{"id":12,"date":"2018-06-22T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/contracts\/background\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:41:54","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracts\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Background<\/h1>\n<p>NAU is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and receives the authority for NAU to enter into binding contractual relationships on behalf of ABOR through ABOR policy\u00a0<a title=\"Click to view ABOR policy manual.\" href=\"https:\/\/public.powerdms.com\/ABOR\/documents\/1491744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3-103<\/a>.\u00a0 ABOR was established pursuant to\u00a0<a title=\"Click to access Arizona Constitution \" href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/const\/11\/5.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Article 11, Section 5<\/a>\u00a0of the Arizona Constitution and receives its power to contract from Arizona Revised Statute (ARS)\u00a0<a title=\"Click to access ARS \u00a7 15-1625\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/viewdocument\/?docName=http:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/ars\/15\/01625.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a7 15-1625<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Contracts, Purchasing and Risk Management office was established to ensure university contracts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Comply with Arizona state law.<\/li>\n<li>Conform to current NAU and ABOR policies.<\/li>\n<li>Are in the best interest of the University.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; catalogFrameData[\"url\"] = \"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\"; catalogFrameData[\"plan\"] = Program; $(function setupCatalogWidget() { $(\"#\" + divId).catalogFrames(catalogFrameData); console.log(catalogFrameData); }); }); }); } &lt;\/script--><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"CPS Homepage\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/\">CPRM Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/servicenow.nau.edu\/hr?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=24a5b6d1db7ec810ce163782399619d3&amp;sysparm_category=c06b8fdfdb3640105e69d2e3ca96192b\">Purchase Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/servicenow.nau.edu\/hr?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=1e247e321bc895d060c5ca2b234bcb0b&amp;sysparm_category=c06b8fdfdb3640105e69d2e3ca96192b\">Non-Purchase Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Policies and Procedures\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/Policies-Procedures\/\">Policies and Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Terms and Conditions\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/Terms-Conditions\/\">Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background NAU is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and receives the authority for NAU to enter into binding contractual relationships on behalf of ABOR through ABOR policy\u00a03-103.\u00a0 ABOR was established pursuant to\u00a0Article 11, Section 5\u00a0of the Arizona Constitution and receives its power to contract from Arizona Revised Statute (ARS)\u00a0\u00a7 15-1625. 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