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Columbia University has an internal website consultant for which no purchase order is required. Their contact information is:

Internal Website developer:
Web Design Studio
www.cubhis.org/wds

To hire an external website consultant you must follow this process (as outlined by the Purchasing Office) in order to gain approval from the Purchasing Department:

Before services commence, the department should complete and submit the following documents to the Purchasing Department for review and processing.

• Scope of Work — The SOW should clearly articulate the deliverables, expectations and responsibilities of both the Service Provider and the customer.
• Independent Contractor Verification Worksheet (Sole Proprietor only) — Determines Independent Contractor status.
• Service Provider Questionnaire (first time Service Providers only) — Provides information about Service Provider that is entered into the Purchasing system, also known as CAPS. (The vendor must register themselves in the system by clicking on "Add Your Company.")
  
• Client List — List of Current Service Provider Customers.
• Resume or CV
• Service Provider Agreement
• Certificate of Insurance — In accordance with the Service Provider Agreement
  

Please note that the University requires all Web Developers to be insured for at least $1 million dollars. The University will require proof of this in the form of a Certificate of Insurance.

Once the Purchasing Department approves the vendor, then a purchase order number will be provided, which the vendor should include when submitting their invoice. 

*Please do not hire a website consultant without prior approval, as the vendor may experience serious delay in payment, if payment is rendered at all. You will NOT be reimbursed for payment to a website developer.*