63G-6a-1503.5.  Evaluation of statements of qualifications.

(1)  An evaluation committee appointed under Section 63G-6a-1503 shall evaluate and score each responsive statement of qualifications that has not been eliminated from consideration under this chapter, using the criteria described in the request for statement of qualifications.

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-1503.5

  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Responsible: means being capable, in all respects, of:
(a) meeting all the requirements of a solicitation; and
(b) fully performing all the requirements of the contract resulting from the solicitation, including being financially solvent with sufficient financial resources to perform the contract. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
  • Responsive: means conforming in all material respects to the requirements of a solicitation. 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
    • (2)  Criteria not described in the request for statement of qualifications may not be used to evaluate a statement of qualifications.

    (3)  An evaluation committee may enter into discussions or conduct interviews with, or attend presentations by, the design professionals whose statements of qualifications are under consideration.

    (4)  An evaluation committee shall rank the top three highest scoring design professionals, in order of their scores, for the purpose of entering into fee negotiations as provided in Section 63G-6a-1505.

    (5)  If fewer than three responsible design professionals submit statements of qualifications that are determined to be responsive, the procurement official shall issue a written determination explaining why it is in the best interest of the procurement unit to continue the fee negotiation and the contracting process with less than three design professionals.

    (6) 

    (a)  The deliberations of an evaluation committee may be held in private.

    (b)  If the evaluation committee is a public body, as defined in Section 52-4-103, the evaluation committee shall comply with Section 52-4-205 in closing a meeting for its deliberations.

    Amended by Chapter 257, 2020 General Session

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