17-65-402. Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor -- Higher education entity restrictions.

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Effective 11/6/2025

(1)Notwithstanding the adoption of some or all of the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code , under Section 17-63-506 , each county executive that engages the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor and considers more than one such professional for the engagement:

(a)shall consider, as a minimum, in the selection process:

(i)the qualifications, experience, and background of each firm submitting a proposal;

(ii)the specific individuals assigned to the project and the time commitments of each to the project; and

(iii)the project schedule and the approach to the project that the firm will take; and

(b)may engage the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor based on the criteria under Subsection

(1)rather than solely on lowest cost.

(2)When a county elects to obtain architect or engineering services by using a competitive procurement process and has provided public notice of the county's competitive procurement process:

(a)a higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the county's competitive procurement process; and

(b)the county may not award a contract to perform the architect or engineering services solicited in the competitive procurement process to a higher education entity or any part of one.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13 , 2025 Special Session 1