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10-7-86. Municipality may adopt Utah Procurement Code — Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor.

  • (1) The governing body of any municipality may adopt any or all of the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, or the rules promulgated pursuant to that code.
  • (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the governing body of each municipality 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 (2)(a) rather than solely on lowest cost.

Amended by Chapter 347, 2012 General Session