Chapter 2 – Fiscal Management

22060.4 Definitions

• Firm

  • 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.

• Small Business Firm

  • A business in which the principal office is located in California and the officers of such business are domiciled in California, which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation.

  • The maximum dollar volume that a small business may generate shall vary from industry to industry to the extent necessary to reflect differing characteristics of such industries.

• State Agency Head

  • For the purpose of this Article, the State Agency Head is the Secretary of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or his/her designee.

  • Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, and Land Surveying Services Professional services of an architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, or land surveying nature, as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform, are the primary consulting services spoken to in this Article.

• Construction Project Management

  • Those services provided by a licensed architect, registered engineer, or licensed general contractor who meet the requirements of Government Code Section 4529.5 for management and supervision of work performed on State construction projects.

• Environmental Services

  • 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.