The original instrument was prepared by Curry J. Lann. The following digest, which
does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by Archana
Cadge.
DIGEST
SB 271 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Womack
Present law (R.S. 38:2211) requires any public entity advertising for public work to use only the
Louisiana Uniform Bid Form and specifically provides for the required information and
documentation to be submitted by a bidder.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law voids any additional requirements for information requested by a public entity and
prohibits the additional requirements from being considered in the award of the contract unless the
requirement is mandated by state or federal requirements.
Present law requires all bidders' information on public bids to be made available upon request, either
no sooner than fourteen days following the bid opening or after the recommendation of award by the
public entity or the design professional, whichever occurs first, with the requester responsible for
payment of reasonable reproduction costs.
Proposed law shortens the request time from no sooner than fourteen days to no sooner than nine
working days following the bid opening and otherwise retains present law.
Proposed law defines "working days" as the days Monday through Friday, excluding recognized
holidays and declared emergencies.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 38:2212(B)(2) and (H); adds R.S. 38:2211(A)(15))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and
Public Works to the original bill
1. Provides that "working days" excludes times of a declared emergency.
2. Provides that additional federal and state requirements maybe added to an
advertisement.
3. Increases the number of days a bidder's information is available from seven to nine
working days following bid opening.