Section R131-1-13 - Small Purchases(1) If the Executive Director determines that the services of architects and engineers can be procured for less than $50,000, or if the estimated construction cost of the project is less than $500,000, the procedures contained in Subsection (2) below, may be used.(2) Before contacting any person to perform the required services, the Executive Director may refer to or examine any current statements of qualifications on file with the Office. Following that, the Executive Director may contact a qualified firm and negotiate a contract for the required services at a fair and reasonable price. If no current statements of qualifications are on file or if the statements on file are, in the judgment of the Executive Director, inadequate to determine a qualified firm, technical proposals or statements of qualifications shall be solicited. If, after negotiations, the parties cannot agree upon a price that, in the Executive Director's judgment, is fair and reasonable, negotiations shall be terminated with that firm and negotiations begun with another qualified firm. This process shall continue until a contract is negotiated that reflects a fair and reasonable price and meets the necessary conditions of the project.Utah Admin. Code R131-1-13