10-7-86 - Municipality may adopt Utah Procurement Code -- Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor.
10-7-86. Municipality may adopt Utah Procurement Code -- Hiring of professionalarchitect, engineer, or surveyor.
(1) The governing body of any municipality may adopt any or all of the provisions ofTitle 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code, or the rules promulgated pursuant to that code.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the governing body of each municipality thatengages the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor and considers more thanone 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 tothe 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 onthe criteria under Subsection (2)(a) rather than solely on lowest cost.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session