{"id":19,"date":"2022-03-15T11:56:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-06-03T07:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:59:53","slug":"policy-manuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/faculty-and-staff\/policy-manuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Manuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-purchasing-manual\"><strong>Purchasing Manual<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Procurement Services at The Citadel has compiled a Purchasing Manual to provide a high-level overview of purchasing policies and South Carolina procurement rules that the College must adhere to.&nbsp; The manual contains explanations about the major procurement rules in place within the State and also addresses how to go about making common purchases of goods and services.&nbsp; This document is not a step-by-step manual about how to use Banner, but how-to documentation is under construction for release at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.citadel.edu\/root\/images\/Procurement\/Procurement%20Services%20Purchasing%20Manual.pdf\">Purchasing Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>P-Card Manual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the Purchasing Manual, a policies and procedures manual exists to govern the College\u2019s purchase card program.&nbsp; This document was recently updated, and the changes from the previous version are highlighted in the \u2018Purchase Card Manual Changes\u2019 document available at the link below.&nbsp; This manual presents the policies, aligned with the South Carolina Purchase Card Policies, that govern the use of the p-card for campus purchases.&nbsp; Additionally, step-by-step procedures to assist users are included in this all-in-one policies and procedures manual.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/05-05-2025-Update-The-Citadel-purchase-card-policies-and-procedures-manual_jm-1.pdf\">The Citadel Purchase Card Policies &amp; Procedures Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contract Processing &amp; Signature Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy governing the execution of contracts on behalf on The Citadel is in place to protect departments, contractors, and the College as a whole.&nbsp; Adherence to this policy is necessary to ensure The Citadel is not exposed to unnecessary risks and liabilities in the conduct of its daily business activities.&nbsp; All contracts must be reviewed by Procurement Services in accordance with this policy and South Carolina laws before they can be executed by an authorized signatory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.citadel.edu\/root\/images\/Procurement\/The%20Citadel%20Contracting%20Authority%2026%20OCT%2020.pdf\">Contracting Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about these manuals, policies, or contracts in general, please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:procurement@citadel.edu\">procurement@citadel.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchasing Manual Procurement Services at The Citadel has compiled a Purchasing Manual to provide a high-level overview of purchasing policies and South Carolina procurement rules that the College must adhere to.&nbsp; The manual contains explanations about the major procurement rules in place within the State and also addresses how to go about making common purchases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Policy Manuals - Procurement Services Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/faculty-and-staff\/policy-manuals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Policy Manuals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purchasing Manual Procurement Services at The Citadel has compiled a Purchasing Manual to provide a high-level overview of purchasing policies and South Carolina procurement rules that the College must adhere to.&nbsp; 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