The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
Present law prohibits a construction manager or any other third-party consultant employed by a
public entity from managing a construction project as a general contractor or acting in the role of
the general contractor to oversee, direct, or coordinate individual trade contractors on behalf of
the public entity, or accepting bids or itself bid on the public work or components of the public
work with respect to which the manager or consultant is employed or contracted to manage or
consult.
Present law exempts the Orleans Hospital Service District from the general prohibition in present
law, relative to the initial construction of a hospital, medical facility, or a combination of both
and further provides that the Orleans Hospital Service District is not relieved from complying
with all other applicable provisions of Title 38.
Proposed law exempts the New Orleans Aviation Board from the general prohibition in present
law, relative to the initial construction of an airport terminal and related support facility, aviation
facility, or any combination thereof, and further provides that the New Orleans Aviation Board is
not relieved from complying with all other applicable provisions of Title 38.
Proposed law retains present law that requires that all construction contracts on public works be
opened in a public meeting and that all subcontractors bidding on the project be invited to the
meeting and that the general contractor list in the bid documents who the subcontractors will be
on the project.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 38:2212(A)(3)(g))