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House Approves Permissive Reverse‑auction Option for State Procurement
Utah House of Representatives · February 2, 2001
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Summary
HB 245 authorizes a permissive reverse-auction mechanism for state procurement to allow online bidding where suppliers underbid one another; supporters cited an example where a reverse auction saved millions on road salt purchases in another state; bill passed 67–0.
Speaker Stevens and the sponsor described House Bill 245 as a permissive change to the procurement code allowing the state (or local contracting entities) to use online reverse auctions when procuring goods or services.…
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