Contract Review Guidelines for Outside Vendors

These guidelines and the accompanying information are provided to assist you when doing business with Sacred Heart University. If you have any questions, contact the General Counsel’s office at 203-396-8461, the Contracts Manager at 203-396-8461, Purchasing Manager at 203-371-7929 or the Risk Manager at 203-396-8046.

In most cases you will also have to submit a certificate of insurance to the Risk Manager. See Contractor & Vendor Insurance Requirements for details. Vendors and contractors are not permitted to perform services on University property without providing a valid certificate of insurance to the Risk Manager.

Contracts are negotiated by outside parties directly with the responsible account manager at Sacred Heart University. Once you have agreed upon terms and conditions of the service or product being sold to the University, your contract will be forwarded to legalreview@sacredheart.edu. If you are an outside party and have a standard contract you use, we will review and consider it for use. If you do not have a standard contract, we will provide one.

If you cannot agree on the legal terms and conditions of the contract with the Sacred Heart University Account Manager you are dealing with, please instruct your attorney to contact the University’s Contract Manager at 203-396-8461 to discuss.

The University is the last party to sign every contract. You must sign first. There is no authority, express or implied, to sign contracts on behalf of Sacred Heart University other than according to the terms set forth in this policy. If you accept a contract signed by a Sacred Heart University employee that deviates from the terms of this policy, you do so at your own risk and the University will assume no risk therefor. In addition, each party/vendor entering into a contract with the University must provide proof of their signing authority.