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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 9CONTRACT AND GRANT MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER KSMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE) PROGRAM
RULE §9.302Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

  (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.

  (2) Construction contract--A contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, for the construction or reconstruction of a segment of the state highway system.

  (3) Contract--A highway construction or maintenance contract that is subject to this subchapter.

  (4) Contractor--One who participates, through a contract or any tier of subcontract, in a highway, transit, or airport program.

  (5) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.

  (6) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)--A business certified as a disadvantaged business in accordance with the Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP).

  (7) Executive director--The executive director of the department.

  (8) Firm--A business entity, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other association, or corporation.

  (9) Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)--Any business certified as a historically underutilized business by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

  (10) Maintenance contract--A contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, for the maintenance of a segment of the state highway system.

  (11) Respondent--A person that responds to an invitation to bid, request for proposal, or comparable solicitation related to a contract to which this subchapter applies.

  (12) Small Business Enterprise (SBE)--A firm that is certified as a small business enterprise under this subchapter.


Source Note: The provisions of this §9.302 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5320; amended to be effective September 19, 2018, 43 TexReg 5996

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