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Business Matters

September 7, 2023
Competitive Bidding Requirements

As a state public university in Ohio, the University is required to complete competitive bids for goods and services that exceed $50,000 with a single vendor within a single fiscal year – regardless of funding source. We also must bid multi-year agreements that have a combined total of $50,000 or more.

September 7, 2023
PaymentWorks Update - September 2023

The Finance department continues to work on the implementation of PaymentWorks to ensure a smooth transition for the university community. We have received tickets asking how to submit new suppliers during this period.

September 7, 2023
Submitting Expense Reimbursement Reports on Behalf of Another Employee-Pay Attention to the Profile Your're Submitting Under

We have many people around the University that process Expense Reimbursement Reports on behalf of other employees in Concur. We reviewed this process in a prior Business Matters article in May 2022 .

September 7, 2023
BobcatBUY and Invoice Approvals: An Overview

BobcatBUY (BCB) is the University’s e-procurement system. Here you can electronically shop the University’s preferred suppliers for everything from office supplies to scientific supplies and much more!

September 7, 2023
Reservations i nConcur for Ohio University Inn Unavailable Until the Week of September 11, 2023

As communicated in a Business Matters article dated August 16, 2023, the Ohio University Inn (the Inn) is in the process of transitioning to a new management company. As a result of this transition, reservations at the Inn must be made by contacting the front desk at the hotel.

September 7, 2023
Reserving and Paying for Rental Cars

Enterprise/National and Hertz Rental Cars

September 7, 2023
Per Diem Required for Meal Reimbursement

As we begin a new year of travel, we just wanted to provide a reminder about how meal reimbursement works at the University.

September 7, 2023
CTA Card No Longer Available in Concur to Reserve Hotels for Individual Travel

Effective August 26, 2023, the Ohio University corporate travel card (CTA) can no longer be used to guarantee or to pay for individual hotel reservations. All hotel reservations will require a University pcard or travel card at the time of booking.

Why This Change?

September 7, 2023
Booking University Travel and a Note About Personal Travel

Ohio University business travel is governed by policy 41.121 – Reimbursement for Official Travel and Entertainment . This policy serves as the University’s accountable plan with the IRS. What is an accountable plan?

September 7, 2023
Extension of Federal Indirect Cost Rates - PROVISIONAL RATES - Effective July 1, 2023

In a September 2022 Business Matters article , we shared with you that the process for submitting the next F&A rate proposal to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Cost Allocation Services had begun.

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