(a) The term “architectural and engineering (hereafter “A&E”) services” shall include all architectural, landscape architectural, environmental, engineering, land surveying, and construction project management services, as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform, including permitting and environmental studies, rights-of-way services, design phase services, construction phase services, public outreach and meeting facilitation related to the foregoing. “A&E services” shall not include legal services rendered to the Department, provided that nothing in these regulations shall prevent an A&E contractor from consulting legal counsel and including the fees as part of its reasonable overhead.

(b) “Department” and “DWR” mean the Department of Water Resources.

(c) “Director” is the Director of the Department of Water Resources or any person delegated by the Director to act on the behalf of the Director.

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

(e) “Project” includes a project as defined in Section 10105 of the Public Contract Code, or as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21065. Project shall also include any or all of the State Water Project, the Sacramento River Flood Control Project, any authorized flood control project pursuant to Water Code Section 12570 et seq., and any dam subject to the jurisdiction of the Department pursuant to Water Code Section 6000 et seq. “Project” also includes “‘services'” which relate to public works of improvement or other similar Department needs. “Services” shall mean any activity described in Section 381(a) including incidental or ancillary services typically, logically or justifiably performed in connection therewith. Such incidental services may include educational, instructional, training, and public outreach services, providing workshops, making presentations and facilitating meetings. Furthermore, “project” means the nature or scope of work being solicited as defined by a statewide announcement and/or Request for Qualifications.

(f) “RFQ” is an acronym for Request for Qualifications, the solicitation document used to request a Statement of Qualifications of firms that perform A&E services.

(g) “Small business” firm is a firm certified as a “small business” in accordance with Section 14837 of the Government Code.

(h) “SOQ” is an acronym for Statement of Qualifications, the response to an RFQ or annual announcement submitted by firms that perform A&E services.