Utah Code § 53E-3-704
Restrictions on local school district procurement of architect-engineer services
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Current — July 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2025
(1) As used in this section, "architect-engineer services" means those professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in Section 58-3a-102, or professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102.
(2) When a local school district elects to obtain architect or engineering services by using a competitive procurement process and has provided public notice of its competitive procurement process:
(a) a higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the state agency's competitive procurement process; and
(b) the local school district 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.
(1) An LEA shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, for all construction contracts.
(2) An LEA shall require payment and performance bonds as provided in Section 14-1-18 for construction contracts exceeding $50,000.
(3) An LEA shall ensure a construction contract includes:
(a) contract provisions the division establishes under Subsection 53E-3-703(3);
(b) insurance requirements meeting division standards; and
(c) dispute resolution procedures.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.