GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 221 2022 Regular Session Magee
CONTRACTS/BIDS: Provides relative to procurement limits for purchases of
materials and supplies by public entities.
DIGEST
Present law requires all purchases of materials or supplies exceeding the sum of $30,000 paid
out of public funds be advertised and let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder who has
bid according to specifications advertised. Requires no purchase be made except as provided
in present law.
Present law requires purchases of $10,000 or more, but less than $30,000 be made by
obtaining not less than three quotes by telephone, facsimile, email, or any other printable
electronic form. Requires written confirmation for accepted offers be obtained and made a
part of the purchase file for telephone quotes. Requires the reasons for rejected offers be
recorded in the purchase file for quotes lower than the accepted quotes.
Proposed law modifies present law by increasing the purchasing limit for materials and
supplies from $30,000 to $60,000.
Proposed law modifies present law by increasing the purchasing range requiring quotes for
the purchase file from more than $10,000 but less than $30,000, to more than $20,000, but
less than $60,000.
(Amends R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(1)(a) and (b))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation,
Highways, and Public Works to the engrossed bill
1. Changes the amount before a public entity must receive three quotes from
more than $10,000 but less than $30,000, to more than $20,000, but less than
$60,000.
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.