La. Admin. Code tit. 19 § III-1705
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section III-1705 - Public Work Bids $200,000 or MoreA. Construction of Public Work ($200,000 or more). When a contract for the construction of public works in an amount of $200,000 or more is to be awarded by the Facility Planning and Control Section of the Division of Administration on the basis of competitive bidding, the award shall be made to a certified minority-owned business when the price bid by such as business is within 5 percent of the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation to bid.B. The award shall be made as above only where the certified minority-owned business is the prime contractor under the invitation to bid.C. In the event that a minority-owned business is awarded a contract by bidding within the range as specified above, the minority-owned business shall adjust its bid to correspond to the bid of the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder that would have been awarded the contract. In no case shall the adjustment be by more than 5 percent.D. In the event that there is no certified minority-owned business whose bid is within the range specified above, the award shall go to the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation to bid, without regard to minority status.E. Contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses pursuant to these rules shall not exceed 10 percent of the total dollar amount of the contracts awarded by Facility Planning and Control.La. Admin. Code tit. 19, § III-1705
Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Minority Business Enterprises, LR 11:347 (April 1985).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1951-1969 and R.S. 39:1981-1991.