2016 Utah Code
Title 63G - General Government
Chapter 6a - Utah Procurement Code
Part 6 - Bidding
Section 608 - Tie bids -- Resolution -- Copies provided to attorney general.

63G-6a-608. Tie bids -- Resolution -- Copies provided to attorney general.

• (1) A procurement officer shall resolve a tie bid in accordance with a method established by rule made by the applicable rulemaking authority. The method may include awarding the tie bid:
  • (a) to the tie bidder who:
    • (i) is a provider of state products, if no other tie bidder is a responsive provider of state products;
    • (ii) is closest to the point of delivery;
    • (iii) received the previous award; or
    • (iv) will provide the earliest delivery date;
  • (b) by drawing lots; or
  • (c) by any other reasonable method of resolving a tie bid.

• (2) The method chosen by the procurement officer to resolve a tie bid shall be at the sole discretion of the procurement officer, subject to the rules established under Subsection (1).

• (3) A procurement unit in the state executive branch shall provide a copy of the procurement to the attorney general if an award of a contract to a tie bidder exceeds $100,000 in expenditures.

Amended by Chapter 445, 2013 General Session