Oregon Statutes 701.620 – Definitions for ORS 701.620 to 701.640
As used in ORS § 701.620 to 701.640:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 701.620
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: means any of the following:
(a) A person that, for compensation or with the intent to sell, arranges or undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, inspect, move, wreck or demolish, for another, a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement attached to real estate, or to do any part thereof. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Construction contract‘ means a written or oral construction agreement, including all drawings, specifications and addenda relating to:
(a) Excavating, landscaping, demolishing and detaching existing structures, leveling, filling in and other preparation of land for the making and placement of a building, structure or superstructure;
(b) Creation or making of a building, structure or superstructure; and
(c) Alteration, partial construction and repairs done in and upon a building, structure or superstructure.
(2) ‘Contractor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 87.005.
(3) ‘Days’ means calendar days.
(4) ‘Material supplier’ means any person providing materials or products under a construction contract by oral authorization, written contract, purchase order, price agreement, rental agreement or other contractual means.
(5) ‘Original contractor‘ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 87.005.
(6) ‘Owner’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 701.410.
(7) ‘Subcontractor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 87.005. [2003 c.675 § 54; 2011 c.553 § 1]
701.620 to 701.645 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 701 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.