Commercial car rentals

New contracts are in place between the State of California and the following seven contracted commercial car rental companies: Advantage Rent A Car, Alamo Rental (US), Inc.,   Avis Rent a Car, Inc. , Budget Rent a Car, Inc., Enterprise Rent a Car, Fox Rent a Car and National Rental (US), Inc.

The effective date of the contracts is Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2005.

Reimbursement for travel expenditures will only be made when employees use services from the companies listed above. In the event that employees rent from a non-contract company such as Hertz, etc., the employees, not the university, will assume full legal responsibility for at-fault accidents, all damages (bodily injury, death and property damage) sustained by others as well as property damage to the rental vehicle. Therefore, if employees are conducting State business and expecting to be reimbursed for rental car expenses, they must use one of the companies listed above.

The only recognized forms of payment are the American Express Government Card, and the Department of General Services Charge Card. Cash, personal checks and personal credit cards are not authorized forms of payment for the State of California commercial car rental rates.

Questions regarding the above may be directed to Tamara Cochran at 8-4019, or to Natalie Hakker at   8-2911.