Md. Code Regs. 11.01.17.03 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Budget Committees" has the meaning
stated in State Finance and Procurement Article, § 10A -101, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(2) "Department"
means the Maryland Department of Transportation.
(3) "Industry forum" means a pre-solicitation
information gathering event that may include public and private sector
participants.
(4) "Industry review
meeting" means a meeting during the solicitation process with shortlisted
private entities.
(5) "Modal
Administrations" means the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transit
Administration, the Maryland Aviation Administration, the Maryland Port
Administration, and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
(6) "Multi-step solicitation process" means a
public-private partnership solicitation process that includes some or all of
the following steps:
(a) Issuance of a request
for qualifications;
(b) Preproposal
conference; issuance of a draft request for proposals;
(c) Industry review meetings; and
(d) Issuance of a final request for
proposals.
(7) "Private
entity" has the meaning stated in State Finance and Procurement Article, §
10A -101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(8) "Program" means the structure, process,
methodology and terms and conditions applicable to the Department's
development, solicitation, evaluation, award, and delivery of transportation
public infrastructure assets for which it is responsible in accordance with
State Finance and Procurement Article, § 10A -101, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(9) "Public
infrastructure asset" has the meaning stated in State Finance and Procurement
Article, § 10A -101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10) "Public notice of solicitation" has the
meaning stated in State Finance and Procurement Article, § 10A -101,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(11)
"Public-private partnership" has the meaning stated in State Finance and
Procurement Article, § 10A -101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(12) "Public-private partnership candidate
concept application" means the documentation that must be submitted to the
Steering Committee to initiate and inform a high-level review of a
public-private partnership concept generated from within the
Department.
(13) "Reporting agency"
has the meaning stated in State Finance and Procurement Article, § 10A
-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(14) "Responsibility determination" has the
meaning stated in State Finance and Procurement Article, § 10A -101,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(15)
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Maryland Department of
Transportation.
(16) "Shortlisted
private entity" means a private entity that has been both qualified based on
its response to a request for qualifications and selected as one of the highest
qualified private entities, allowing them to continue in the solicitation
process.
(17) "Steering Committee"
is the Transportation Public-Private Partnerships Steering Committee
established to advise the Secretary on the structure and implementation of the
Department's Program and comprised of Department and other State employees
identified by the Secretary.
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