Section 6820 Of Chapter 6.5. Transportation Design-build Program From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6.5.
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. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
(a) "Best value" means a value determined by objective criteria,
including, but not limited to, price, features, functions, life-cycle
costs, and other criteria deemed appropriate by the transportation
entity.
(b) "Commission" means the California Transportation Commission.
(c) "Design-build" means a procurement process in which both the
design and construction of a project are procured from a single
entity.
(d) "Design-build entity" means a partnership, corporation, or
other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed
contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed
pursuant to a design-build contract.
(e) "Design-build team" means the design-build entity itself and
the individuals and other entities identified by the design-build
entity as members of its team.
(f) "Department" means the Department of Transportation as
established under Part 5 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division
3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(g) "Expressway" means expressway as defined in Section 257 of the
Streets and Highways Code.
(h) "Interfacing with the state highway system" means work
performed within the state highway right-of-way, including airspace
over or under that property, or work performed upon property acquired
by the department for construction of a state highway, including
airspace over or under that property.
(i) "Regional transportation agency" means any of the following:
(1) A transportation planning agency described in Section 29532 or
29532.1 of the Government Code.
(2) A county transportation commission established under Section
130050, 130050.1, or 130050.2 of the Public Utilities Code.
(3) Any other local or regional transportation entity that is
designated by statute as a regional transportation agency.
(4) A joint exercise of powers authority established pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of
the Government Code, with the consent of a transportation planning
agency or a county transportation commission for the jurisdiction in
which the transportation project will be developed.
(5) A local transportation authority designated pursuant to
Division 12.5 (commencing with Section 131000) or Division 19
(commencing with Section 180000) of the Public Utilities Code.
(6) The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority established
pursuant to Part 12 (commencing with Section 100000) of Division 10
of the Public Utilities Code.
(j) "Transportation entity" means the department or a regional
transportation agency.