Introduction
The Procurement Card Program offers a fast, flexible, and
efficient method of handling small, delegated purchases. If
utilized to its full potential, the Procurement Card Program
will produce significant cost savings for UH by greatly reducing
the amount of data entry, voucher preparation, prompt payment
interest and check processing associated with small dollar
orders.
The Procurement Card program is designed
to facilitate the delegation of authority to make small dollar
purchases to users throughout the UH campus.
Procurement
Card Contract
The terms and conditions of the Procurement Card Contract
were specified and awarded by the Texas Building and Procurement
Commission for the State
of Texas. Departments will be utilizing the State of Texas
contract for Procurement Card services with Bank One. Each
department must comply with the terms and conditions of the
state contract in the implementation of this program.
Bank One provides MasterCards for use with UH's Procurement Card Program.
You must attend a training
session, conducted by the Program Coordinator and others
from the Purchasing Department, to become eligible for a
Procurement Card.
Your Procurement Card is issued in your name and you will be responsible for the security of the card and its use.
You can use the Procurement
Card at any vendor that accepts MasterCard. It may be used
for in-store purchases as well as for online, mail, telephone
or fax orders.
You may use the Procurement Card to purchase supplies within your delegated limits and the monthly credit limits of the card.
The Procurement Card is not intended to avoid or bypass appropriate purchasing or payment procedures . This program compliments existing processes.
The Procurement Card is for official business purposes only and not for personal use .
The Procurement Card must be returned to the Program Coordinator upon your transfer or termination.
Your name will appear on the Procurement Card with the State of Texas seal and the wording "State of Texas Tax Exempt" and "For Official Use Only" clearly indicated on the card.
The single transaction limit
is $5,000.00 unless otherwise designated by your CBA.