Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1606 – Responsibility of bidders and proposers
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1606
- Agency: as used in this Chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position created in Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- Governmental body: means any department, office, division, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive branch of state government. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
- Procurement: means the buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining any supplies, services, or major repairs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
A. A reasonable inquiry to determine the responsibility of a bidder or proposer may be conducted. The unreasonable failure of a bidder or proposer promptly to supply information in connection with such an inquiry may be grounds for a determination of nonresponsibility with respect to such bidder or proposer.
B. Whenever the chief procurement officer, commissioner, or head of a governmental body with such authority proposes to disqualify the lowest bidder on bids of five thousand dollars or more such individual shall:
(1) Give written notice of the proposed disqualification to such bidder and include in the written notice all reasons for the proposed disqualification.
(2) Give such bidder who is proposed to be disqualified, a reasonable opportunity to be heard at an informal hearing at which such bidder is afforded the opportunity to refute the reasons for the disqualification.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law, information furnished by a proposer pursuant to this Section may not be disclosed outside of the user agency or the office of state procurement without prior written notice to the proposer.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1983, No. 689, §1; Acts 1984, No. 100, §1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.