La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § VII-125

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-125 - Application

A. Any applicant (proprietorship, partnership, corporation or joint venture of any of these) meeting the requirements of R.S. 38:2310 et seq., may submit an application for selection consideration for a particular project upon which official advertisement has been published. The applicant shall submit data concerning its experience, previous projects undertaken, present state projects now being performed, scope and amount of work on hand, and any other information that the board deems appropriate.

1. The Louisiana Architects Selection Board hereby adopts the use of the LSB-1 Form as the format for submitting an application to the board.

2. The board will accept only those applications submitted on the current edition of the LSB-1 Form. Any special information requested in the advertisement shall be submitted with the required LSB-1 Form. Any submittal not following this format will be deemed non-responsive and not considered.

3. In the LSB-1 Form, the term prime professional is as defined in R.S. 38:2310(9).

4. The board has the right to require proof of compliance with the above definition.

C. Consultants, if applicable, shall be listed on the submitted application form and shall possess the necessary qualifications and expertise to satisfactorily provide the services required for this project.

D. All applications shall be received on behalf of the board at the Office of Facility Planning and Control during the time prescribed in the advertisement. The secretary shall date, when received, all applications. The burden for timely and complete submittal lies solely with the applicant.

E. The submission of an application on a particular project shall be considered by the board to mean that based on all publicly available information:

1. the applicant is aware of the scope of work of the project;

2. the applicant has the necessary qualifications and expertise to satisfactorily provide the services required for the project;

3. the applicant can perform the work within the time frame stated;

4. the applicant concurs that the project budget is reasonable;

5. the fee is equitable;

6. the architect contract shall contain a prohibition against contingent fees;

7. the applicant is familiar with the terms and conditions set forth in the current Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction, and will comply therewith;

8. should an applicant determine that any of the above items are incomplete, inadequate, or insufficient, the applicant is invited to submit a letter stating in detail the applicants findings, and the board will consider this information in the selection process. No unsolicited, additional information shall be considered. The board reserves the right to reject all applications for selection consideration and to re-advertise any official advertisement.

F. The board may, at its option and with the concurrence of the Office of Facility Planning and Control and the user agency, conduct design competitions in accordance with nationally accepted professional standards. Final selection of the applicant from among the competition submissions will be made within 30 days of deadline date of receipt of the entries. No closed competitions will be allowed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § VII-125

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Architects Selection Board, LR 1:180 (April 1975), amended LR 4:494 (December 1978), repromulgated LR 10:454 (June 1984), amended LR 15:262 (April 1989), LR 20:29 (January 1994), LR 24:331 (February 1998), Amended by the Office of the Governor, Office of Facility Planning and Control, LR 451190 (9/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:2312.