P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 927
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Commonwealth. — Means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, dependencies, municipalities and the public corporations.
(b) Construction works. — Means construction, reconstruction, repair, conservation or expansion works.
(c) Construction materials manufactured in Puerto Rico. — Means goods, articles and materials needed to carry out construction, that are extracted, manufactured, processed or finished in Puerto Rico.
(d) Cement manufactured in Puerto Rico. — Means cement manufactured in the Commonwealth using raw material from Puerto Rico with the exception of raw material unavailable in Puerto Rico for sale in industrial amounts; Provided, however, That in a case of force majeure or for causes or reasons beyond the control of the local factory, such as the breakdown of equipment, then raw material or an intermediate imported product may be used for a period not exceeding six (6) months, which may be extended for a further period of six (6) months if the Preference Board so determines. Included within this definition are cement blocks, pre-mixed concrete, concrete mixed at the site and mixture for plastering.
(e) Competitive Bidding Board. — Means the Competitive Bidding Board of the Department of Transportation and Public Works or of any other department, agency, dependency, instrumentality, public corporation, municipality or any other entity in charge of awarding bids in the Commonwealth.
(f) Public funds. — Means funds or guarantees from the Commonwealth or from the United States Government, and those funds provided by federal laws for the purposes of revitalizing the economy.
History —July 12, 1985, No. 109, p. 378, § 1; Aug. 2, 1988, No. 145, p. 605, § 1.