(a) "Firm" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that is permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture and that meets one of the following conditions:
(1) Maintains an office in Kansas staffed by one or more architects who are licensed by the board of technical professions; or (2) does not maintain an office in Kansas but is qualified to perform special architectural services that are required in special cases where in the judgment of the secretary of administration it is necessary to go outside the state to obtain such services.
(b) "Negotiating committee" means a committee to negotiate as provided in this act, and consisting of the following members: (1) The head of the state agency for which the proposed project is planned or of the state agency that controls and supervises the operation and management of the institution for which the proposed project is planned, if such is the case, or a person designated by the head of the agency; (2) the head of the institution for which the proposed project is planned, or a person designated by the head of the institution. When the proposed project is not planned for an institution, the state agency head shall designate a second person in lieu of the head of an institution; and (3) the secretary of administration, or a person designated by the secretary, who shall act as chairperson of the committee.
(c) "Architectural services" means any of the following: (1) The practice of architecture, as defined in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 74-7003 and amendments thereto;
(2) the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in subsection (g) of K.S.A. 74-7003, and amendments thereto; and
(3) interior design services.
(d) "Project architect" means a firm employed under this act for a particular project.
(e) "State building advisory commission" means the state building advisory commission created by K.S.A. 75-3780, and amendments thereto, or any duly authorized officer or employee of such commission.
(f) "State agency" includes any state institution.
History: L. 1974, ch. 376, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 401, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 337, § 15; L. 1979, ch. 280, § 8; L. 1988, ch. 332, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 240, § 29; L. 2005, ch. 177, § 1; July 1.