A. "Adequate evidence" means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a certain act or omission has occurred.
B. "Affiliate" means any person whose governing instruments require it to be bound by the decision of another person or whose governing board includes enough voting representatives of the other person to cause or prevent action, whether or not the power is exercised. It may also include persons doing business under a variety of names or where there is a parent-subsidiary relationship between persons.
C. "Construction" means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving or demolishing any public structure or building, or other public improvements of any kind to any public real property. Construction does not include the routine operation, routine repair or routine maintenance of existing structures, buildings or real property.
D. "Contract" means all types of agreements, regardless of what they may be called, for the procurement of materials, services or construction or the disposal of materials.
E. "Contractor" means any person who submits proposals for, receives an award or subaward or performs services in connection with, or reasonably may be expected to be awarded or to perform services in connection with, a procurement. This term also includes any person who conducts business as an agent or representative of another contractor.
F. "Conviction" means the final judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty or a plea or nolo contendere to a criminal offense.
G. "Debarment" means an action taken by the county administrator under Chapter 11.28 and these rules to prohibit a person from participating in county procurements.
H. "Governing instruments" means those legal documents that establish the existence of an organization and define its powers, including articles of incorporation or association, constitution, charter and by-laws.
I. "Indictment" means an indictment for a criminal offense. An information or other filing by competent authority charging a criminal offense shall be given the same effect as an indictment.
J. "Materials" means all property, including equipment, supplies, printing, insurance and leases of property, but does not include land, a permanent interest in land or real property or leasing space.
K. "Person" means any corporation, business, individual, union, committee, club, other organization or group of individuals, however organized, including any subsidiary or affiliate of any of the foregoing.
L. "Preponderance of the evidence" means evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it; evidence which as a whole shows that the fact sought to be proved is more probable than not.
M. "Procurement" means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring any materials, services or construction. Procurement also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of any material, service or construction, including description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contract, and all phases of contract administration.
N. "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time or effort by a contractor or subcontractor which does not involve the delivery of a specific end product other than required reports and performance. Services does not include employment agreements or collective bargaining agreements.
O. "Subcontractor" means a person who contracts to perform work or render services to a contractor as defined by this section or to another subcontractor.
P. "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, association or legal entity, however organized, which is owned or controlled by another person.
Q. "Suspension" means an action taken by the county administrator under Section 11.32.110 of these rules, temporarily disqualifying a person from participating in county procurements.
(Ord 1997-45 § 3 (part), 1997; Ord. 1991-102 §§ 1 (part), 1991)