(a) “Firm” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services, land surveying, or construction project management.

(b) “Small business” firm is one that meets the definition of small business firm set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.4, subdivision (w).

(c) “Commission” is the State Lands Commission.

(d) “Executive Officer” is the Executive Officer of the State Lands Commission or any person designated by the Executive Officer to act on behalf of the Executive Officer.

(e) “Architectural and engineering services” or “services” includes those professional services of an architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental services, construction project management, or land surveying services as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ may logically and justifiably perform.

(f) “Construction project management” means those services provided by a licensed architect, registered engineer, or licensed general contractor which meet the requirements of Government Code Section 4529.5 for management and supervision of work performed on state construction projects.

(g) “Environmental services” means those services performed in connection with project development and permit processing in order to comply with federal and state environmental laws. “Environmental services” also includes the processing and awarding of claims pursuant to Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(h) “Project” means the nature or scope of work being solicited as defined by a statewide announcement and/or Request for Qualifications. Project includes a project as defined in Section 10105 of the Public Contract Code, or as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21065.

(i) “Publish” means publication of notices describing projects, for which architectural and engineering services will be required, in the State Contracts Register and, additionally, in either: (1) the publications of the respective professional societies; or (2) through electronic communications media which support bulletin boards or Internet web sites that have demonstrated statewide accessibility and are regularly maintained at established addresses by professional organizations which are representative of the services to be procured.

(j) “Retainer contract” shall mean a contract whereby the architectural and engineering services are provided on an as-needed basis over a set period of time by the selected architectural and engineering services firm.