Section 20209.5.

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Best value" means a value determined by objective criteria and may include, but is not limited to, price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, and other criteria deemed appropriate by the transit district.

(b) "Design-build" means a procurement process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity.

(c) "Design-build entity" means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed pursuant to a design-build contract.

(d) "RFP" means request for proposal.

(e) "Transit operator" means any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board, as defined in Section 99210 of the Public Utilities Code, or a consolidated agency as defined in Section 132353.1 of the Public Utilities Code, or any joint powers authority formed to provide transit service.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007. Repealed as of January 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 20209.14.)