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(1) Business. Any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other private legal entity.

(2) Business Day. Any day when the City administration offices are open for public business.

(3) Construction. 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. It does not include the routine repair or routine maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property.

(4) Contractor. Any person having an agreement with the City.

(5) Department. Any City department, commission, board, or agency requiring the procurement of supplies, services, or construction pursuant to this Ordinance.

(6) Employee. An individual drawing a salary or wages from the City, whether elected or not; any non-compensated individual performing personal services for the City or any Department, agency, commission, council board, or any other entity established by the executive or legislative branch of the City; and any individual serving as an elected official of the City.

(7) Invitation for Bids. All documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting sealed bids.

(8) Person. Any business, individual, union, committee, club, other organization, or group of individuals.

(9) Procurement. The buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring of any supplies, services, or construction, including description of requirements, selection, and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of agreement, and all phases of agreement administration.

(10) Professional Services. Those services that are provided by a Person skilled in the practice of a learned or technical discipline. Providers of professional services often require prolonged and specialized intellectual training, and profess attainments in special knowledge as distinguished from mere skills. Disciplines may include, but are not limited to, accounting, auditing, court reporting, experts in a specialized field, finance, law, materials testing, medicine, and others.

(11) Public Agency. A public entity subject to or created by the City.

(12) Purchasing Agent. The Person or Persons designated in this Ordinance to procure supplies, services, or construction on behalf of the City.

(13) Request for Proposals or RFP. All documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals.

(14) Responsible Bidder or Offeror. A Person who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the Agreement requirements, and the experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment, and credit which will assure good faith performance.

(15) Responsive Bidder. A person who has submitted a bid which conforms in all material respects to the requirements set forth in the Invitation for Bids.

(16) Services. The furnishing of labor, time, or effort by any Person, including Professional Services, but excluding the work of a construction manager, employment by the City or employment by any vendor.

(17) Supplies. All property, including but not limited to equipment, materials, printing, insurance, and leases of real property, excluding land or a permanent interest in land.

(Ord. No. 03-07 Amended 01/21/2003)