10:09:01:01.  Definitions. Terms used in this article mean:

 

          (1)  "A/E," the architect or engineer of record;

 

          (2)  "Baseline," minimum of all building construction industry standards or recommended practices;

 

          (3)  "Basis of design," the information necessary to accomplish the owner's project requirements, including: system descriptions; indoor environmental quality criteria; design assumptions; and references to applicable codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines;

 

          (4)  "Building certificate," the building project certificate issued by the rating system administrator;

 

          (5)  "Building certification document," all documentation verifying building project certification;

 

          (6)  "Building contractor," the contractor hired in accordance with SDCL chapter 5-18;

 

          (7)  "Commissioning team," includes those people responsible for working together to carry out the commissioning process;

 

          (8)  "Construction document phase," the phase of the A/E's services in which the A/E prepares plans and specifications and final bidding documents for submission to the owner for the owner's approval;

 

          (9)  "Design development phase," the phase of the A/E's services in which the A/E prepares from the approved schematic design studies the design development documents including: detailed material types, locations of windows and doors, and the construction cost estimate, for submission to the owner for the owner's approval;

 

          (10)  "High performance building standard checklist," a document approved by the rating system administrator and the OSE showing at a minimum each point or criteria to be evaluated, its status, and an explanation of the A/E's reasoning for choosing or dismissing the point;

 

          (11)  "OSE," The Office of the State Engineer within the Bureau of Administration;

 

          (12)  "Owner," owner of a state building project to include the Board of Regents, any state agency, department, or institution;

 

          (13)  "Owner's project requirements," a written document that details the ideas, concepts, and criteria determined by the owner to be important to the success of the project;

 

          (14)  "Programming phase," the phase of the A/E's services in which the scope of the work and building project programming are defined;

 

          (15)  "Schematic design phase," the phase of the A/E's services which includes: drawings of the site plans, floor plans, images, overall dimensions, and a construction estimate for submission to the owner for the owner's approval;

 

          (16)  "Simple payback," measurement of the elapsed time between initial investment and the amount of time required for positive cash flows to equal the total investment costs;

 

          (17)  "Rating system administrator," the organization responsible for the development and administration of the rating system.

 

          Source: 34 SDR 323, effective July 3, 2008; 41 SDR 218, effective June 30, 2015.

          General Authority: SDCL 5-14-38.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 5-14-38.