Northern Illinois University awarded a contract for travel to Greece in the amount of $30,000 on Thursday, April 29, 2004 . Under rule section 526-203 parts C and K, the NIU School of Art requires immediate lodging for partcipants involved in a trip to Greece. This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which immediate action was needed to prevent any disruption in University services.
(Submitted by Steven D. Cunningham, State Purchasing Officer.)