01 NCAC 05D .0208. FORMAT

All contracts for consultant services shall be in writing and in a format approved by the Division of Purchase and Contract. Contracts must be executed by the department head in the case of the executive departments of state government, by the chief executive officer of independent boards and agencies, by the President of the University of North Carolina for contracts to which the university or any of its constituent institutions is to be a party, or by agents of above named officials who have been specifically designated by those officials and whose names and positions have been filed with the Division of Purchase and Contract and whose designation has been approved by the Division of Purchase and Contract and the Governor or his designee.