2011 Utah Code
Title 53B State System Of Higher Education
Chapter 16 Institutional Programs Generally
Section 104 Restrictions on higher education entities bidding on architect or engineering services in public procurement projects.

53B-16-104. Restrictions on higher education entities bidding on architect or engineering services in public procurement projects.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Architect-engineer services" means those professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in Section 58-3a-102, or professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102.
(b) "Government entity" means a state agency, an institution of higher education, a county, a municipality, a local school district, a local district, or a special service district.
(2) When a government entity elects to obtain architect or engineering services by using a competitive procurement process and has provided public notice of its competitive procurement process:
(a) a higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the government entity's competitive procurement process; and
(b) the government entity may not award a contract to perform the architect or engineering services solicited in the competitive procurement process to a higher education entity or any part of one.
(3) (a) Subject to the prohibition contained in Subsection (3)(b), an employee of a higher education entity may, in a private capacity, submit a proposal in response to the competitive procurement process.
(b) An employee of a higher education entity may not use any supplies, materials, or other resources owned by, or any persons matriculating at, attending, or employed by, the higher education entity in:
(i) preparing a response to the competitive procurement process; or
(ii) completing any work, assignment, or contract awarded to the employee resulting from that competitive procurement process.