La. Admin. Code tit. 34 § III-103
Available Funds for Construction (AFC)-the budgeted amount of funds, established by the owner prior to bidding, available for awarding the construction contract(s).
Consultants-individuals or organizations engaged by the owner or the designer to provide professional consultant services complementing or supplementing the designer's services. As applicable, consultants shall be licensed to practice in accordance with laws of the state of Louisiana. The owner shall engage or have the designer furnish as part of the designer's services the services of consultants, which are deemed necessary for the project. Typical consultants are architects, landscape architects, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, and others required to provide the services required or implied by the scope of the project, compensation for which is included in designer's fee for basic services. Special consultants are those, other than the above, which the owner may approve to perform special services and for which compensation will be in accordance with §109.C
Designer-a person or organization professionally qualified and licensed to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture in accordance with the laws of the state of Louisiana, who is to perform basic services for the project, as named in the contract.
Owner-the State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, the responsibilities of which shall be exercised by the Commissioner of Administration or the designated representative, the Office of Facility Planning and Control (FP and C).
Project-a Capital Outlay Project for which funds have been appropriated or other public government project for which funds are available, as specifically defined in the program attached to and stated in the contract between owner and designer.
Standard of Care-the designer and their professional consultants shall perform their services consistent with the skill and care ordinarily provided by similar professionals practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances.
User Agency-the agency, department, division, board or institution which will be the principal user of and for which the facility is being designed and constructed, as named in the contract. Where reference is made hereinafter to the user agency, it will refer to both the "umbrella" and "local" entities of the department, board, agency, division, etc. (Examples: The LSU Board of Supervisors and the Department of Health are "umbrella" using agencies and "local" using agencies such as LSU-Alexandria and Pinecrest Support and Services Center are under their respective jurisdiction and administration).
La. Admin. Code tit. 34, § III-103