campus zip 1025, where the payment will be processed.

Please consult Section 70.21 of the WSU Business Policies and Procedures Manual for a description of the University’s contracting process, or Section 10.10 for a discussion of contracting authority within the University.

If you have questions regarding a non-grant contract, please call the Contracts Desk at 335-2057. For questions about contracts involving grants, please contact the Sponsored Programs Services in the Controller’s Office at 335-2058 or e-mail spfo@wsu.edu.