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 special 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 the government entity's 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. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2025 Special Session 1
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