Buying Services

Buying services, such as table and chair rental, requires a service agreement as well as a Request For Direct Payment form (Excel 24K).

  1. Download a copy of the Request For Direct Payment form (Excel 24K).
  2. Get a written price quote (faxes are OK).
  3. If the price quote does not list the specific services that the provider will provide, then list them on a separate sheet. A contract will be created based on this information.
  4. Complete the Request For Direct Payment form.
  5. No one at your school needs to sign the form.
  6. Make a copy of the Request For Direct Payment form to keep for your records.
  7. Write a justification paragraph describing how this purchase is essential to your CTE or school-to-career program.
  8. Send the original Request For Direct Payment form, a copy of the price quote, and the justification paragraph to the CTE Director's secretary through Courier mail, or by fax.

The Request For Direct Payment should be sent in at least 30 days prior to the day you want to spend the money. For a request that has not already been contracted, 60 days might be needed. If you do not receive an approval acknowledgement before the event, then do not spend the money.

After the event, send the invoice to the CTE Director's secretary.

This page was last updated on March 13, 2008