Section 302 – Chief procurement officer — Qualifications — Authority.

• (1) The chief procurement officer shall:
  • (a) have a minimum of eight years’ experience:
    • (i)
      • (A) in the large-scale procurement of supplies, services, or construction; or
      • (B) negotiating contract terms and conditions; and
    • (ii) at least five years of which shall have been in public or comparable private procurement within 12 years preceding the date of appointment; and
  • (b) be a person with demonstrated executive and organizational ability.

• (2) The chief procurement officer is also the director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services.

• (3) The chief procurement officer has authority over a procurement by a procurement unit, except:
  • (a) an independent procurement unit; or
  • (b) as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session