CU Marketplace Requisition Special Approval Workflow Quick Guide
This Quick Guide lists Goods and Services that trigger special approval workflow and the Special Approver responsible for approving when you submit Requisitions in the CU Marketplace.
Last Revision: June 2025
Requisition Special Approval Workflow
- Good or Service
- 3-D Printing Equipment
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 23261507
- Special Approver
- Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)
- Good or Service
- Animal Related Purchases
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Codes 10100000, 10120000, 41102600, 41102601, 85131503 and 60103931
- Special Approver
- Institute of Comparative Medicine (ICM)
- Good or Service
- Auditing Services
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 84111500
- Special Approver
- Controller’s Office
- Good or Service
- Biosafety Cabinets/Fume Hoods
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 41103500
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Credit Card Processing
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Codes 80142100, 84101704,432300001, 8014160702, 8111210501, 8212150401, 8411150001, 8411150401, 8411150601
- Special Approver
- Treasury
- Good or Service
- CUIMC IT Equip Approval
- Special Approver Trigger
- Department ID begins with 7 or 8 Category Codes 43210000, 43232610, 81111504, 4323261001
- Special Approver
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) IT
- Good or Service
- Executive Recruiting
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Codes 80111700, 80111720
- Special Approver
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Good or Service
- General Capital Equipment (Asset Management)
- Special Approver Trigger
- Line Unit Price greater than or equal to $5,000 Natural Account between 68000 - 68199
- Special Approver
- Capital Equipment
- Good or Service
- Honoraria (and related Reimbursements) via Candex
- Special Approver Trigger
- Greater than or equal to $2,000
- Special Approver
- Accounts Payable
- Good or Service
- Lamont Fabrication and Equipment
- Special Approver Trigger
- Line Unit Price greater than or equal to $5,000 Department ID begins with 600 or 601 Natural Account between 68000 - 68199 PCBU is SPONS. A
- Special Approver
- Sponsored Projects - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- Good or Service
- Lasers
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 41115307
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Motor Vehicle
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 25100000
- Special Approver
- Environmental Stewardship, Risk Management, and Capital Equipment
- Good or Service
- Radioactive Flag - Radioactive Materials Approval
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Codes 261424000, 41106006, 51440000
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Radioactive Materials
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Codes 261424000, 41106006
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 51440000
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Refrigerators/Freezer Research
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 41112220
- Special Approver
- EH&S
- Good or Service
- Sponsored Project Approval - A
- Special Approver Trigger
- PC Business Unit SPONS Department ID starts with 7 or 8 Natural Account between 68000 and 68199 Line Unit Price greater than or equal to $5,000
- Special Approver
- Sponsored Project Administration
- Good or Service
- X-Ray Equipment
- Special Approver Trigger
- Category Code 42201800
- Special Approver
- EH&S