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Purchasing Records Disposition Schedule

Description
Documents payment claims made as part of the unit’s programs and functions, including University-paid and University-reimbursed travel expenses

Also documents history of the relations between units and individual vendors or service providers

Confidential Information Present
Information covered by non-disclosure agreements may be present in vendor relation records

Office of Record
Procurement and Distribution Services
Travel Services
Units using PCards
Controller's Office

Other Offices
Convenience copies maintained by other units should be destroyed by shredding or file wiping when no longer needed for administrative purposes. Convenience copies should be kept no longer than the periods specified for the Office of Record.


Purchasing Records: Keep 5 years after fiscal year, then destroy.

  • Invoices (paid) 
  • Account reconciliation documentation
  • Purchase orders
  • Purchase requisitions
  • CWRU Pcard and Travel+Expense card receipts
  • Requisition/PO number cross reference report

Purchasing Reports: Keep 4 years after fiscal year, then destroy.

  • Accounts Payable vendor reports
  • Demurrage system reports (detail of charges)
  • IKON cost-per-copy reports

Travel Records: Keep 4 years after fiscal year, then destroy. For travel expenses charged to CWRU Travel+Expense cards, follow PCard schedule above.

  • Travel receipts
  • Travel statements
  • Travel payment requests
  • Related correspondence and email

Vendor Relations Records: Keep 6 years after fiscal year, then destroy.

  • Profiles and histories
  • Certificate of liability insurance
  • Supplier information forms
  • W-9 forms
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Related correspondence and email

Notes
This schedule does not apply to grant-related records.

For vendor contracts, see Contracts and Agreements.

For vendor work product, see General Administration.

Effective Date
December 2006

Revision Date
May 2016

 

Disposition schedules are based on the length of time records are needed to meet internal program management needs; satisfy external statutory and regulatory requirements; and to ensure the university has a reliable institutional memory. Questions should be addressed to the CWRU Archives at 368-3320 or archives@case.edu.