Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the management ranks within NI Water that are authorised to issue purchase orders; and (ii) the maximum value they can order.
Minister for Infrastructure: (i)&(ii) NI Water have advised that the management ranks and their associated delegation limits (value) for approval of purchase orders are set out in NI Water ‘Financial & Procurement Delegations’ as per the table below.
All limits stated excl. VAT
| GRADES(and analogues) | Approval of PORsand Invoices | Approval of CapitalWorks Expenditure(Asset Delivery only) |
| (or equivalent) | Value | Value |
| Level 2 | Any Amount | Any Amount |
| Level 3 | Up to £150,000 | Any Amount |
| Level 4 | Up to £75,000 | Up to £30,000 |
| Level 5 | Up to £40,000 | Not Applicable |
| Level 6 | Up to £ 20,000 | Not Applicable |
| Level 7 (for TMG & Stores only) | Up to £1,000* | Not Applicable |
A Level 2 member of staff is a Director and a Level 3 member of staff is a senior manager.
ENDS
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