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2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 127
BY SENATOR CARTER
PUBLIC CONTRACTS. Provides for certain advertising requirements for small purchase
bids. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 48:205 (A) and (B), relative to certain advertising requirements
3 for small purchase bids; to provide for technical corrections; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 48:205 (A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 ยง205. Bids
9 A. When Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, when the purchase
10 exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, or exceeds a higher dollar amount
11 established by the governor's most recent and effective executive order relative
12 to small purchase procedures, the department, except as otherwise provided in this
13 Chapter, shall give reasonable notice through the chief purchasing agent by
14 advertising and:
15 (1) by written notice mailed to persons which who furnish the class of
16 commodities involved, or
17 (2) by notice sent through an electronic interactive environment to persons
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1 which who furnish the class of commodities involved.
2 B. Such purchases shall, except Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter,
3 such purchases shall be made only on award to the lowest responsible bidder in
4 response to requests for bids published in the state. Requests for bids shall be
5 published not less than ten days ten days or more prior to the date set for opening
6 the bids. The published advertisement and the specifications shall fix the exact place
7 and time for presenting and opening of the bids. The presenting and opening of the
8 bids shall be publicly performed on that day. Bids will be publicly read whenever
9 interested parties are present. The practice of dividing proposed or needed purchases
10 into separate installments of less than twenty-five thousand dollars each or the
11 higher effective amount determined by the governor's executive order, for the
12 purpose of evading this provision is expressly prohibited.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Archana D. Cadge.
DIGEST
SB 127 Original 2022 Regular Session Carter
Present law requires DOTD to give reasonable notice when a purchase exceeds $25,000
through the chief purchasing agent by advertising and by written notice mailed to persons
who furnish the class of commodities involved or give notice sent through an electronic
interactive environment to persons who furnish the class of commodities involved.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the option for the department to allow small
purchase bids when the amount exceeds $25,000 or a higher dollar amount listed as
determined by the governor's most current and effective executive order, with the option of
whichever dollar amount is higher.
Present law provides requests for bids shall be published not less than ten days prior to the
date set for opening the bids.
Present law prohibits the practice of dividing proposed or needed purchases into separate
installments of less than twenty-five thousand dollars each.
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Proposed law retains present law and creates a prohibition of dividing proposed or needed
purchases into separate installments of the dollar amount set by the governor's most recent
and effective executive order.
Proposed law provides for technical corrections.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 48:205 (A) and (B))
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