GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 882 2016 Regular Session Armes
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides for the percentage of total evaluation points
awarded to certain veterans in requests for proposals for state procurements and
public contracts
DIGEST
Present law provides for methods of source selection that may be utilized by state agencies
to satisfy a state goal for contracting with veteran and service-connected disabled veteran-
owned small entrepreneurships.
Present law authorizes 10% of the total evaluation points in a request for proposal to be
awarded to an offeror who is a certified veteran and service-connected disabled veteran-
owned small business entrepreneurship.
Proposed law changes present law relative to awarding 10% of the total evaluation points to
certain veterans from permissive to mandatory.
Proposed law provides that it shall not apply to design-build or construction manager at risk
methods of construction.
(Amends R.S. 39:2175(6))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the
original bill:
1. Delete application of mandatory award requirement in proposed law to
solicitation of offers, invitations to bid, and advertisements for bids.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to the engrossed
bill
1. Provides proposed law shall not apply to design-build or construction manager
at risk methods of construction.
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Prepared by Martha Hess.