The Office of Finance and Administration wants to remind faculty and staff of the resources available for contracts and legal services. There is an informational contracting link on the Office of Finance and Administration website. The site provides the following resources:

• Contracting policy
• Contract Overview
• Contract Process – Approval and Retention
• Checklists
• Independent Contractor Determination
• Templates

If you are entering into a new contract and are unsure of what to look for, refer to the checklist. If you are still unsure on some terms and/or language, you can email ducontracts@drake.edu, and we can help you through the process.

Please send all fully executed contracts to ducontracts@drake.edu so we can enter them in our contracting database. Those that can be kept at the department level are the following: independent contractor agreements, speakers, entertainers, artists, transportation, and hotels. These will need to be kept in your respected offices for a minimum of three years. They can be scanned copies.

If you have any questions you can email ducontracts@drake.edu or call Kelly Foster at 271-2804.

—Kelly Foster, Finance and Administration