(a) “The Act” means the Target Area Contract Preference Act, commencing with Section 4530 of the California Government Code.

(b) “Hire” means to employ on a full-time basis a person or persons for the purpose of performing a contract in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

(c) “Contract for goods” means a contract for the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies, but excluding a contract with a governmental entity.

(d) “Contract for services” means a contract for the rendering of personal or consultant services, but excluding a contract with a governmental entity. For the purpose of this definition, personal services shall be construed liberally so as to include services requiring little or no discretion, such as but not limited to, blueprinting, photofinishing, laboratory analysis, automobile repairs, office equipment repairs, and reproduction services.

(e) “False certification” means a certification which, either by omission or inclusion, the certifying party knows to be false or should have known to be false.

(f) “California based company” means a corporation or business, of which the principal office is located in California, and the owners, or officers if the firm is a corporation, are domiciled in California.

(g) “50 percent of the labor required” means one-half of the total employee hours needed to perform the contract involved. In computing total employee hours with respect to a contract for goods, the employee hours required for manufacturing the goods offered shall be included regardless of whether a bidder is or is not the manufacturer of the goods.

(h) “Work force” as expressed in the Act means the total number of employees employed for performance of the contract involved.

(i) “Lowest responsible bid or proposal” means that bid or proposal which pursuant to the criteria contained in the solicitation document would be entitled to contract award without regard to any preference.