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Summary: A worker is classified as a consultant if UCSD can't control the result of the services provided by the worker. Primarily, consultants either provide advice or solve clearly delineated problems, but they don't direct or carry out solutions.
In the right place? Individuals or companies that provide professional or personal services often refer to themselves as consultants when they are, in fact, defined by the University as independent contractors.
Please see Independent Contractor/ Consultant Overview before following the steps on this page. |
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How to do it |
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Be sure that the worker will qualify as a consultant, according to UC policy. |
- Ask yourself this question:
Is the service so urgent, special, temporary, or highly technical that it can't be performed economically or satisfactorily by existing UCSD staff during the normal course of their duties?
- If the answer is "no," the worker will not qualify as a consultant. Please see Independent Contractor/Consultant Guidelines.
- If the answer is "yes," ask yourself:
Is the worker offering advice or recommendations?
- If the answer is "no," the worker will not qualify as a consultant. Please see Independent Contractor/Consultant Guidelines.
- If the answer is "yes," go to Step 2.
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Contact Purchasing before you make any effort to hire a consultant. |
- Since the process for hiring consultants is complex and varies from project to project, contact Patrick Little, (858) 534-4439.
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Questions? Contact Patrick Little, (858) 534-4439. |
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