§ 2-92. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Architectural and engineering services means:

(a)

Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature as defined by Florida law, which are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide such services;

(b)

Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that are associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and

(c)

Such other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or incidental services, which members of the architectural and engineering professions (and individuals in their employ) may logically or justifiably perform, including: studies, investigations, surveying, mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.

Board of county commissioners or board means the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners.

Contractual services means and includes all telephone; gas; water; electric lights and power service; towel and cleaning services; lease and concession services; services involving demolition of buildings; rental, repair or maintenance of equipment, machinery and other county-owned properties; and other like services. The term "services" shall not include professional services which are unique in their nature and not subject to competition nor does it include insurance policies, insurance consultants or administrative services nor those services covered by the state Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act (F.S. § 287.055). Professional services include, but are not limited to, attorneys, physicians, real estate appraisers, insurance consultants, insurance administrators, geologists, hydrogeotechnical consultants and certified public accountants.

County means the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners, the constitutional officers (at their discretion), and agencies of the County.

County administrator or administrator means the county administrator or designee.

County attorney means the county attorney or designee who shall have the sole authority to approve or recommend approval of outside legal and/or legal-related services.

County department means those departments under the county administrator tasked with performing the functions of county government.

Department director means the county employee designated or authorized by the county administrator to manage a county department.

Design-bid-build means a project delivery method in which the county sequentially awards separate contracts, the first for architectural and engineering services to design the project and the second for construction of the project according to the design.

Design-build means a project delivery method in which the county enters into a single contract for design and construction of an infrastructure facility.

Design-build-operate-maintain means a project delivery method in which the county enters into a single contract for design, construction, maintenance, and operation of an infrastructure facility over a contractually defined period. All or a portion of the funds required to pay for the services provided by the contractor during the contract period are either appropriated by the county prior to award of the contract or secured by the county through fare, toll, or user charges.

Design-build-finance-operate-maintain means a project delivery method in which the county enters into a single contract for design, construction, finance, maintenance, and operation of an infrastructure facility over a contractually defined period. No county funds are appropriated to pay for any part of the services provided by the contractor during the contract period.

Electronic means electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or any other similar technology.

Invitation for bids (IFB) means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids.

Legal services are services that include, but are not limited to, retaining services of law firms, outside counsel, expert witnesses, trial consultants or similar persons or firms deemed by the county attorney, for any reason, as necessary to address the county's legal needs. Such firms or persons shall be selected by the county attorney.

Local business means those businesses as defined in section 2-111 of this article.

Public works or improvements means and includes, but is not necessarily limited to construction contracts for: County-owned buildings; roads, highways, drainage; storm sewers; wastewater treatment plants; water treatment plants; water production facilities; utility lines; parks and recreational facilities; any and all facilities for the county's solid waste disposal and resource recovery system, including the operations thereof; and other public works and improvements of a similar nature.

Purchasing director or director shall mean the purchasing director or their designee. The purchasing director is the person responsible for purchasing and procurement for the county as designated by the county administrator. If the county administrator makes no designation, the county administrator shall function as the purchasing director.

Request for proposals (RFP) means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals.

Request for statements of qualifications (RSQ) means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting qualifications for a qualifications-based selection process.

Request for quotations means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting quotations.

Responsible bidder or offeror means a bidder or offeror who has reasonable capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements and the tenacity, perseverance, experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment and credit which will ensure good-faith performance.

Responsive bidder or offeror means a bidder or offeror who has submitted a response to a solicitation, which conforms in all material respects to the requirements set forth in the same.

Supplies means and includes all supplies, materials and equipment.

Signature means a manual or electronic identifier, or the electronic result of an authentication technique attached to or logically associated with a record that is intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as a manual signature in accordance with Florida Law.

Unsolicited proposal means a written but informal bid, proposal, or quotation that is submitted on the initiative of the submitter and not in response to any formal or informal request.

Using agency means any department, division, agency, commission, board, committee, authority or other unit under the direct or indirect control of the board of county commissioners using supplies or procuring contractual services as provided in this division. Nothing contained in this division shall be construed as requiring the county's constitutional officers (clerk of the circuit court and county comptroller, property appraiser, sheriff, supervisor of elections and tax collector) to be covered by this division. However, the services of the county purchasing department and purchasing director shall be made available for their use, at their option.

Vendor means that person or legal entity providing goods, services or equipment by virtue of a public procurement performed by the county pursuant to this article.

Written or in writing means the product of any method of forming characters on paper, other materials, or viewable screens, which can be read, retrieved, and reproduced, including information that is electronically transmitted and stored.

(Ord. No. 15-26, § 2, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 18-16, § 2, 6-5-18)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.