Utah Code 63G-6a-102. Purpose of chapter

63G-6a-102. Purpose of chapter.
The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:

(1)	to ensure transparency in the public procurement process;

Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
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
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who participate in the public procurement process;

(3)	to provide increased economy in state procurement activities; and

(4)	to foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system.

Amended by Chapter 348, 2017 General Session