Independent Contractor Defined: An individual or entity that performs a specific service for the UC based on a set price, pursuant to a scope of work and deliverables set by the UC.
Consult with your Buyer for any services over $99,999.99 as they may require competition by law.
Examples of Independent Contractor services:
- Secretarial, drafting, technical editing, and technical appraisals
- Medicine and medical arts, architectural and engineering services
- Printing services, translation, and web design
How to hire an Independent Contractor:
- Use the following form in BearBUY: Services and Non-Tangible Items
- The department should attach the following required PO documents to the form as directed in BearBUY:
- Required documents from the DEPARTMENT:
- Proof of Price Reasonableness & Source Justification This document must be completed by the requesting Department for all Federally Funded purchases ≥$10,000 and Non-Federally Funded purchases ≥$100,000
- Classification Worksheet for Federal Tax Purposes
- Statement of Work
- Required documents from the SUPPLIER:
- Certificate of Liability Insurance
- Conflict of Interest Declaration Form
- Supplier’s Rates/Quote Sheet
- Other Considerations:
- Services performed on UC Property: Determine the number of services that will be performed by the Supplier on campus.
- See Special Considerations for additional potental issues.
- The Buyer will use the above documentation to create a Services Agreement, which will be signed by the Buyer and the Independent Contractor.
- Buying Software and Cloud Computing Services require additional documentation and review by Campus IS&T
- Required documents from the DEPARTMENT:
For more information, see Finance Bulletin: BFB-BUS-43 Purchases of Goods and Services; Supply Chain Management
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