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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 80 2023 Regular Session Gadberry
CONTRACTS: Provides relative to the prior approval process available to potential
suppliers
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Clarifies that a potential supplier may submit a product for prior approval other
than a product specified in contract documents.
2.Extends the time period for the bid to at least seven but not more than twenty-
one working days if the prime design professional fails to respond within the
time period provided.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law (R.S. 38:2295(C)(1)) authorizes a potential supplier may submit a product for
prior approval, other than a product specified in the contract documents, no later than seven
working days prior to the opening of bids. Present law requires the prime design professional
provide written approval or denial of the product submitted within three days after
submission, exclusive of holidays and weekends. Specifies that the submitted product will
be deemed approved if the design professional fails to respond within the allotted time.
Proposed law modifies present law by removing the deemed-approved provision and replaces
the provision with a bid extension lasting for at least seven, but not more than 21 working
days. Also changes the required response time after a product is submitted to the prime
design professional from three days to 10 days. Changes the period a potential supplier has
to submit a product for approval before the opening of bids from seven to 14 days.
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