HLS 25RS-864 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 312
BY REPRESENTATIVE GADBERRY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Prohibits the state and any of its political subdivisions or agencies
from using price or price-related information as a factor in the selection of
architectural and engineering professional services for certain projects
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2318.1(A), relative to negotiations for architectural and
3 engineering professional services; to prohibit the state and certain governmental
4 entities or persons they contract with from using price or price-related information
5 as a factor in the selection of specific architectural and engineering professionals for
6 projects using state or local funding; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 38:2318.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
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10 ยง2318.1. Louisiana "No Bidding of Architectural and Engineering Professional
11 Services" policy
12 A. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions and
13 agencies to select architectural and engineering professional services on the basis of
14 competence and qualifications for a fair and reasonable price. Neither For projects
15 using state or local funding, neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions, or
16 agencies, or persons they contract with may select architects, engineers, landscape
17 architects, and land surveyors where price or price-related information is a factor in
18 the selection.
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HB NO. 312
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 312 Original 2025 Regular Session Gadberry
Abstract: Provides that political subdivisions, agencies, or persons they contract with are
prohibited from using price or price-related information as a factor in the selection
of architects, engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors.
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. Prohibits the state and its political subdivisions
or agencies from selecting architects, engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors
from using price or price-related information as a factor in the selection.
Proposed law modifies present law by prohibiting political subdivisions, agencies, or persons
they contract with from using price or price-related information as a factor in selecting
architects, engineers, landscape architects, and land surveyors for projects using state or
local funding.
(Amends R.S. 38:2318.1(A))
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