Section 17-53-314 - Restrictions on county procurement of architect-engineer services(1) As used in this section, "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.(2) When a county elects to obtain architect or engineering services by using a competitive procurement process and has provided public notice of its competitive procurement process: (a) a higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the county's competitive procurement process; and(b) the county 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.Enacted by Chapter 21, 2000 General Session.