§ 31-25-1303 — Definitions

Colorado § 31-25-1303

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 31: Government
• Art.: Public Improvements

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As used in this part 13, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Agency means any home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter
city, city and county, or any other political subdivision that a municipality may
create pursuant to state law that is a budgetary unit exercising construction
contracting authority or discretion.

(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 13.

(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 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 sewer services and facilities, and lands,
buildings, improvements, equipment, and facilities for public education, to the
extent the boundaries of the agency and the school district are coterminous.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1815, � 3, effective August 3.