<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 30-1. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
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               <span class="ital">Alternative contracting method</span> means local governments can seek authority to modify bidding requirements for particular
               projects, specifically design-build projects for building construction.
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               <span class="ital">Appropriation</span> means an authorization granted by the board of commissioners to make expenditures
               and to incur obligations for specific purposes.
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               <span class="ital">Bid</span> means a quotation specifically given a prospective purchaser upon request, usually
               in competition with other vendors.
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               <span class="ital">Construction management-at-risk</span> means services are provided by a construction manager, which may include preparation
               and coordination of bid packages, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, evaluation,
               preconstruction services and construction administration.
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               <span class="ital">Contract</span> means a legal agreement between the county and another governmental agency, company,
               corporation, individual or group of individuals obligating the county to pay money
               for services rendered or products.
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               <span class="ital">Department/agency head</span> means the highest level of supervision and coordination within a program area.
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               <span class="ital">Design-build</span> means the design-builder contracts to provide both design services (architectural
               and engineering) and construction services under one contract.
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               <span class="ital">Design-build bridging</span> means the local government contracts separately with a project designer to design
               35 percent of the project and contracts with a design-builder to complete the project
               design and perform construction services.
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               <span class="ital">Design-builder</span> means an appropriately licensed person, corporation, or entity that, under a single
               contract offers to provide design services and general contracting services.
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               <span class="ital">Dual bidding</span> means bids may be received to erect, construct, alter or repair a building under
               both the single-prime and separate-prime contracting systems, and the contract shall
               be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder under the single-prime or the lowest responsible
               bidder under the separate-prime system.
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               <span class="ital">Electronic auction</span> means an auction of surplus property conducted on an internet site.
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               <span class="ital">E-Verify</span> means local governments are prohibited from contracting for formal purchases and
               construction projects with a contractor that has not submitted documentation that
               the E-Verify program has been used to insure the contractor's employees and subcontractor's
               employees are not illegal immigrants and are legally employed.
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               <span class="ital">Minority business</span> means a business of which at least 51 percent is owned by one or more minority persons
               or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or, for a corporation, in which
               at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more minority persons or socially
               and economically disadvantaged individuals, and of which the management and daily
               business operations are controlled by one or more of the minority persons or socially
               and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it.
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               <span class="ital">Preaudit</span> means an examination for the purpose of determining the propriety of proposed financial
               transactions and financial transactions which have already taken place but which have
               not yet been recorded or, if such approval is required, before the approval of the
               financial transactions by designated officials for recording.
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               <span class="ital">Purchase order</span> means a legal document binding a vendor to provide a service or product and the county
               to pay a specified price.
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               <span class="ital">Purchasing manager</span> means one who purchases for another; one who is authorized by the county to negotiate
               contracts with vendors.
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               <span class="ital">Quote</span> means to state a price for goods or services.
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               <span class="ital">Request for proposals</span> means a formal solicitation document typically used for seeking competition and obtaining
               offers for more complex services or a combination of goods and services for competitive
               procurements over $90,000.00.
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               <span class="ital">Request for qualifications</span> means a process of evaluating and determining whether potential bidders have the
               skill, judgment, integrity, sufficient financial resources and ability necessary for
               faithful performance of a contract for construction or repair work.
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               <span class="ital">Separate-prime</span> means bids for building projects are received for each subdivision of work:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Heating, ventilating and air conditioning;
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                  (2)
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                  Plumbing;
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                  (3)
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                  Electrical; and
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                  (4)
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                  General.
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                  <span class="ital">Single-prime</span> means bids for building projects are received from one contractor. The single-prime
                  contractor performs all work or contracts with subcontractors for heating, ventilating
                  and air conditioning; plumbing; and electrical.
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                  <span class="ital">Sole source item</span> means when an item is of such a special nature that it is only manufactured by one
                  company.
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                  <span class="ital">Surplus property</span> means items which are obsolete or are no longer of any value to the county.
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                  <span class="ital">Unencumbered balance</span> means that portion of an appropriation which has not been expended or obligated through
                  issuance of a purchase order.
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                  <span class="ital">Vendor</span> means one who sells a commodity or a service.
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                  <span class="ital">Voucher</span> means a document which evidences the propriety of transactions and indicates the
                  accounts against which they are to be recorded.
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               (Ord. No. 2023-11, 10-16-2023)
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            <p class="refcross0" block_type="hang"><b>Cross referenceâ€” </b>
               Definitions generally, <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-2DERUCO" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">Â§ 1-2</a>.
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