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(2) A different definition is adopted for a
particular title or provision.

(b)  "Board" means the Board of Public Works.

(c)  "Business" means any corporation, partnership,
individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or any other
legal entity through which business is conducted.

(d)  "Change order" means a written order signed by the
responsible procurement officer, directing a contractor to make
changes which the changes clause of a contract authorizes the
procurement officer to order without the consent of the
contractor.

(e)  (1) "Construction" means the process of building,
altering, repairing, or improving any public structure, building,
or other improvement to any public real property.

(2) "Construction" does not include the routine
operation, routine repair, or routine maintenance of existing
structures, buildings, or other improvements to real property.

(f)  (1) "Contract" means every agreement entered into by a
State agency for the procurement of supplies, services,
construction, or any other item and includes:

(i) Awards and notices of award;

(ii) Contracts of a fixed-price,
cost-reimbursement, cost-plus-a-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive,
or cost-plus incentive fee type;

(iii) Contracts providing for the issuance of
job or task orders;

(iv) Leases;

(v) Letter contracts;

(vi) Purchase orders;

(vii) Supplemental agreements with respect to
any of these; and

(viii) Orders.

(2) "Contract" does not include:

(i) Collective bargaining agreements with
employee organizations; and all agreements creating
employee-employer relationships, as defined in Article 64A, §
15A(a)(3) of the Code; or