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LA Rev Stat § 48:228.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§228.1. Master characterization plan of state roads for maintenance

RS 228.1 - Master characterization plan of state roads for maintenance A. The department shall further prepare and continually update a master plan for maintenance of the various roadway systems based upon characterization of all state-maintained roadways through a condition type summary. All state road systems shall be categorized as follows: CATEGORY 1--shall consist of those roads constructed within the past five years and within such condition that all require only routine maintenance activities, including but not limited to roadside vegetation, litter control, sign maintenance, minor repairs to the surface, shoulders, and embankment. CATEGORY 2--shall include those roadways constructed beyond a five-year period with conditions requiring more than routine maintenance chores. These roadways would require a combination of department forces supplemented with purchase order type contracts. CATEGORY 3--shall include those roadways which require light rehabilitation including but not limited to joint replacement or heavy patching by purchase contract, as well as routine and heavy maintenance by department forces. CATEGORY 4--shall include those roadways which require heavy rehabilitation in the form of overlay or extensive joint replacement by purchase order contract. At a minimum, routine maintenance shall be performed on these roads. CATEGORY 5--shall include those roadways which require reconstruction on the basis of the annual needs study and those roadways included in the Resurfacing, Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Restoration Program. At a minimum, sign, roadside vegetation, and emergency maintenance for safety shall be performed on these roads. B. The department shall provide to the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works, semiannually, a status report on the work accomplished and the funds encumbered and/or expended on maintenance projects as provided in Subsection A above. The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works in writing, on a current basis, of all contracts, bids to be let, and/or work to be done by the department on maintenance projects as provided in Subsection A above. Acts 1987, No. 515, §1; Acts 1997, No. 433, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 48:229 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§229. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 355, §2. eff. March 14, 2016.

RS 229 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 355, §2. eff. March 14, 2016.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1028, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 654, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16; Acts 2003, No. 741, §1; Acts 2004, No. 171, §1, eff. June 10, 2004; Acts 2013, No. 109, §1; Acts 2015, No. 355, §2, eff. March 14, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 48:230 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§230. Priority reports on future construction projects

RS 230 - Priority reports on future construction projects  The department also shall provide to the legislature annually an additional list of projects proposed to be commenced within the ensuing four years which are in various stages of planning and preparation. This list shall be subject to change by the department until the department finally approves each project for construction.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:232 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§232. Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund

RS 232 - Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund  No construction project shall be undertaken by the Department of Transportation and Development except those included in the priority listing for that fiscal year regardless of the source of the funds for the project, with the exception of projects undertaken and financed out of the secretary's emergency fund and projects involving the use of matching funds to meet federal requirements in order to receive federal aid funds. Appropriations for highway construction shall be apportioned by the department to the several highway classifications based on the proportion that the needs in each classification bears to the total needs and shall be allocated by the department to the projects within each classification. Semiannually the secretary shall provide the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works a recapitulation of all emergency projects for the preceding six-month period, outlining the nature and cost of the emergency. Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16.
LA Rev Stat § 48:232.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§232.1. Apportionment of appropriated funds by the department; tunnel replacement priority

RS 232.1 - Apportionment of appropriated funds by the department; tunnel replacement priority  The Department of Transportation and Development may give priority and advance to construction as expeditiously as possible any bridge project where a bridge replaces a tunnel. The department may use any available source of funds to finance such projects, and may use any available source of funds, including the secretary's emergency fund, as matching funds to meet federal requirements in order to receive federal aid funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may contract for such projects using any contract method provided by law, including design-build or construction management at risk.  Acts 2015, No. 30, §2, eff. May 29, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 48:233 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§233. Delays in construction; public statement; substitution of another project; allocated funds

RS 233 - Delays in construction; public statement; substitution of another project; allocated funds  The projects planned for the year for which appropriations have been made shall be commenced in that year; however, if a project cannot be commenced within the year for which it is planned, the secretary shall file with the project records a public statement as to the factors causing the delay, and the next priority project meeting all necessary needed requirements for the same highway classification shall be substituted therefor. When the delaying factors have been overcome, the delayed project shall be placed in the highest priority for the next ensuing fiscal year. Funds allocated for each construction project shall remain so allocated until the project is completed and the project costs are liquidated.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:234 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§234. Highway construction; authority for set-aside procurement from socially or economically disadvantaged or women owned businesses

RS 234 - Highway construction; authority for set-aside procurement from socially or economically disadvantaged or women owned businesses A. The secretary is hereby authorized and directed, for each fiscal year, to designate and set aside for awarding to socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned businesses, as defined in R.S. 39:1732(4), and (5), an amount not to exceed ten percent of the funds appropriated for highway construction and for procurement of goods and services for highway construction. This Subsection shall be inapplicable if no socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned business exists in the particular category to which the set aside applies.  B. The secretary shall, for each fiscal year, designate and set aside for awarding to socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned businesses, an amount not to exceed ten percent of the funds appropriated for highway construction and for procurement of goods and services for highway construction. This Subsection shall be inapplicable if no socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned business exists in the particular category to which the set aside applies.  C. In order to implement the provisions of this Section, the secretary shall adopt rules, standards, and procedures for certifying that businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons or women are eligible to participate under the requirements of this Section. The procedure for determination of eligibility may include self-certification by a business, provided that the secretary retains the ability to verify a self-certification. Other rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties set forth in this Section may also be adopted.  D. Provided, however, the total amount for the set-aside program shall not exceed ten percent of the state and federal funds allocated for highway construction.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 715, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 910, §1; Acts 1987, No. 800, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:235 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§235. Adopt-a-road program

RS 235 - Adopt-a-road program A. The department is authorized to develop a program to be known as "adopt-a-road", whereby a business or a private civic organization may adopt a section of state-maintained highway, interstate highway, or interstate highway interchange for the sole purpose of controlling litter along that section of highway, interstate highway, or interstate highway interchange. The department may also enter into cooperative endeavor agreements to effectuate the purposes of this Section. Included in the responsibilities of any business or private civic organization which chooses to participate in the program shall be the following: (1) Development of a functional plan to influence and encourage the public to improve the appearance of the adopted section of highway. (2) A general cleanup of the area at least twice a year. (3) Assistance to the department in securing media coverage for the program. B. The department shall also develop a program whereby a business or private civic organization may adopt the median of a portion of a state-maintained highway inside a municipality. The business or private civic organization shall control litter, cut grass, maintain existing shrubs and trees, and trim curbs. It may also plant flowers and additional plants if approved by the department. The adoption of these areas shall be for a period of at least one year. C. Any organization which adopts an interstate highway interchange shall conduct its general cleanup of such areas only when escorted by a municipal or parish law enforcement officer or other person approved by the department. D. Any parish or municipality which maintains a portion of the green space along a state-maintained highway, interstate highway, or interstate highway interchange may place a sign identifying the parish or municipality upon approval of the department. E. Any parish or municipality which has a parkway adoption program may place a sign identifying an organization, business, department of government, or individual that adopts a section of state-maintained highway, interstate highway, or interstate highway interchange upon approval of the department. F. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section. Acts 2008, No. 89, §1, eff. June 5, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 48:250 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§250. Application of this Part

RS 250 - Application of this Part A. This Part shall exclusively govern the contracts of the Department of Transportation and Development or let by the department on behalf of other political subdivisions of the state in addition to the laws of the state relating generally to obligations and the department not in conflict with this Part. B.(1) If a law requires a contract, bond, or any other document to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies law. (2) If a law requires a signature on a contract, bond, or any other document, an electronic signature satisfies law. (3) If a law requires the department to record a contract, bond, or any other document in the office of the recorder of mortgages, the recorder shall record a contract, bond, or any other document formed by electronic means and executed by means of electronic signature. Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2009, No. 42, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 48:250.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§250.1. Structured training program; construction and maintenance personnel

RS 250.1 - Structured training program; construction and maintenance personnel A. Construction and maintenance employees of the department shall be required to participate in a structured training program as contained in the secretary of the department's Policy and Procedure Memorandum. The department shall provide training at its own expense and shall allow employees to complete training during regular work hours. The department shall notify employees in writing of their training requirements no less than six months prior to the department's review of the employee's record for merit increase purposes. B. If, in the course of reviewing an employee's record for merit increase purposes, the department discovers that an employee has failed to meet or maintain the department's training requirements, the department shall issue a formal letter of warning to the employee for failing to meet or maintain training requirements. The letter shall include a list of the deficient training requirements and shall give notice to the employee that once the deficient training is completed, the employee's merit increase shall be granted, provided that lack of training is the only reason for withholding the employee's merit increase. The letter shall also include notice to the employee that if the deficient training requirements are not met by the employee's next anniversary date or by the next date the employee is eligible for a merit increase, the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action as authorized by the State Civil Service Commission and civil service rules. Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1, eff. May 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 461, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 48:250.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§250.2. Design-build contracts; administration

RS 250.2 - Design-build contracts; administration  A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or the requirements of this Part, if the secretary determines it is in the best interest of the taxpayers, the Department of Transportation and Development may formulate, develop, and implement a program to combine the design and construction phases of a transportation facility or facilities, including but not limited to highways, interchanges, bridges, ferries on the Mississippi River, or tunnels into a single contract.  B. This program shall allow use of the design-build method to construct the new Mississippi River Bridge at St. Francisville, connection to U.S. Hwy. 61, including approach structures and connecting roadways, which project is included in the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development program. The secretary may also select additional projects or combine a program of projects to utilize the design-build method. C. There shall be no challenge by any legal process to the choice of the successful designer-builder other than for fraud, bias for pecuniary or personal reasons not related to the interest of the taxpayers, or arbitrary and capricious selection by the secretary. Once the designer-builder has been chosen and a contract for a stipulated schedule and sum certain price executed, the price of the design-build contract shall not be increased other than for inflation as prescribed in the contract and for site or other conditions of which the designer-builder had no knowledge and should not have had knowledge as a reasonable possibility existing at the site or concerning the design and construction.  D. The department shall consider a design-build contract to replace the tunnel on Louisiana Highway 23 and shall submit a written report of its recommendation to the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works not later than February 1, 2016.  Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 105, §1; Acts 1999, No. 654, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 81, §§1, 2; Acts 2008, No. 111, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 30, §2, eff. May 29, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 346, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 48:250.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§250.4. Public-private partnership projects

RS 250.4 - Public-private partnership projects  A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or the requirements of this Part, if the secretary determines it is in the best interest of the taxpayers, the Department of Transportation and Development, with approval of the House and Senate transportation, highways, and public works committees, may solicit proposals for and enter into contracts for public-private partnership projects for a transportation facility. The department shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 48:2084 through 2084.15 that are applicable to public-private partnership projects of the Louisiana Transportation Authority and the provisions of R.S. 48:256.3 and 256.5.  B.(1) Twenty-five percent of public-private partnership projects undertaken by the department shall be located outside the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 134.  (2) Solicitations for public-private partnership projects outside the boundaries of any metropolitan planning area, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 134, shall be subject to the approval of the House and Senate committee on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture and rural development in addition to the approval of the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works.  C. The department shall not receive an unsolicited proposal for a public-private partnership project.  Acts 2016, No. 519, §2, eff. June 13, 2016; Acts 2019, No. 358, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 48:251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§251. Contracts for projects

RS 251 - Contracts for projects A. All projects for the construction or maintenance of, or improvements to, highways or other public facilities under the control of or advertised and let by the Department of Transportation and Development shall, except as otherwise provided in this Part, be undertaken only under contract. B. Every contract exceeding the contract limit, as defined herein, for construction, maintenance, or improvement of a department facility under the provisions of this Part shall be made in the name of the department and shall be signed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his duly appointed designee and by the contracting party. The contract limit for this Part is hereby defined to equal five hundred thousand dollars. No such contract shall be entered into nor shall any such work be authorized which will create a liability on the part of the state in excess of the funds available or which will be available for the project. C. Every contract for the construction of or improvements to highways shall include a warranty by the contractor as to the quality of materials and workmanship for a duration of three years. The Department of Transportation and Development shall implement the purposes of this Subsection and shall submit a report on its implementation of the warranty requirements to the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works no later than July 1, 1998. D. There shall be established by the Department of Transportation and Development a cash management plan which shall to the greatest extent possible effectively and efficiently utilize the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department to assure the timely construction of projects. The department shall submit a report on its implementation of the cash management plan to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than July 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1997, No. 555, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1329, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 161, §3, eff. May 7, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 563, §1; Acts 2007, No. 386, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 48:251.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§251.1. Provision for trenching and shoring in construction contracts

RS 251.1 - Provision for trenching and shoring in construction contracts  A. On any construction project for the Department of Transportation and Development in which a contractor is employed and in which trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, the bid documents provided to all of the bidders and the contract must include:  (1) A copy of special shoring requirements of the Department of Transportation and Development with a separate pay item for such special shoring requirements.  (2) A copy of any geotechnical information that was used in the design of the project.  (3) A separate pay item for trench excavation safety protection on that portion of the project on which trench excavation exceeds five feet.  B. The separate pay item for trench safety shall be based on the linear feet of trench excavated. The separate pay item for special shoring requirements, if any, shall be based on the square feet of shoring used.  Acts 1990, No. 918, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 775, §1, eff. July 18, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 228, §1, eff. June 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 48:251.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§251.2. Prescription

RS 251.2 - Prescription Any action against a contractor on a contract or on the bond furnished by the contractor, or against a contractor or the surety or both on the bond furnished by the contractor, all in connection with the construction or maintenance of any public works let by the department shall prescribe five years from recordation of the acceptance of such work, or of notice of default of the contractor, whichever occurs first. Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 48:251.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§251.3. Prescription; claims by contractors; surety

RS 251.3 - Prescription; claims by contractors; surety Any action arising out of or related to a department contract or on the bond furnished by a contractor shall prescribe five years from recordation of the acceptance of such contract or of notice of default of the contractor or other termination of the contract, whichever occurs first. Any action which would be extinguished by the provisions of this Section may be brought within one year of July 14, 1997. Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.