For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Firm” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services, land surveying, or construction project management.

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 10510.4

  • 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.
  • 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.

(b) “Architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, and land surveying services” include those professional services of an architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, or land surveying nature as well as incidental services that members of these professions and their employees may logically or justifiably perform.

(c) “Construction project management” means those services provided by a licensed architect, registered engineer, or licensed general contractor that meet the requirements of Section 10510.9 for management and supervision of work performed on university construction projects.

(d) “Environmental services” means those services performed in connection with project development and permit processing in order to comply with federal and state environmental laws. “Environmental services” also includes the processing and awarding of claims pursuant to Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(e) “Real property development services” means those services undertaken by a real estate developer in connection with the development of a developer-owned project on land owned or controlled by the university, including, but not limited to, environmental analysis, landscape planning, site design, market and financial feasibility, and other incidental services that a real estate developer may perform for the project.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)