Louisiana § RS 39:1962 - Construction of public works; two hundred thousand dollars or more
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§ RS 39:1962. Construction of public works; two hundred thousand dollars or more
A. When a contract for the construction of public works in an amount of two hundred thousand dollars or more is to be awarded by the facility planning and control section of the division of administration on the basis of competitive bidding under Chapter 10 of Title 38 or Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the award shall be made to a minority-owned business certified under the provisions of this Chapter when the price bid by such business is within five percent of the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. However, the provisions of this Subsection shall apply only when the certified minority-owned business is the prime contractor.
B. If there is no certified minority-owned business whose bid is within the range established under Subsection A of this Section, the award shall go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids without regard to minority status.
C. In the event that the minority-owned business is awarded the contract by bidding within five percent of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, the minority-owned business shall adjust its bid to correspond to the bid of the otherwise lowest responsive or responsible bidder that would have been awarded the contract, but in no case shall the adjustment be by more than five percent.
D. The contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses pursuant to this Section shall not exceed ten percent of the total dollar amount of the contracts awarded by the facility planning and control section of the division of administration, and shall not exceed ten percent of the total dollar amount of the contracts awarded by the Department of Transportation and Development.
Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 394, §1; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.
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