§ 30-20-1103 — Definitions

Colorado § 30-20-1103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 30: Government
• Art.: Public Improvements

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As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Agency means any county, city and county, home rule county formed in
accordance with the provisions of article 35 of this title, any county public
improvement district formed in accordance with the provisions of part 5 of article
20 of this title, any other district that a county or a city and county may create
pursuant to the authority provided in article 20 of this title that is a budgetary unit
exercising construction contracting authority or discretion, and any special taxing
district formed by a home rule county in accordance with the provisions of part 9 of
article 35 of this title.

(2) Contract means any agreement for designing, building, altering,
repairing, improving, demolishing, operating, maintaining, or financing a public
project.

(3) Cost-reimbursement contract means a contract under which a
participating entity is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and allocable in
accordance with the contract terms and provisions of this part 11.

(4) Integrated project delivery or IPD means a project delivery method in
which there is a contractual agreement between an agency and a single
participating entity for the design, construction, alteration, operation, repair,
improvement, demolition, maintenance, or financing, or any combination of these
services, for a public project.

(5) IPD contract means a contract using an integrated project delivery
method.

(6) Participating entity means a partnership, corporation, joint venture,
unincorporated association, or other legal entity that provides appropriately
licensed planning, architectural, engineering, development, construction, operating,
or maintenance services as needed in connection with an IPD contract.

(7) Public project means any lands, buildings, structures, works, machinery,
equipment, or facilities suitable for and intended for use as public property for
public purposes or suitable for and intended for use in the promotion of the public
health, public welfare, or public education, to the extent the boundaries of an
agency and a school district are coterminous, or for the conservation of natural
resources, including the planning of any such lands, buildings, improvements,
structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities. Public project shall also
include existing lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, and facilities, as
well as improvements, renovations, or additions to any such lands, buildings,
improvements, structures, works, or facilities, including without limitation any
sewerage facility as defined in section 30-20-401 (4), any water facility as defined
in section 30-20-401 (6), any joint system as defined in section 30-20-401 (3), and
any operation or maintenance programs for the operation and upkeep of such
projects.

(8) Public purposes includes, but is not limited to, the supplying of public
water services and facilities, public sewerage services and facilities, and lands,
buildings, improvements, equipment, and facilities for public education, to the
extent the boundaries of the agency and school district are coterminous.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1810, � 2, effective August 3.