Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-26 - Building Service Work

• Auxiliary: means an entity that exists to furnish goods or services to students, faculty, or staff and that charges a fee directly related to the costs of goods or services and are considered "restricted funds. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Building services: means any janitorial or security guard services. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contractor: means any contractor who or that employs employees to perform building services under a contract with a state purchasing entity and shall include any of the contractor's subcontractors. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• employee: means any person performing building services for a contractor under a contract with a state purchasing entity that is in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the principal purpose of such contract is to furnish services through the use of building service employees. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Governmental agency: means a state or public agency, a county, municipality, or school district. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Predecessor contract: means the contract preceding that to which is being bid upon or which was recently awarded and to which the current succeeding contract and contractor provide substantially the same building services to the same state purchasing entity or entities. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Public agency: means any body corporate and politic that has been or will be created or established within this state, excepting cities and towns, and the university of Rhode Island board of trustees, for all purchases that are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary monies, and the council on postsecondary education for all purchases that are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary monies. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Security guard services: means performance of any duties such as, but not limited to: securing premises and personnel by patrolling property; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; monitoring of surveillance equipment; investigating disturbances and notifying tenant agency staff and/or police or fire departments in cases of emergency; monitoring and authorizing entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises; incident reporting or maintaining a log of activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences; vehicle patrols; inspection; responding to incidents requiring de-escalation and/or physical intervention. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Standard benefits: means the greatest of:

  (i)  The benefit rate determined by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the "Service Contract Act of 1965" (41 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

• Standard compensation: means each of the following:

  (i)  Standard wage;

  (ii)  Standard benefits; and

  (iii)  Standard paid leave. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

• Standard paid leave: means the greatest of:

  (i)  Vacation and holiday paid days off determined by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the "Service Contract Act of 1965" (41 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

• Standard wage: means the greatest of:

  (i)  The wage rate determined by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the "Service Contract Act of 1965" (41 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

• State purchasing entity: means state and public agencies. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8