"affiliate" means any firm or person having an overt or covert relationship such that any one of them directly or indirectly controls or has power to control another;
"firm" or "person" means any natural person, association, company, contractor, corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity, including their assignees, lessees, receivers, or trustees.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the development authority from requiring the prequalification of a firm or person by the development authority in accordance with the provisions of section 59 of P.L. 2000, c. 72(C.18A:7G-33).
N.J.S. § 18A:7G-41.1