How Do I Buy...

Tools - Hand & Power

Procurement Agent(s):
Jeff Brundage

Description:

Central Stores carries a wide assortment of hand and power tools in stock and on its online catalog. Central Stores should be contacted prior to using an outside source for these types of items. Contact Central Stores at 294-8484 for questions on availability and pricing of items or for sourcing of items that are not in stock. The Grainger and Lowes catalog on cyBUY can also be utilized for purchasing tools that Central Stores does not carry or can't aquire. 

The Central Stores, Lowes, and Grainger catalogs are available on cyBUY through Workday.

Procurement Procedure:

To find the best way to procure the goods or services in this category,
please answer each of the following questions by clicking [yes] or [no].

Is the item available through Central Stores?

[yes] [no]

Login to Workday, click the Procurement icon and submit order in the Central Stores catalog.

Is the item available through cyBUY from any of our contracted suppliers?

Note: ISU's contract with Grainger and Lowes on cyBUY has contract pricing for tools.

[yes] [no]

Utilize cyBUY to make the transaction.

Is the dollar value of the purchase over your Purchasing Card limit?

[yes] [no]

Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.

Do you have an ISU Purchasing Card and will the supplier accept the card for the transaction?

[yes] [no]

Use Purchasing Card and provide receipts, business purpose and Worktag to your ISD by emailing to finance_delivery@iastate.edu or add the receipts to your PCV in Workday.

Create a requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.