Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 23 > Article 5 - Procurement of Construction and Specified Professional Services

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Architect services: means those professional architect services that are within the scope of architectural practice as provided in Title 32, Chapter 1. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Business: means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture or other private legal entity. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Construction services: means either of the following for construction-manager-at-risk, design-build and job-order-contracting project delivery methods:

  (a) Construction, excluding services, through the construction-manager-at-risk or job-order-contracting project delivery methods. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

• Construction-manager-at-risk: means a project delivery method in which:

  (a) There is a separate contract for design services and a separate contract for construction services, except that instead of a single contract for construction services, the purchasing agency may elect separate contracts for preconstruction services during the design phase, for construction during the construction phase and for any other construction services. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means all types of state agreements, regardless of what they may be called, for the procurement of materials, services, construction, construction services or the disposal of materials. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Contractor: means any person who has a contract with a state governmental unit. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Cost: means the aggregate cost of all materials and services, including labor performed by force account. See Arizona Laws 41-2571
• Data: means documented information, regardless of form or characteristic. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Department: means the department of administration. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Design professional: means an individual or firm that is registered by the state board of technical registration pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 1 to practice architecture, engineering, geology, landscape architecture or land surveying or any combination of those professions and any person employed by the registered individual or firm. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Design professional service contract: means a written agreement relating to the planning, design, construction administration, study, evaluation, consulting, inspection, surveying, mapping, material sampling, testing or other professional, scientific or technical services furnished in connection with any actual or proposed study, planning, survey, environmental remediation, construction, improvement, alteration, repair, maintenance, relocation, moving, demolition or excavation of a structure, street or roadway, appurtenance, facility or development or other improvement to land. See Arizona Laws 41-2571
• Design professional services: means architect services, engineer services, land surveying services, geologist services or landscape architect services or any combination of those services performed by or under the supervision of a design professional or employees or subconsultants of the design professional. See Arizona Laws 41-2571
• Design services: means architect services, engineer services or landscape architect services. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Design-bid-build: means a project delivery method in which:

  (a) There is a sequential award of two separate contracts. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

• Design-build: means a project delivery method in which:

  (a) There is a single contract for design services and construction services, except that instead of a single contract for design services and construction services, the purchasing agency may elect separate contracts for preconstruction services and design services during the design phase, for construction and design services during the construction phase and for any other construction services. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

• Director: means the director of the department of administration. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Employee: means an individual drawing a salary from a state governmental unit, whether elected or not, and any noncompensated individual performing personal services for any state governmental unit. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Engineer services: means those professional engineer services that are within the scope of engineering practice as provided in title 32, chapter 1. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Finance services: means financing for a construction services project. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Job-order-contracting: means a project delivery method in which:

  (a) The contract is a requirements contract for indefinite quantities of construction. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

• Landscape architect services: means those professional landscape architect services that are within the scope of landscape architectural practice as provided in Title 32, Chapter 1. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Maintenance services: means routine maintenance, repair and replacement of existing facilities, structures, buildings or real property. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Operations services: means routine operation of existing facilities, structures, buildings or real property. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Owner: means a state purchasing agency or state governmental unit. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any corporation, business, individual, union, committee, club, other organization or group of individuals. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Preconstruction services: means services and other activities during the design phase. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Purchasing agency: means any state governmental unit that is authorized by this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or by way of delegation from the director, to enter into contracts. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• State governmental unit: means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, government corporation or other establishment or official of the executive branch or corporation commission of this state. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subconsultant: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or a combination of any of them, that has a direct contract with a design professional or another subconsultant to perform a portion of the work under a design professional service contract. See Arizona Laws 41-2571
• Subcontractor: means a person who contracts to perform work or render service to a contractor or to another subcontractor as a part of a contract with a state governmental unit. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215