Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

be calculated based on the cost formula set forth in the RFP for each proposal qualified to move to stage three. 3. Stage Three: The evaluation committee shall score the proposal of each offeror qualified in stage two, in response to the technical evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, without having access to any information relating to the cost or the scoring of the cost. Technical criteria shall be scored in accordance with the procedures set forth above in this policy. 4. Stage Four: The individual assigned by the District, who is not a member of the evaluation committee, shall add the cost scores to the evaluation committee’s final recommended technical scores to derive the total combined score for each proposal in accordance with the process set forth above in this policy. In order to determine best value to the District, the evaluation committee shall prepare a justification statement and, if applicable, a cost-benefit analysis. A contract may be awarded to the offeror with the proposal having the highest total combined score, or multiple contracts may be awarded to offerors with proposals meeting the total combined score threshold set forth in the RFP. Utah Admin. Rules R33-7-103a (July 26, 2018)

1.1014 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

1.1014.01 DEFINITIONS

Issue Date: 12/13/18 CBDA

A “vendor” is a person who seeks to enter into a contract with the District to provide a procurement item and includes a bidder, an offeror, an approved vendor, and a design professional. A “request for statement of qualifications” is a document used to solicit information about the qualifications of a person interested in responding to a potential procurement, including all other documents attached to that document or incorporated in that document by reference. A “statement of qualifications” is a written statement submitted to the District in response to a request for statement of qualifications. Utah Code § 63G-6a-103(74), (89), (96) (2018)

1.1014.02 PURPOSES OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Issue Date: 12/13/18 CBDA

A request for statement of qualifications must be used as part of the process to establish an approved vendor list. (See Section 1.1015.) A request for statement of qualifications also may be used to identify qualified vendors in one stage of a multiple-stage procurement process (invitation for bids, request for proposals, or design professional procurement). A request for statement of qualifications may not be used as the sole basis for awarding a contract, nor may it be used to solicit costs, pricing, or rates, or to negotiate fees. Utah Code § 63G-6a-410 (2017)

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