OAR 736-146-0015: Special Approvals for Public Contracts When Required

(1) When Attorney General legal sufficiency approval is required under ORS 291.047, the department must seek legal approval. (2) When the department contracts for services normally provided by another contracting agency or for services for which another contracting agency has statutory responsibilities, the department is required to seek the other contracting agency’s approvals. Examples of these special approvals include, but are not limited to: (a) DAS, State Services Division, Risk Management for providing tort liability coverage; (b) DAS Enterprise Information Services for telecommunications services; (c) Office of the Treasurer, Debt Management Division, for bond counsel and financial advisory services (bond counsel services also require the approval of the Attorney General); (d) DAS Enterprise Information Services for information-system related services. (3) The Attorney General has sole authority to contract for attorney services. Exceptions may be granted in writing on a case-by-case basis only by the Attorney General. (4) The Secretary of State Audits Division has sole authority to contract for financial auditing services. Exceptions may be granted in writing on a case-by-case basis only by the Secretary of State Audits Division.