§ 4525 Professional Services Definitions

Key Takeaways

•This law defines who can do big building or land projects for the state or local places in California.
•It lists jobs like architects, engineers, and people who check the land or environment.
•It also includes people who manage building projects to make sure everything is done right.
•The law explains what kinds of work these people can do, like designing buildings or checking if a project follows environmental rules.

Example

A city wants to build a new park and needs someone to design it.

The city will hire an architect or landscape architect, as defined in this law, to plan the park. The law makes sure only the right people with the correct skills can do this job.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (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) “State agency head” means the secretary, administrator, or head of a department, agency, or bureau of the State of California authorized to contract for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services. (c) “Local agency head” means the secretary, administrator, or head of a department, agency, or bureau of any city, county, city and county, whether general law or chartered, or any district which is authorized to contract for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services. (d) “Architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, and land surveying services” includes those professional services of an architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, or land surveying nature as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform. (e) “Construction project management” means those services provided by a licensed architect, registered engineer, or licensed general contractor which meet the requirements of Section 4529.5 for management and supervision of work performed on state construction projects. (f) “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. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 432, Sec. 1. Effective September 24, 1993.)

Key Takeaways

•This law defines who can do big building or land projects for the state or local places in California.
•It lists jobs like architects, engineers, and people who check the land or environment.
•It also includes people who manage building projects to make sure everything is done right.
•The law explains what kinds of work these people can do, like designing buildings or checking if a project follows environmental rules.

Example

A city wants to build a new park and needs someone to design it.

The city will hire an architect or landscape architect, as defined in this law, to plan the park. The law makes sure only the right people with the correct skills can do this job.

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