Material supplier
Material supplier. The term material supplier is defined as follows: (1) A material supplier is an entity meeting all of the following criteria: (i) Its only obligations for work on the contract or project are the delivery of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment, which may include pickup of the same in addition to, but not exclusive of, delivery, and which may also include activities incidental to such delivery and pickup, such as loading, unloading, or waiting for materials to be loaded or unloaded; and (ii) Its facility or facilities that manufactures the materials, articles, supplies, or equipment used for the contract or project: (A) Is not located on, or does not itself constitute, the project or contract's primary construction site or secondary construction site as defined in this section; and (B) Either was established before opening of bids on the contract or project, or is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to the performance of the contract or project. (2) If an entity, in addition to being engaged in the activities specified in paragraph (1)(i) of this definition, also engages in other construction, prosecution, completion, or repair work at the site of the work, it is not a material supplier.