New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PROPERTY PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Part 18 - ARCHITECT RATE SCHEDULE
Section 1.5.18.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
For purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply throughout the rule unless otherwise noted.
A. "State agency": any unit of state government including but not limited to boards, commissions, bureaus, agencies, councils, divisions, and departments as defined in Section 13-1-90, NMSA 1978 (1984 Suppl). Also used as "agency" herein.
B. "Architect": a legal resident registered architect of New Mexico or a firm which employs a legal resident registered architect of New Mexico which has been selected and ranked pursuant to Sections 13-1-118 through 13-1-122, NMSA 1978 (1984 Suppl) or other statutory authority.
C. "MACC": the maximum allowable construction cost, which is the total sum available for construction purposes, including furnishings and equipment, but excluding professional fees, owner's contingency funds, acquisition costs, and other costs which are the responsibility of the owner.
D. "MAR": maximum architect rate, which refers to the highest permissible fee or rate an architect may be paid for services rendered for a proposed state capital project.
E. "PCD": the property control division of the general services department, state of New Mexico.
F. "Owner": the state agency or entity that is empowered to enter into an agreement with the architect.
G. "Cost based": actual documented costs, including all profit and overhead arrived at by estimating the architect's estimated actual costs for the services required.
H. Other definitions. The remaining definitions of words or phrases used in this rule are as defined in Section 13-1-124, NMSA 1978 (1984 Suppl).
