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Emergency Purchases

The University may make an emergency purchase, as defined by RCW 43.19.200, by obtaining approval of the appropriate University officer and submitting a written notification within three days to the Department of General Administration, State Purchasing Division.

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RCW 43.19.200 Paragraphs (1) (2) are included for your information:

"(1) The governing authorities of the state's education institutions, the elective state officers, the supreme court, the court of appeals, the administrative and other departments of the state government, and all appointive officers of the state, shall prepare estimates of the supplies required for the proper conduct and maintenance of their respective institutions, offices, and departments, covering periods to be fixed by the directory, and forward them to the director in accordance with his directions. No such authorities, officers, or departments, or any officer or employee thereof, may purchase any article for the use of their institutions, offices, or departments, except in the case of emergency purchases as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The authorities, officers, and departments enumerated in subsection (1) of this section may make emergency purchases to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the agency which presents a real, immediate, and extreme threat to the proper performance of essential functions or which may reasonably be expected to result in excessive loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life. When an emergency purchase is made, the agency head shall submit written notification of the purchase, with in three days of the purchase, to the director of the general administration. This notification shall contain a description of the purchase, description of the emergency and the circumstances leading up to the emergency, and an explanation of why the circumstances required an emergency purchase."