Code of Maine Rules › 18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES › 554 - BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES › Chapter 11 - RULES GOVERNING QUALIFICATION OF PROFESSIONALS FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES THAT DO NOT EXCEED $25,000 › Part I - GENERAL › Section 554-11-I-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Summary:
This section defines terms used in
					 this Chapter. Statutory definitions relating to the subject matter of this
					 Chapter are contained in
					  5 M.R.S.A.
					 §1741.
As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise
					 indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
1.
Applicant.
"Applicant" means
				  an individual or organization applying to be included on the Bureau's list of
				  qualified professionals.
2.
Bureau.
"Bureau" means the Bureau of General Services within the
				  Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner"
				  means the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial
				  Services.
4.
Director.
"Director," when no modifier is used, means the Director of the Bureau of
				  General Services.
5.
Director
				  of Construction.
"Director of Construction" means the Director of
				  Construction of the Bureau of General Services.
6.
Individual.
"Individual"
				  means a person providing services as a sole proprietorship.
7.
Key Employee.
"Key employee"
				  means an individual or organization without whom the individual or organization
				  either would fail to qualify for placement on the Bureau's list of qualified
				  professionals or, in the Bureau's judgment, would lose the capability to
				  provide effective architectural, engineering, or other services.
8.
List.
"List" means the record
				  of qualified licensed or otherwise credentialed professionals, prepared by the
				  Bureau pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. §1472(6) and section
				  11 of
				  this Chapter.
9.
Organization.
"Organization" means a corporation, partnership,
				  limited liability company, or unincorporated association that provides
				  services.
10.
Professional.
"Professional" means an individual or organization
				  licensed or otherwise credentialed to perform architectural, engineering, or
				  other services that in the normal course of BGS operations are likely to be
				  utilized by the Bureau in the planning, design, and monitoring of the
				  construction of public improvements.
11.
Qualified; qualification.
"Qualified" means having been selected by the Bureau for placement on a list of
				  professionals determined by the Bureau to be eligible for single source
				  contracts not to exceed $25,000 relating to the planning, design, or monitoring
				  of the construction of public improvements. "Qualification" means the state of
				  being qualified.
12.
Schedule.
"Schedule" means the roll of services that in the normal
				  course of BGS operations are likely to be utilized by the Bureau in the
				  planning, design, and monitoring of the construction of public improvements.
				  Such services include, but are not limited to, the following:
.1 Acoustical
.2 Air emissions modeling
.3 Property appraisal
.4 Archeological
.5 Architectural design
.6 Civil engineering
.7 Commissioning
.8 Cost estimating
.9 Drafting
.10 Electrical engineering
.11 Energy evaluation and design
.12 Energy auditing
.13 Facilities master planning
.14 Environmental phase 1, 2, and 3 site
				  assessment
.15 Environmental
				  engineering
.16 FF&E
				  consulting
.17 Field
				  representative
.18 Fire alarm
				  design
.19 Geological
.20 Geotechnical
.21 Hazardous materials assessment
.22 Historic preservation
.23 HVAC design
.24 Hydrology
.25 Indoor air quality
				  investigation
.26 Landscape design
				  and architecture
.27 Land
				  surveying
.28 Licensing and
				  permitting
.29 Lighting
				  design
.30 Marine architecture and
				  engineering
.31 Materials
				  testing
.32 Mechanical
				  engineering
.33 Moving
				  coordination
.34 Owner's
				  representative
.35 Project cost
				  management
.36 Sanitary
				  engineering
.37 Safety and security
				  systems design
.38 Signage/graphic
				  design
.39 Site evaluation and
				  septic
.40 IAQ consulting
.41 Specifications writing
.42 Sprinkler system design
.43 Structural engineering
.44 Telecommunications design
.45 Third-party inspection
.46 Title search
.47 Traffic engineering
Individuals or organizations not providing services stated
					 on the list above may apply for qualification by using the Bureau-supplied
					 application materials and marking "Other" under the list of services that will
					 appear on the materials.