A Performance Audit of Salt Lake County Contracts and Procurement (Reissued)

June 25, 2026

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

Opportunities to Reduce the Risk of Actual or Perceived Bias in Selection Committee and Scoring

We identified opportunities to strengthen conflict of interest management, documentation, and oversight within the County’s RFP selection process. While Contracts and Procurement has established practices in place, opportunities exist to further formalize procedures for assessing unrestricted conflicts of interest, consistently documenting and retaining conflict of interest reviews, and ensuring timely completion of required COI forms.

In addition, documentation related to committee attendance, scoring, and proposer interviews was not always complete, and independent checks to confirm scoring accuracy were not consistently performed. Enhancing these processes would improve transparency and consistency and help further reduce the risk of actual or perceived bias in vendor evaluations, as well as mitigate the potential for procurement protests or legal challenges.