For the purposes of this chapter, the term “service” means any nonprofessional services likely to be contracted or subcontracted by the state, including, but without being limited to, construction services, reconstruction works, remodeling and maintenance of works or physical facilities. It shall likewise be understood that “goods” constitute any real or personal property. A “natural person” is any person defined as such in any applicable law, including the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, and includes, but shall not be limited to the chairperson, vice chairperson, director, executive director or any member of a Board of Officials or Board of Directors, or the person who performs equivalent functions. The term “juridical person” includes corporations, professional corporations, civil and mercantile partnerships, special partnerships, cooperatives and any entity defined as such in any applicable law, including those that constitute, for these purposes, the alter ego of the juridical person or subsidiaries thereof.
History —Dec. 29, 2000, No. 458, § 2.