Section 13. The board of trustees shall have the authority to make any purchase or purchases in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars or less, and to purchase without limitation of amount library books and periodicals, educational and scientific supplies and equipment, printing and binding, emergency repairs and replacement parts, and perishable items, without recourse to any other state board. Such purchases shall be subject to competitive bids wherever practicable. The board of trustees shall promulgate regulations further defining the process for the purchase of said supplies.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 75 - University of Massachusetts
Section 1 - Status; Governing Body
Section 2 - Purpose; Courses of Instruction; Standards; Powers of Trustees
Section 2a - Branch Banks on University Grounds Authorized
Section 3 - Rules and Regulations
Section 3a - Delegation of Powers by Trustees
Section 4 - Meetings of Trustees; Quorum; Executive Sessions
Section 10 - Receipts and Expenditures; Annual Report; Monthly Statements; Accounting System
Section 11 - Special Trusts, etc.; Management
Section 11a - Funds for Legislative Agents or Organizations Attempting to Influence Legislation
Section 12 - University Property; Management and Administration
Section 14 - Election of Officers; Salary of President; Employment, Status and Benefits of Personnel
Section 14a - Prescription and Enforcement of Regulations; Contracts
Section 14c - University of Massachusetts Research Foundation; Powers; Regulations
Section 14d - University of Massachusetts; Extension Board of Public Overseers
Section 15 - Reports and Bulletins
Section 15a - Center for Adoption Research and Policy
Section 16 - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station
Section 16a - Diagnostic Laboratory
Section 17 - Experiments and Investigations; Nature and Scope
Section 18 - Officers; Equipment
Section 19 - Reports on Results of Experiments; Distribution
Section 21 - Fee for Testing Poultry
Section 25 - Sale of Commonwealth Land to University Employees
Section 26 - Leasing of Commonwealth Land to University Employees
Section 27 - Approvals of Sales and Leases
Section 28 - Taxation of Leased Property
Section 29 - Protection and Maintenance of Mount Toby State Demonstration Forest
Section 32a - Control, Movement and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Appointment of Police Officers
Section 32b - David I. Walsh–leverett Saltonstall Visiting Lectureship Program
Section 33 - University Scholarships
Section 33a - General Court Fellowship Program
Section 34 - University of Massachusetts Medical School; Grants
Section 34a - Tuition; Residents
Section 35 - Dean and Other Officers and Members of Professional Staff
Section 36a - Cremation and Disposal of Donated Bodies
Section 36b - Analysis of Drugs, Medicine, Chemicals, etc.; Law Enforcement; Report
Section 36d - Payback Provisions in Learning Contracts; Interest Accrual; Annual Report
Section 37 - Establishment; Purpose; Contracts
Section 38 - National Environmental Technology Institute
Section 39 - Environmental Technology Testing Facility and Environmental Business Center
Section 40 - Marine Technology, Environmental, and Engineering Programs
Section 41 - Center for Materials Reuse
Section 42 - Funding for Environmental Programs; Administration
Section 45 - Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Section 45a - Application of Other Laws to the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Section 45b - Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund
Section 45c - Innovation Voucher Program Fund
Section 46 - Office of Dispute Resolution
Section 47 - Statewide Community Mediation Center Grant Program; Funds; Compliance for Eligibility