(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:

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

  • Design professional: means :
         (24)(a) an individual licensed as an architect under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act;
         (24)(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;
         (24)(c) an individual licensed under Title 58, Chapter 53, Landscape Architects Licensing Act, to engage in the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in Section 58-53-102; or
         (24)(d) 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 :
         (26)(a) professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in Section 58-3a-102;
         (26)(b) professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102;
         (26)(c) master planning and programming services;
         (26)(d) professional services within the scope of the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in Section 58-53-102; or
         (26)(e) 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
     (1)(a) the design professional’s work history and experience;
     (1)(b) performance ratings earned by the design professional or references for similar work;
     (1)(c) any quality assurance or quality control plan;
     (1)(d) the quality of the design professional’s past work product;
     (1)(e) the time, manner of delivery, and schedule of delivery of the design professional services;
     (1)(f) the design professional’s financial solvency;
     (1)(g) any management plan, including key personnel and subconsultants for the project; and
     (1)(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.