2016 Utah Code
Title 63G - General Government
Chapter 6a - Utah Procurement Code
Part 6 - Bidding
Section 612 - Conduct of reverse auction.

Effective 3/29/2014
63G-6a-612. Conduct of reverse auction.

• (1) A procurement unit conducting a reverse auction:
  • (a) may conduct the reverse auction at a physical location or by electronic means;
  • (b) shall permit all prequalified bidders to participate in the reverse auction;
  • (c) may not permit a bidder to participate in the reverse auction if the bidder did not prequalify to participate in the reverse auction;
  • (d) may not accept a bid after the time for submission of a bid has expired;
  • (e) shall update the bids on a real time basis; and
  • (f) shall conduct the reverse auction in a manner that permits each bidder to:
    • (i) bid against each other; and
    • (ii) lower the bidder's price below the lowest bid before the reverse auction closes.

• (2) At the end of the reverse auction, the conducting procurement unit shall:
  • (a) award the contract as soon as practicable to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who meets the objective criteria described in the invitation for bids; or
  • (b) cancel the reverse auction without awarding a contract.

• (3) After the reverse auction is finished, the conducting procurement unit shall make publicly available:
  • (a)
    • (i) the amount of the final bid submitted by each bidder during the reverse auction; and
    • (ii) the identity of the bidder that submitted each final bid; and
  • (b) if practicable:
    • (i) the amount of each bid submitted during the reverse auction; and
    • (ii) the identity of the bidder that submitted each bid.

Amended by Chapter 196, 2014 General Session