Oklahoma § 61-216 - Definitions
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 61-216 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-216. Definitions
A. The Public Construction Management Act for Political
Subdivisions shall apply to political subdivisions of this state.
B. As used in the Public Construction Management Act for
Political Subdivisions:
1. "Agency construction management" means the construction
entity provides services to the owner without taking on financial
risks for the execution of the actual construction and/or time of
performance, and the owner contracts directly with those awarded
trade contracts for the work;
2. "At-risk construction management" means the construction
entity, after providing agency services during the preconstruction
period:
a.
takes on the financial obligation to timely carry out
construction under a specified cost agreement, and
b.
enters into written subcontracts for the work in
accordance with the Construction Management Procedures
for Political Subdivisions;
3. "Construction management" means a public construction
project delivery method based on an agreement whereby the owner
acquires from a construction entity a series of services that
include, but are not necessarily limited to, design review,
scheduling, cost control, value engineering, constructability
evaluation, preparation and coordination of bid packages and
construction administration. Construction management includes:
a.
agency construction management, and
b.
at-risk construction management; and
4. "Political subdivision" or "subdivision" means any local
governmental body formed pursuant to the laws of this state,
including, but not limited to, school districts, vocational
education districts, cities, counties, public trusts, public
authorities, commissions or other local governmental bodies
exercising their authority to contract for public construction
delivery services. The term also applies to quasi-governmental and
nongovernmental organizations delivering construction services using
public funds or on behalf of a political subdivision.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 299, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
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