As used in this section and ORS § 279A.065, 279C.307, 279C.335, 279C.337 and 279C.380:

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(1) ‘Affiliate’ means a person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another person.

(2) ‘Construction manager/general contractor’ means a person that provides construction manager/general contractor services to a contracting agency under a public improvement contract.

(3)(a) ‘Construction manager/general contractor services’ means construction-related services that a contracting agency procures by means of an alternative contracting method under ORS § 279C.335 and that:

(A) Include a construction manager/general contractor’s:

(i) Functioning as a member of a project team that includes the contracting agency, the architect or engineer that designs the public improvement under a separate contract with the contracting agency and other contractors and consultants; and

(ii) Reviewing and analyzing a design for a public improvement in order to:

(I) Suggest changes in the design that minimize potential errors, delays, unexpected costs and other problems during construction;

(II) Recommend means by which the contracting agency may achieve the functions of the public improvement or a component of the public improvement safely, reliably, efficiently and at the lowest overall cost;

(III) Improve the value and quality of the public improvement; and

(IV) Reduce the time necessary to complete the public improvement; and

(B) May include, depending on the specific terms of the public improvement contract and on whether the contracting agency decides to proceed with construction, a construction manager/general contractor’s:

(i) Devising a schedule for constructing the public improvement;

(ii) Estimating construction, materials, labor and other costs for the public improvement;

(iii) Establishing a fixed price, a guaranteed maximum price or other maximum price;

(iv) Constructing portions of the public improvement and subcontracting portions to other contractors;

(v) Coordinating and overseeing the construction process; or

(vi) Performing other services related to constructing a public improvement in accordance with the terms of the public improvement contract.

(b) ‘Construction manager/general contractor services’ does not include services related to constructing a public improvement under the terms of:

(A) A public improvement contract that a contracting agency awards on the basis of a competitive bidding process that does not require an exemption under ORS § 279C.335;

(B) A public improvement contract that results from a design-build procurement, as defined in rules the Attorney General or a contracting agency adopts under ORS § 279A.065, and that is exempt from the competitive bidding requirement under ORS § 279C.335;

(C) An energy savings performance contract;

(D) A public improvement contract for a transportation project that:

(i) Is exempt from the competitive bidding requirement under ORS § 279C.335;

(ii) Requires the contractor to construct the project according to plans and specifications that a design professional provides under a separate contract with the contracting agency and without significant participation from the contractor; and

(iii) The contracting agency awards on the basis of the contracting agency’s evaluation of:

(I) The contractor’s qualifications, the price to perform the work on the project and the amount of time the contractor will take to perform the work; or

(II) The contractor’s qualifications, past experience with similar projects, the price to perform the work on the project and the contractor’s planned approach to the project; or

(E) A public improvement contract that is otherwise exempt or excepted from the competitive bidding requirement under ORS § 279C.335.

(4) ‘Guaranteed maximum price’ means the total price at which a construction manager/general contractor agrees to provide construction manager/general contractor services to a contracting agency in accordance with the terms and conditions and scope of work for a specific public improvement contract and within which are:

(a) All costs the contracting agency agrees to reimburse and all fees the contracting agency agrees to pay for completing the public improvement; and

(b) Any contingent costs, fees or other charges specifically identified in the public improvement contract. [2013 c.522 § 2]

279C.332 was added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 279C by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.