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LA Rev Stat § 38:2225.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2225.4. Expansion of certain convention centers

RS 2225.4 - Expansion of certain convention centers A political subdivision of the state in Orleans Parish which has been involved in litigation before the highest court of this state pertaining to the award of a contract for the construction of the expansion of a convention center to be funded with funds of the state and the political subdivision may negotiate with respect to the price, conditions, and terms of the contract to be entered into with the party that is awarded the contract pursuant to a writ of mandamus from a district court and affirmed by the appellate courts. Prior to the execution of the contract, it shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for review and approval. If approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the execution of the contract shall resolve any and all claims and disputes between the parties arising out of the award of the public bid. Acts 2005, No. 178, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2226 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2226. Exclusion of certain contractors from water well contracts

RS 2226 - Exclusion of certain contractors from water well contracts  A. A contractor who is a resident of a state which has more stringent licensing requirements for the business of drilling, reworking, or otherwise constructing water wells at or in connection with the construction of a public park, roadside park, or other similar facility for public use than the licensing requirements of the state of Louisiana shall not be awarded a contract for the drilling, reworking, or otherwise constructing of a water well by the state or any of its departments, boards, commissions, or agencies or any political subdivision of the state.  B. Upon application to the attorney general by a public entity, the attorney general shall make the determination as to whether the licensing requirements of a state are more stringent than applicable laws of this state. The denial by the licensing authorities of another state of a license to a contractor who is a resident of and licensed in this state, when the denial is based upon the statutory qualifications of the applicant, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the licensing requirements of such state are more stringent than the Louisiana licensing requirements.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 715, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2228 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2228. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 715, §3, eff. July 1, 1980.

§§2228 to 2232. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 715, §3, eff. July 1, 1980.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2234 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2234. Short title

RS 2234 - Short title  This Part shall be known as the "Political Subdivisions Telecommunications and Data Processing Procurement Law".  Acts 1988, No. 523, §1; Acts 1992, No. 486, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2235 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2235. Application

RS 2235 - Application  The provisions of this Part shall be applicable to any political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.  Acts 1988, No. 523, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2236 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2236. Definitions

RS 2236 - Definitions  A. For the purposes of this Part, relative to telecommunications, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:  (1) "Telecommunications equipment, systems, related services" are limited to the equipment and means to provide:  (a) Electronic transmission facilities.  (b) Data transmission systems.  (c) Voice transmission systems.  (d) Telephone systems.  (e) Facsimile systems.  (f) Radio paging services.  (g) Mobile telephone services.  (h) Intercom and electro-mechanical paging systems.  (i) Any and all systems based on emerging and future telecommunication technologies relative to (a) through (h) above.  (2) "Procurement" or "procure" means the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining telecommunications equipment, systems, or related services, as well as all activities engaged in, resulting in, or expected to result in the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining telecommunications equipment, systems, or related services by a political subdivision.  (3) "Electronic transmission facility" means any transmission medium, switch, instrument, wiring system, or other facility which is used, in whole or in part, to provide any transmission including two-way radio, terminal equipment, modems, front end processors, acoustic couplers, and remote job entry equipment.  (4) "Wiring system" means any wiring which directly or indirectly interconnects any terminal equipment with any other terminal equipment or with any regulated facility or common carrier service.  B. For the purposes of this Part, relative to data processing, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:  (1) "Data" means recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic.  (2) "Procurement" means and includes the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining of data processing equipment, related services, or software, as well as all activities engaged in, resulting in, or expected to result in the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining of data processing equipment, related services, or software by political subdivisions.  (3) "Related services" means and is limited to service activities affecting the maintenance of data processing equipment or software.  (4) "Software" means computer programs and documentation essential to and necessary for a computer to perform productive operations.  Acts 1988, No. 523, §1; Acts 1992, No. 486, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2237.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2237.1. Procurement of telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services by state agencies and certain educational entities

RS 2237.1 - Procurement of telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services by state agencies and certain educational entities  A. Agencies and certain educational entities of the state, as defined in R.S. 39:1753.1(A), shall not procure prohibited telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services as defined in R.S. 39:1753.1(A).  B. Prior to the procurement of telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services, the vendor shall provide documentation by affidavit that the equipment or services to be procured are not prohibited telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services as defined in R.S. 39:1753.1(A).  C. No procurement shall be made from a vendor or other entity who fails to provide the documentation required in Subsection B of this Section. Any procurement of prohibited telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services as defined in R.S. 39:1753.1(A), or other procurement in violation of this Section, shall be void.  D. This Section shall apply only to procurements initiated on or after August 1, 2021, by state agencies, certain educational entities, and their service providers.  Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2238 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2238. Short title and application

RS 2238 - Short title and application  A. This Part shall be known as the "Political Subdivisions Used Fire and Emergency Response Vehicle Procurement Law".  B. The provisions of this Part shall be applicable to any political subdivision of the state, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, for the procurement of used fire and emergency response vehicles, including associated equipment, with a per-unit purchase cost of less than one hundred thousand dollars and only as such vehicles and associated equipment are defined in this Part.  Acts 1999, No. 296, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2238.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2238.1. Definitions

RS 2238.1 - Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows: (1)(a) "Fire and emergency response vehicles" shall mean and shall be strictly limited to the following: (i) Fire trucks, pumper units, hook and ladder trucks, and any other motorized vehicles or wheeled units used by a fire department in transporting firefighters or equipment to fires and emergency calls and supporting extinguishing operations such as water, pumps, ladders, special service apparatus, hoses, foam, air, lights, rescue equipment, and utility equipment. (ii) Ambulances, crash or rescue trucks, or any other specialty vehicles used to support the activities of police, fire, and emergency medical personnel in responding to emergencies. (iii) Associated equipment shall be any equipment included on the vehicle which is not a component part of the vehicle, but is used in firefighting operations, emergency medical activities, and rescue operations. Associated equipment shall include but not be limited to hoses, nozzles, helmets, axes, air packs, protective clothing, emergency medical supplies, medical devices, chain saws, or fibrillators. (b) "Fire and emergency response vehicles" shall expressly not include sedans, pickup trucks, mobile crime labs, tow trucks, or buses used by law enforcement, medical personnel, emergency response, or fire fighting personnel, or any other vehicle not explicitly described in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. (2) "Procurement" or "procure" means the acquisition by purchasing, buying, or otherwise obtaining fire or emergency response vehicles, as well as all processes or procedures engaged in with the objective of purchasing, buying, or otherwise obtaining such vehicles by a political subdivision. (3) "Used motor vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle the legal title of which has been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser. (4) "Vehicle" shall mean a motorized car, truck, or van which is required to be registered and which is used, or designed to be used, for the transporting of passengers or goods for public, private, commercial, or for-hire purposes. For the purposes of this Part, "vehicle" may also include a non-motorized wheeled unit. Acts 1999, No. 296, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2238.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2238.3. Exclusion

RS 2238.3 - Exclusion The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the procurement of used fire and emergency response vehicles acquired by any political subdivision in the state through the use of funds obtained, either by grant or by loan, through the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program authorized for administration by the state in 1982 under the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Any use of such monies for these purposes is expressly prohibited by law, and the acquisition of such used vehicles under these provisions shall be null, void, and of no effect. Acts 1999, No. 296, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2241.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2241.1. Acceptance of governing authority

RS 2241.1 - Acceptance of governing authority  A. When any public entity enters into a written contract for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public works, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2241, the official representative of the public entity shall have recorded in the office of the recorder of mortgages, in the parish where the work has been done, an acceptance of such work or of any specified area of such work, not later than thirty calendar days after the date of completion or substantial completion of such work.  B. "Substantial completion" is defined for the purpose of this Chapter, as the finishing of construction, in accordance with the contract documents as modified by any change orders agreed to by the parties, to the extent that the public entity can use or occupy the public works or use or occupy the specified area of the public works for the use for which it was intended. The recordation of an acceptance in accordance with the provisions of this Section upon substantial completion shall be effective as an acceptance for all purposes under this Chapter.  C. Any public entity that does not file for recordation an acceptance of public work shall require the contractor to have recorded in the office of the recorder of mortgages, in the parish where the work has been done, an acceptance of such work or of any specified area of such work, not later than forty-five calendar days after the date of completion or substantial completion of the work. This acceptance shall not be executed except upon the recommendation of the design professional hired by the public entity whose recommendation shall be made not later than thirty calendar days after the date of completion or substantial completion of such public work. A public entity shall not take, use, or occupy the public work or use or occupy the specified area of the public work for which it was intended until the substantial completion has been filed pursuant to this Section, unless an approved agreement of partial occupancy is executed between the public entity, the design professional of record, and the contractor.  D. The public entity's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a writ of mandamus.  Acts 1991, No. 947, §1, eff. July 24, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 759, §1; Acts 2021, No. 205, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2241.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2241.2. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 390, §1.

RS 2241.2 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 390, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2242.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2242.2. Filing of bond or other security; cancellation of statement of claim or privilege

RS 2242.2 - Filing of bond or other security; cancellation of statement of claim or privilege  A. If a statement of claim or privilege is filed, any interested party may deposit with the recorder of mortgages either a bond of a lawful surety company authorized to do business in the state or cash, certified funds, or a federally insured certificate of deposit to guarantee payment of the obligation secured by the privilege or that portion as may be lawfully due together with interest, costs, and attorney's fees to which the claimant may be entitled up to a total amount of one hundred twenty-five percent of the principal amount of the claim as asserted in the statement of claim or privilege. A surety shall not have the benefit of division or discussion.  B. If the recorder of mortgages finds the amount of the cash, certified funds, or certificate of deposit or the terms and amount of a bond deposited with him to be in conformity with this Section, he shall note his approval on the bond and make note of either the bond or of the cash, certified funds, or certificate of deposit in the margin of the statement of claim or privilege as it is recorded in the mortgage records and cancel the statement of claim or privilege from his records by making an appropriate notation in the margin of the recorded statement. The bond shall not be recorded but shall be retained by the recorder of mortgages as a part of his records.  C. Any party who files a bond or other security to guarantee payment of an obligation secured by a privilege in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall give notice to the public entity, the claimant, and the contractor by certified mail.  Acts 1989, No. 418, §1; Acts 1991, No. 543, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2243 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2243. Petitions by authorities against claimants, contractors, and surety; preferential payment of claimants

RS 2243 - Petitions by authorities against claimants, contractors, and surety; preferential payment of claimants  A. If at the expiration of the forty-five days any filed and recorded claims are unpaid, the public entity shall file a petition in the proper court of the parish where the work was done, citing all claimants and the contractor, subcontractor, and surety on the bond and asserting whatever claims it has against any of them, and shall require the claimants to assert their claims. If the governing authority fails to file the proceeding any claimant may do so.  B. All the claims shall be tried in concursus and the claims of the claimants shall be paid in preference to the claims of the public entity.  Acts 1991, No. 543, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2244 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2244. Liability on bond; summary trial of objections to solvency and sufficiency of bond

RS 2244 - Liability on bond; summary trial of objections to solvency and sufficiency of bond  A. If no objections are made by any claimant to the solvency or sufficiency of the bond required of the contractor by this Part, the public entity shall, ten days after the service of judicial notice of the concursus proceeding on each claimant having recorded claims, obtain a certificate to that effect from the clerk of court. The certificate shall relieve the public entity of any personal liability and the recorder of mortgages shall cancel all of the recorded claims.  B. If any objections are made by the claimants they shall be tried summarily. Whenever it is found that the surety is not solvent or sufficient to cover the amount of the bond or that the public entity has failed to exact the bond or record the bond within the time allowed, the public entity shall be in default and shall be liable to the same extent as the surety would have been. The surety on the bond shall be limited to the defenses which the principal has on the bond.  Acts 1991, No. 543, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2245 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2245. Proceedings tried summarily

RS 2245 - Proceedings tried summarily  All proceedings brought under this Part shall be tried summarily and referred to a commissioner, as provided by law, who shall report his findings to the court at the earliest date possible.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2246 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2246. Attorney's fees

RS 2246 - Attorney's fees  A. After amicable demand for payment has been made on the principal and surety and thirty days have elapsed without payment being made, any claimant recovering the full amount of his timely and properly recorded or sworn claim, whether by concursus proceeding or separate suit, shall be allowed ten percent attorney's fees which shall be taxed in the judgment on the amount recovered.  B. If the trial court finds that such an action was brought by any claimant without just cause or in bad faith, the trial judge shall award the principal or surety a reasonable amount as attorney's fees for defending such action.  Acts 1991, No. 543, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2247 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2247. Construction of Part

RS 2247 - Construction of Part  Nothing in this Part shall be construed to deprive any claimant, as defined in this Part and who has complied with the notice and recordation requirements of R.S. 38:2242(B), of his right of action on the bond furnished pursuant to this Part, provided that said action must be brought against the surety or the contractor or both within one year from the registry of acceptance of the work or of notice of default of the contractor; except that before any claimant having a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship with the contractor shall have a right of action against the contractor or the surety on the bond furnished by the contractor, he shall in addition to the notice and recordation required in R.S. 38:2242(B) give written notice to said contractor within forty-five days from the recordation of the notice of acceptance by the owner of the work or notice by the owner of default, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the material was furnished or supplied or for whom the labor or service was done or performed. Such notice shall be served by mailing the same by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the contractor at any place he maintains an office in the state of Louisiana.  Amended by Acts 1960, No. 117, §1; Acts 1962, No. 16, §1; Acts 1985, No. 244, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:2248 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§2248. Provisions for withholding payment; effect on liability of contractor or agency; punch list; liquidated damages

RS 2248 - Provisions for withholding payment; effect on liability of contractor or agency; punch list; liquidated damages  A. No contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public works executed in conformity with this Part shall provide that the state or any of its agencies, boards, or subdivisions or any other public entity letting such a contract may withhold payment of more than ten percent of the contract price on projects of less than five hundred thousand dollars, and five percent of the contract price on projects of five hundred thousand dollars or more until the expiration of forty-five days after the recordation of formal acceptance of such work, or notice of default by the contractor or subcontractor. Such provision for withholding of payment shall in no way change or affect the liability of the letting agency or of the contractor, subcontractor, or their sureties.  B. All public works contracts shall contain a clause stating that any punch list generated during a construction project shall include the cost estimates for the particular items of work the design professional has developed based on the mobilization, labor, material, and equipment costs of correcting each punch list item. The design professional shall retain his working papers used to determine the punch list items cost estimates should the matter be disputed later. The contracting agency shall not withhold from payment more than the value of the punch list. Punch list items completed shall be paid upon the expiration of the forty-five day lien period. The provisions of this Section shall not be subject to waiver, nor shall these provisions apply to the Department of Transportation and Development.  C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a public entity letting a public works construction contract for a flood protection project or for an integrated coastal protection project as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, as per the terms of the contract, may withhold liquidated damages from any payments or monies otherwise due to the contractor, taking into consideration all granted time extensions, after the expiration of the forty-five day period set forth in R.S. 38:2242(B).  Added by Acts 1954, No. 583, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 470, §1; Acts 1979, No. 751, §1; Acts 1986, No. 194, §1, eff. June 28, 1986; Acts 2001, No. 1216, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2020, No. 92, §1.