Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 6a > Part 24 - Unlawful Conduct and Penalties

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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
• Contract administration: means all functions, duties, and responsibilities associated with managing, overseeing, and carrying out a contract between a procurement unit and a contractor, including:
       (16)(a) implementing the contract;
       (16)(b) ensuring compliance with the contract terms and conditions by the conducting procurement unit and the contractor;
       (16)(c) executing change orders;
       (16)(d) processing contract amendments;
       (16)(e) resolving, to the extent practicable, contract disputes;
       (16)(f) curing contract errors and deficiencies;
       (16)(g) terminating a contract;
       (16)(h) measuring or evaluating completed work and contractor performance;
       (16)(i) computing payments under the contract; and
       (16)(j) closing out a contract. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Contractor: means a person who is awarded a contract with a procurement unit. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Executive branch procurement unit: means a department, division, office, bureau, agency, or other organization within the state executive branch. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Family member: means a father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law. See Utah Code 63G-6a-2402
• Father: means a parent who is of the male sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing body: means an administrative, advisory, executive, or legislative body of a public entity. See Utah Code 63G-6a-2402
• Grant: means an expenditure of public funds or other assistance, or an agreement to expend public funds or other assistance, for a public purpose authorized by law, without acquiring a procurement item in exchange. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Interlocal entity: means a separate political subdivision created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Procurement item: means an item of personal property, a technology, a service, or a construction project. 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
• Solicitation: means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Special district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Special service district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Standard procurement process: means :
       (88)(a) the bidding process;
       (88)(b) the request for proposals process;
       (88)(c) the approved vendor list process;
       (88)(d) the small purchase process; or
       (88)(e) the design professional procurement process. 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