Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 6a > Part 15 - Design Professional Services

• Conducting procurement unit: means a procurement unit that conducts all aspects of a procurement:
       (10)(a) except:

            (10)(a)(i) reviewing a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form; and

            (10)(a)(ii) causing the publication of a notice of a solicitation; and
       (10)(b) including:

            (10)(b)(i) preparing any solicitation document;

            (10)(b)(ii) appointing an evaluation committee;

            (10)(b)(iii) conducting the evaluation process, except the process relating to scores calculated for costs of proposals;

            (10)(b)(iv) selecting and recommending the person to be awarded a contract;

            (10)(b)(v) negotiating the terms and conditions of a contract, subject to the issuing procurement unit's approval; and

            (10)(b)(vi) contract administration. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means an agreement for a procurement. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• 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
• Design-build: means the procurement of design professional services and construction by the use of a single contract. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Division: means the Division of Purchasing and General Services, created in Section 63A-2-101. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Independent procurement unit: means :
       (39)(a)

            (39)(a)(i) a legislative procurement unit;

            (39)(a)(ii) a judicial branch procurement unit;

            (39)(a)(iii) an educational procurement unit;

            (39)(a)(iv) a local government procurement unit;

            (39)(a)(v) a conservation district;

            (39)(a)(vi) a local building authority;

            (39)(a)(vii) a special district;

            (39)(a)(viii) a public corporation;

            (39)(a)(ix) a special service district; or

            (39)(a)(x) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201;
       (39)(b) the facilities division, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities;
       (39)(c) the attorney general, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General;
       (39)(d) the Department of Transportation, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided under Title 72, Transportation Code;
       (39)(e) the Department of Health and Human Services, but only for the procurement of a human services procurement item; or
       (39)(f) 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
• Issuing procurement unit: means a procurement unit that:
       (42)(a) reviews a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form;
       (42)(b) causes the notice of a solicitation to be published; and
       (42)(c) negotiates and approves the terms and conditions of a contract. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Procure: means to acquire a procurement item through a procurement. 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
• Public entity: means the state or any other government entity within the state that expends public funds. 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:
       (75)(a) meeting all the requirements of a solicitation; and
       (75)(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
• 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
• 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
• Technology: means the same as "information technology" as defined in Section 63A-16-102. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5