Furniture

All Campuses

The Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative (IPHEC) of which the University of Illinois is a member, established preferred agreements for the procurement of various styles of furniture to be used by all member universities.

All departments are strongly recommended to contact their campus Purchasing Division as soon as a need for new furniture has been identified. The Purchasing Division will then be able to explore all options available assuring departments have all the information required to make an informed decision on their furniture procurement.

The IPHEC agreements include three separate furniture categories:

• Metal Office Furniture

• Classroom Chairs, Training Tables, and Computer Lab Furniture

• Wood Furniture

Metal Office Furniture

Items that fall under the category of metal office furniture include, but are not restricted to: panel systems furniture, stand alone furniture, including desks, storage items, chairs, and the "balance of the line products" listed by each vendor.

Metal office furniture contract vendors are:

• Allsteel, Inc.

• Herman Miller, Inc.

• Kimball International

• Corporate Concepts (Knoll)

• Steelcase, Inc.

Restrictions

• Any single purchase containing a furniture item over $500.00 must be purchased using a Banner requisition.

• In Urbana only, when purchasing panel system office dividers, a University designated approver must review and approve all layout drawings.

• In Urbana only, when purchasing a metal furniture style other than the campus-standardized contracts, please review the Campus Administrative Manual.

Classroom Chairs, Training Tables, and Computer Lab Furniture

Classroom chairs, training tables and computer lab furniture contract vendors are:

• Krueger International, Inc. (KI)

• Falcon Companies

Wood Furniture

Regularly ordered items that fall under the specific category of wood office furniture including desks, files, credenzas, cabinets, and conference room furniture.

Wood furniture contract vendors are:

• Kimball International

• OFS Sales Corp.

• Allsteel, Inc. (Gunlocke)

Restrictions

• In Urbana only, wood furniture is a restricted purchase. For further details Urbana campus departments should refer to the Campus Administrative Manual.

Contact

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Last Updated: April 5, 2012