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SECTION 795

Definitions

Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 21-C

§ 795. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

1. "Bidder" means any individual, business, vendor or other legal
entity, or any employee, agent, consultant or person acting on behalf
thereof, that submits a bid in response to a solicitation.

2. "Telecommunications tower" means any freestanding tower, monopole
or similar structure or facility used for the provision of wireless
services including ancillary telecommunications equipment required to
integrate such structure or facility into an existing or proposed
wireless network.

3. "Tower technician" means any telecommunications professional who
installs, repairs, and maintains telecommunications towers and
equipment.

4. "Contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
association, company, organization or other entity, including a
construction manager, general or prime contractor, joint venture, or any
combination thereof, which enters into a construction contract with an
owner.

5. "Subcontractor" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
company, association, organization or other entity, or any combination
thereof, which is a party to a contract with a contractor, and/or party
to a contract with the contractor's subcontractors at any tier to
perform any portion of work within the scope of the contractor's tower
services contract with the owner, including where the subcontractor has
no direct privity of contract with the contractor.

6. "Procurement contract" means any written agreement entered into by
a state agency for the acquisition of goods, services, or construction.

7. "Tower services" means any work performed by a tower technician, or
licensing agreements regarding the use of state-owned telecommunications
towers.

8. "OSHA" means the federal occupational safety and health
administration.