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2017 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 104
BY SENATOR APPEL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CONTRACTORS. Provides relative to bid procedures for contractors. (8/1/17)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2163(A)(1), relative to contractors; to provide for bid
3 specifications and requirements; to provide for certain conditions; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2163(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2163. Bid procedures; penalty
8 A.(1) It is the intent of this Section that only contractors who hold an active
9 license be awarded contracts either by bid or through negotiation. All architects,
10 engineers, and awarding authorities shall place in their bid specifications the
11 requirement that a contractor shall certify that he holds an active license under the
12 provisions of this Chapter and show by displaying his license number on the bid
13 envelope. In the case of an electronic bid proposal, a contractor may submit an
14 authentic digital signature on the electronic bid proposal accompanied by the
15 contractor's license number in order to meet the requirements of this Paragraph.
16 Except as otherwise provided herein, if the bid does not contain the contractor's
17 certification and show display the contractor's license number on the bid envelope,
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1 the bid shall be automatically rejected, shall be returned to the bidder marked
2 "Rejected", and shall not be read aloud.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 104 Engrossed 2017 Regular Session Appel
Present law regulates the bid procedure for contractors.
Present law requires that all architects, engineers, and awarding authorities place in their bid
specifications the requirement that a contractor shall certify that he holds an active license
and show his license number on the bid envelope.
Proposed law provides that the bid specifications require that the contractor certify he holds
an active license by displaying his license number on the bid envelope.
Present law provides that if the bid does not contain the contractor's certification and show
the contractor's license number on the bid envelope, the bid shall be automatically rejected.
Proposed law provides that if the bid does not display the contractor's license number, the
bid shall be automatically rejected.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 37:2163(A)(1))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill
1. Provides the contractor's license number must be displayed on bid envelope.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.