Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 28 - CANAL PLACE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY › Chapter 14.28.08 - Procurement › Section 14.28.08.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Authority" means the Canal Place
				Preservation and Development Authority.
(2) "Award" means the decision by the
				Authority to execute a procurement contract.
(3) "Bid" means a statement of price, terms
				of sale, and description of supplies, services, or construction offered by a
				bidder in response to an invitation for bids.
(4) "Bidder" means a person who submits a bid
				to the Authority.
(5)
				"Construction" means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving,
				or demolishing any structure, building, or other improvement to real
				property.
(6) "County" means any of
				the 23 counties of the State and the Mayor and City Council of
				Baltimore.
(7) "Day" means a
				calendar day.
(8) "Determination"
				means a written procurement decision made by an official or employee of the
				Authority which is based upon written findings.
(9) "Emergency" means a sudden and unexpected
				occurrence or condition which management of the Authority could not reasonably
				foresee and which requires an action to avoid or to mitigate damage to the
				environment, to health, safety, or welfare, or to Authority property.
(10) "Executive Director" means the Executive
				Director of the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority.
(11) "Invitation for bids" means any document
				used for soliciting bids.
(12)
				"Local jurisdiction" means any county or municipality, or any of their agencies
				or instrumentalities.
(13)
				"Municipality" means a municipal corporation in the State subject to the
				provisions of Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution.
(14) "Person" means an individual, receiver,
				trustee, guardian, personal representative, corporation, partnership,
				association, or any other entity.
(15) "Procurement" includes all functions
				that pertain to the process of purchasing or otherwise obtaining supplies,
				services, or construction, or leasing personal property as lessee.
(16) "Procurement officer" means a person
				authorized to:
(a) Enter into or administer
				procurement contracts, or
(b) Make
				written determinations and findings with respect to procurement
				contracts.
(17)
				"Professional services" means services provided by architects, engineers, land
				surveyors, appraisers, accountants, financial advisors, attorneys, or other
				professional consultants.
(18)
				Proposal.
(a) "Proposal" means the response
				by an offeror to a request for proposals to obtain supplies, services, or
				construction.
(b) "Proposal" may
				include, without limitation, an offeror's price, a description of technical
				expertise or work experience, and other information requested in the
				solicitation.
(19)
				"Request for proposals" means any document used for soliciting proposals from
				offerors.
(20) "Responsible" means
				capable in all respects of dutifully performing all requirements of a
				procurement contract and having the integrity and reliability that can ensure
				good faith performance of the procurement contract.
(21) "Responsive" means conforming in all
				material respects to the requirements contained in a solicitation.
(22) "Services" means the rendering of time,
				effort, or work, rather than the furnishing of a specific physical product
				other than reports incidental to the required performance.
(23) "Sole source procurement" means a
				procurement for supplies, services, or construction that is available from only
				a single vendor.
(24)
				"Solicitation" means an invitation for bids, a request for proposals, or any
				other method or instrument used to communicate to potential bidders or offerors
				the Authority's procurement needs.
(25) "Supplies" means tangible personal
				property, printing, or insurance, and related services.