As used in this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, the following terms have the following meanings:
Agency. The term "Agency" means a city, county, borough, or other office, position, administration, department, division, bureau, board or commission, or a corporation, institution or agency of government, the expenses of which are paid in whole or in part from the City treasury.
BIC. The term "BIC" means the New York City Business Integrity Commission.
Chief Fleet Management Officer. The term "Chief Fleet Management Officer" means the DCAS official appointed by the Commissioner, in accordance with Executive Order 161 of 2012, who is responsible for implementing policies and procedures to ensure safe, reliable, and proper use of City vehicles, or their duly authorized designee.
City. The term "City" means the City of New York.
City Contracted Vehicle. The term "City Contracted Vehicle" means any Large Vehicle that is utilized within the City on a weekly or more frequent basis to fulfill requirements material to the scope of a Contract.
City Fleet. The term "City Fleet" means vehicles owned by Agencies of the City or leased for periods of over one (1) year.
Commissioner. The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
Contract. The term "Contract" means any contract awarded by the City and registered with the New York City Comptroller after the Effective Date and whose cost is to be paid from funds belonging to or administered by the City, where such contract has an estimate value of $2,000,000 or more. This definition does not include (1) Agency on-call emergency contracts, including on-call storm emergency contracts; (2) the following types of contracts that are governed by rules of the Procurement Policy Board: emergency procurements; intergovernmental contracts; government to government contracts; and contracts for the provision of work or services by public utilities; and (3) renewals, exemptions or modifications of contracts registered with the Comptroller prior to the Effective Date.
Contractor. The term "Contractor" means any entity that enters into a contract with the City.
DCAS. The term "DCAS" means the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
Effective Date. The term "Effective Date" means January 1, 2023.
Large Vehicle. The term "Large Vehicle" means a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds. Such term does not include street sweepers, fire engines, car carriers, off-road construction vehicles, or any specialized vehicles or vehicle types on which Side Guard installation is deemed impractical by the Department in accordance with Administrative Code § 6-141(c).
Notice to Proceed. The term "Notice to Proceed" means the written direction to a Contractor by an Agency to commence work pursuant to a Contract registered with the New York City Comptroller.
Side Guard. The term "Side Guard" means a lateral protective safety device fit to the side of a Large Vehicle that is designed to prevent pedestrians and bicyclists from falling into the exposed space between the front axle and the rear axle of such vehicles and that meets the requirements of 55 RCNY § 15-02.
Subcontractor. The term "Subcontractor" means any entity that enters into a subcontract to perform work on behalf of a Contractor which enters into City contract registered with the City.
Volpe Side Guard Standard. The term "Volpe Side Guard Standard" means the United States Department of Transportation's Volpe Side Guard standard published and referred to as "U.S. DOT Standard DOT-VNTSC-OSTR-16-05", as amended, or a functionally equivalent national vehicle Side Guard standard, as determined by DCAS.
(Added City Record 10/7/2022, eff. 11/6/2022)