Utah Code 63G-6a-1502.5. Request for statement of qualifications

63G-6a-1502.5. Request for statement of qualifications.

(1)

A procurement unit may establish criteria in a request for statement of qualifications by which the qualifications of a design professional, as set forth in a statement of qualifications, will be evaluated, including:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-1502.5

Design professional: means :

(a)	an individual licensed as an architect under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act;

(b)	an individual licensed as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act; or

(c)

an individual certified as a commercial interior designer under Title 58, Chapter 86, State Certification of Commercial Interior Designers Act. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103

Design professional services: means :

(a)	professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in Section 58-3a-102;

(b)	professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102;

(c)	master planning and programming services; or

(d)

services within the scope of the practice of commercial interior design, as defined in Section 58-86-102. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103

Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103

Request for statement of qualifications: means a document used to solicit information about the qualifications of a person interested in responding to a potential procurement, including all other documents attached to that document or incorporated in that document by reference. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103

Statement of qualifications: means a written statement submitted to a procurement unit in response to a request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103

(a)

the design professional’s work history and experience;

(b)	performance ratings earned by the design professional or references for similar work;

(c)	any quality assurance or quality control plan;

(d)	the quality of the design professional’s past work product;

(e)	the time, manner of delivery, and schedule of delivery of the design professional services;

(f)	the design professional’s financial solvency;

(g)	any management plan, including key personnel and subconsultants for the project; and

(h)	other project specific criteria that the procurement unit establishes.

(2)	A request for statement of qualifications may not include a request for a price or a cost component for the design professional services.

Enacted by Chapter 218, 2015 General Session

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