Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 9 - CONTRACT AND GRANT MANAGEMENT
Subchapter K - SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE) PROGRAM
Section 9.302 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
(2) Construction contract--A contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, for the construction or reconstruction of a segment of the state highway system.
(3) Contract--A highway construction or maintenance contract that is subject to this subchapter.
(4) Contractor--One who participates, through a contract or any tier of subcontract, in a highway, transit, or airport program.
(5) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
(6) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)--A business certified as a disadvantaged business in accordance with the Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP).
(7) Executive director--The executive director of the department.
(8) Firm--A business entity, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other association, or corporation.
(9) Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)--Any business certified as a historically underutilized business by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
(10) Maintenance contract--A contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, for the maintenance of a segment of the state highway system.
(11) Respondent--A person that responds to an invitation to bid, request for proposal, or comparable solicitation related to a contract to which this subchapter applies.
(12) Small Business Enterprise (SBE)--A firm that is certified as a small business enterprise under this subchapter.
