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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 794 2024 Regular Session Gadberry
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and
reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering
professional services
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Removes the requirement that a political subdivision or agency's negotiation
with the firm selected be the most highly qualified firm.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law establishes a policy for the state, its political subdivisions, and its agencies to
select architectural and engineering professional services based on competence and
qualifications for a fair and reasonable price.
Present law provides that the state and its political subdivisions or agencies cannot select
architects, engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors using price or price-related
information as a factor in the selection.
Proposed law retains present law and requires that a political subdivision or agency negotiate
a contract for professional services at a compensation rate the agency head determines is fair
and reasonable with the selected firm and if it cannot negotiate a contract with that selected
firm, it should begin negotiating with the next selected firm and repeat until a contract is
successfully negotiated.
Present law excludes certain contracts that are authorized under present law.
Present law requires records defined by present law dealing with the selection of architectural
and engineering services to be public records.
Proposed law retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 38:2318.1)
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