17-65-402. Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor -- Higher education entity restrictions.
(1) Notwithstanding the adoption of some or all of the provisions of, under Section, each county executive that engages the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor and considers more than one such professional for the engagement: Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code 17-63-506 shall consider, as a minimum, in the selection process: the qualifications, experience, and background of each firm submitting a proposal; the specific individuals assigned to the project and the time commitments of each to the project; and the project schedule and the approach to the project that the firm will take; and may engage the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor based on the criteria under Subsectionrather than solely on lowest cost. (1)
(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 higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the county's competitive procurement process; and 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.