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

Utah Statutes

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

Utah § 17-65-402

Title 17Counties

Ch. 17-65County Executive

Part 17-65-4County Assets and Contracts

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Utah Code Ann. § 17-65-402 (2026).

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(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:

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

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

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

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

(1)(b) may engage the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor based on the criteria under Subsection (1) rather

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(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:
(1)(a) shall consider, as a minimum, in the selection process:
(1)(a)(i) the qualifications, experience, and background of each firm submitting a proposal;
(1)(a)(ii) the specific individuals assigned to the project and the time commitments of each to the project; and
(1)(a)(iii) the project schedule and the approach to the project that the firm will take; and
(1)(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:
(2)(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
(2)(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.