OAR 943-060-0020: Procurement Authority

(1) The Authority may enter into contracts for the planning, erection, completion, and furnishing of new buildings and additions to its institutions, and may establish contracts for goods and services of all kinds necessary for the successful management and maintenance of the institutions within the Authority’s jurisdiction. The Authority may procure goods, services, personal services, construction materials, equipment, and supplies for the Authority’s institutions. The Authority may also make procurements in connection with the construction, demolition, exchange, maintenance, operation, and equipping of housing for persons with chronic mental illness. (2) The Director of the Authority may exercise all powers necessary to effectively and expeditiously carry out procurement functions.