"City" means the City of Phoenix.

"Contractor" means any person or entity that is a party to a City contract, City lease or City license (collectively a "contract").

"Heat mitigation" means the implementation of preventative and proactive measures by contractors to provide protection and relief from heat hazards when working on City-owned, City-leased or City-licensed property including on any City streets or dedicated rights-of-way.

"Outdoor environment" means a City-owned, City-leased or licensed location where work activities are conducted outside. The term also includes locations such as sheds, tents, greenhouses, or other structures including jet bridges to aircraft where work activities are conducted inside but the temperature is not managed by devices that reduce heat exposure and aid in cooling, such as air conditioning systems.

"Subcontractors" means a firm, partnership, corporation or combination thereof having a direct contract with the contractor for all or any portion of the work that is the subject of the City contract. For purposes of this article, subcontractors include sublessees and sublicensees. (Ord. No. G-7241, § 2, 2024)