1. “Chief administrative officer” means an individual responsible for directing the administration of a state agency. The term does not mean one or all of the individuals that make policy for a state agency;

2. “Construction manager” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, copartnership, or any other legal entity on the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Construction and Properties (OMES-CAP) registration list and possessing the qualifications to provide services of construction management which include, but are not necessarily limited to, design review, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, constructability evaluation, preparation and coordination of bid packages, and construction administration;

3. “Consultant” means an individual or legal entity possessing the qualifications to provide licensed architectural, registered engineering, or registered land surveying services or other individuals or legal entities possessing specialized credentials and qualifications as may be needed to evaluate, plan or design and/or provide construction administration and/or construction inspection services for any construction or a public work improvement project;

4. “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or a designee;

5. “Office” means the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

6. “Project” means studies, evaluations, plans or designs for facility evaluations or public work improvements, except the transportation facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority:

7. “State agency” means an agency, office, officer, bureau, board, counsel, court, commission, institution, unit, division, body or house of the executive or judicial branches of state government, whether elected or appointed, excluding only political subdivisions of the state, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and its constituent institutions and the Commissioners of the Land Office; and

8. “Political subdivision” means any local governmental body formed pursuant to the laws of this state, including, but not limited to, school districts, career technology centers, cities, counties, public trusts, public authorities, commissions or other local governmental bodies exercising their authority to contract with construction managers and/or consultants. The term also means any quasi-governmental and nongovernmental organizations contracting with construction managers and/or consultants using public funds or on behalf of a political subdivision.