§ 37-2-69. Provision of architectural, engineering, or consultant services not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars.
(a) State agencies. (1) For every state project requiring architectural or engineering services, the fees
for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000),
the state agency shall forward to the chief purchasing officer a request for those
services through the state purchasing office.
(2) For every state agency project requiring consultant services, the fees for which are
not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the state agency
shall forward to the chief purchasing officer a request for such services through
the state purchasing office with a proposed scope of work and, if possible, the names
of three recommended qualified contractors, along with a written evaluation of the
qualifications of each potential contractor.
(3) The purchasing agent shall request offers from potential contractors in writing and
shall notify potential contractors that any contract resulting from such solicitation
shall not exceed a total value of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), including change
orders.
(4) The chief purchasing officer shall be responsible for the final selection of a qualified
architectural, engineering, or consultant firm for the project and shall so inform
the purchasing agent. The chief purchasing officer shall use the criteria set forth
in §â€‚37-2-61 in making that determination. The determination shall be justified in writing.
(b) Public agencies. For every public agency project requiring architectural, engineering, or consultant
services, the fees for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000), the public agency chief operating officer shall be responsible
for the final selection of a qualified architectural, engineering, or consultant firm
for the project. The public agency chief operating officer shall notify the board
of directors of the public agency of that selection.
The public agency chief operating officer shall use the criteria set forth in §â€‚37-2-66 in making the determination. That determination shall be justified in writing.