63G-6a-302.  Chief procurement officer — Qualifications — Authority.

(1)  The chief procurement officer shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-302

(a) 
(i) a legislative procurement unit;
(ii) a judicial branch procurement unit;
(iii) an educational procurement unit;
(iv) a local government procurement unit;
(v) a conservation district;
(vi) a local building authority;
(vii) a special district;
(viii) a public corporation;
(ix) a special service district; or
(x) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201;
(b) the facilities division, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities;
(c) the attorney general, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General;
(d) the Department of Transportation, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 72, Transportation Code; or
(e) any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, but only to the extent of that statutory procurement authority. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
  • Person: means :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
  • (a)  have a minimum of eight years’ experience:

    (i) 

    (A)  in the large-scale procurement of supplies, services, or construction; or

    (B)  negotiating contract terms and conditions; and

    (ii)  at least five years of which shall have been in public or comparable private procurement within 12 years preceding the date of appointment; and

    (b)  be a person with demonstrated executive and organizational ability.

    (2)  The chief procurement officer is also the director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services.

    (3)  The chief procurement officer has authority over a procurement by a procurement unit, except:

    (a)  an independent procurement unit; or

    (b)  as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.

    Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session