Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 34 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY CONTROL › Part III - Facility Planning and Control › Chapter 3 - Louisiana Uniform Public Work Bid Form › Section III-309 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For the purposes
				of the Louisiana Uniform Public Works bid form the following terms shall have
				the stated meanings.
Alternate
-a specified item of construction
				  that is set apart by a separate sum. An alternate may or may not be
				  incorporated into the contract sum at the discretion of the owner at the time
				  of contract award.
Base Bid
-the amount of money stated in the
				  bid as the sum for which the bidder offers to perform the work described in the
				  bidding documents, prior to the adjustments for alternate bids but including
				  any unit prices.
Bid
-a complete signed proposal to perform
				  work or a designated portion for a stipulated sum. A bid is submitted in
				  accordance with the bidding documents, is evaluated on price alone and is not
				  subject to qualification.
Bidder
-an entity or person who submits a
				  bid for a prime contract with the owner. A bidder is not a contractor on a
				  specific project until a contract is signed between the bidder and the
				  owner.
Bid Form
-a form provided to the bidder on
				  which to submit his bid.
Bid Security
-a bid bond or deposit
				  submitted with a bid to guarantee to the owner that the bidder, if awarded the
				  contract, will execute the contract within a specified period of time and will
				  furnish any bonds or other requirements of the bidding documents.
Bidding Documents
-documents usually
				  including advertisement, bid notice or invitation to bidders, instructions to
				  bidders, bid form, form of contract, forms of bonds, conditions of contract,
				  drawings, specifications addenda, special provisions, and all other written
				  instruments prepared by or on behalf of a public entity for use by prospective
				  bidders on a public contract.
Owner
-the public entity issuing the
				  bid.
Public Entity
-means and includes the state
				  of Louisiana, or any agency, board, commission, department, or public
				  corporation of the state, created by the constitution or statute or pursuant
				  thereto, or any political subdivision of the state, including but not limited
				  to any political subdivision as defined in Article VI Section 44 of the
				  Constitution of Louisiana, and any public housing authority, public school
				  board, or any public officer whether or not an officer of a public corporation
				  or political subdivision. "Public entity" shall not include a public body or
				  officer where the particular transaction of the public body or officer is
				  governed by the provisions of the model procurement code.
Public Work
-the erection, construction,
				  alteration, improvement, or repair of any public facility or immovable property
				  owned, used, or leased by a public entity.
Unit Price
-the amount stated in a project
				  bid representing the price per unit of materials and/or
				  services.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:2212.