2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 104
BY SENATOR APPEL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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,
18 the bid shall be automatically rejected, shall be returned to the bidder marked
19 "Rejected", and shall not be read aloud.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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