The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have
the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Chief administrative officer - The commissioner, executive
director, president or other executive officer responsible for the day to
day operations of a unit of state government.
(2) Contractor - Independent contractor who has entered
into a contract directly with a unit of state government. The term does not
include:
(A) A contractor's subcontractor, officer, employee, agent,
or other person furnishing goods or services to a contractor;
(B) An employee of a unit of state government; or
(C) A student at an institution of higher education.
(3) Day - A calendar day. If an act is required to
occur on a day falling on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the first working
day which is not one of these day should be counted as the required day for
purpose of this act.
(4) Parties - The contractor and unit of state government
that have entered into a contract in connection with which a claim of breach
of contract has been filed under this chapter.
(5) Unit of state government or unit - The state or an
agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or
other entity that is in any branch of state government and that is created
by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system
or institution of higher education. The term does not include a county, municipality,
court of a county or municipality, special purpose district, or other political
subdivision of this state.
|