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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 540
BY REPRESENTATIVE AUBERT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ENGINEERS: Allows for the Small Engineering Consultant Program within DOTD to be
open to certain businesses
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 48:292.1(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a), relative to the2
Small Engineering Consultant Program; restricts participation in the program to3
certain engineering consultant firms; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 48:292.1(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a) is hereby amended6
and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง292.1. Small Engineering Consultant Program8
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C.(1) Engineering consultants interested in participating in the program shall10
annually apply for prequalification. Only a small engineering consultant whose firm11
meets the following qualifications provided by this Paragraph at the time of12
application may participate in the program:13
(a) It has been in business for a continuous period of at least three less than14
two years.15
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Aubert HB No. 540
Abstract: Restricts participation in the Small Engineering Consultant Program to
engineering consultant firms that have been in business for less than two years.
Present law provides that engineering consultants interested in participating in the "Small
Engineering Consultant Program" shall annually apply for prequalification. Further provides
that only a small engineering consultant whose firm meets the following qualifications may
participate in the program:
(1)It has been in business for a continuous period of at least three years.
(2)It is registered and in satisfactory standing with the La. secretary of state as provided
by law.
(3)It is licensed by the La. Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.
(4)It employs at least one employee who will be in responsible charge of engineering
work and who is properly licensed by the La. Professional Engineering and Land
Surveying Board.
(5)It employs the equivalent of no more than three professional engineers, including
professional engineers employed on a part-time basis.
(6)It has not been competitively selected by the department for preconstruction
engineering work within the three years previous to the date of the application for the
program.
Proposed law retains present law except that it restricts participation in the program to firms
that have been in business for less than two years rather than for a continuous period of three
years.
(Amends R.S. 48:292.1(C)(1)(intro. para.) and (a))