KRS 411.290: Definitions KRS 411.290 to 411.298.

As used in KRS 411.290 to 411.298, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Contracting entity" means the Commonwealth, or any city, county, urban -county

government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter

county government;

(2) "Contractor" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,

partnership, or other legal entity, and any subcontractor, director, officer, or

employee of the individual or legal entity that contracts with a contracting entity to

furnish labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals necessary for performance

of work on a project;

(3) "Dangerous condition" means a condition that is not reasonably safe for the

intended use of the roadway and is capable of causing an individual physical i njury

or death under the anticipated use of the roadway;

(4) "Design professional" means a licensed professional engineer or other individual or

entity licensed or permitted under Kentucky law to perform design services that

contracts with a contracting entity to provide design services for a project, including

the preparation of plans, drawings, and specifications;

(5) "Latent defect" means a defect or omission resulting from the work performed or

materials provided by the contractor under the contract tha t was not discoverable,

visible, or apparent;

(6) "Project" means the construction, repair, or maintenance by a contractor of a section

of highway, road, bridge, or street together with all appurtenances, as specified in a

contract with a contracting entity; and

(7) "Specifications" means plans, traffic control requirements, communication

requirements, drawings, bid documents, or any other written or electronically stored

requirements and details the contractor agrees to perform.