SLS 22RS-3084 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 498(Substitute of Senate Bill No. 457 by Senator Stine)
BY SENATOR STINE
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT. Provides relative to DOTD and types of buildings
processes. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 48:2085, relative to the Louisiana Transportation Authority; to provide for
3 design build projects; to provide for unsolicited proposals; to provide for responsibilities of
4 the Department of Transportation and Development; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 48:2085 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2085. Design build projects; authority
8 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or the requirements of this
9 Chapter, the authority shall accept unsolicited proposals for design build
10 projects. If the authority receives an unsolicited proposal of the design build
11 project, the authority shall notify the department and the department shall
12 review the unsolicited proposal and notify interested bidders by public
13 advertisement throughout the state for a period of thirty days. Interested
14 parties shall submit a formal request of consideration within thirty days.
15 Interested bidders shall be allowed no more than sixty days to submit a proposal
16 including schedule, design, and cost. All proposals for a design build project
17 received pursuant to this Section shall comply with all applicable provisions of
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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SLS 22RS-3084 ENGROSSED
1 law regarding the design build method.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Archana Cadge.
DIGEST
SB 498 Engrossed 498 2022 Regular Session Stine
Proposed law provides the LTA shall accept unsolicited proposals for design builds.
Proposed law further provides the department shall notify interested bidders by public
advertisement of the unsolicited proposal, received by LTA.
Proposed law further provides interested parties shall submit a formal request of
consideration within thirty days and be allowed no more than sixty days to submit a proposal
including schedule, design, and cost.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 48:2085)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.