Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIX-101 - Statement of Policy; Effective DateA. It is the policy of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to support the fullest possible participation of businesses owned and controlled by socially or economically disadvantaged minority individuals as defined in this rule in state-funded construction contracts where this department is the contracting agency. These rules are both substantive and technical in nature, and are intended to specify the procedure for certification and eligibility for a State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise; to provide for the effect of certification; to establish procedures for setting and attaining goals for minority participation in state-funded department construction projects; and to establish penalties for interference and noncompliance.B. Contractors and other parties to state-funded construction contracts where this department is the contracting agency are required to abide by and perform in accordance with this policy in such manner as prescribed in construction contracts with this department.C. The effective date of this rule is July 1, 1993.La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § XIX-101
Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, LR 19:507 (April 1993).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:234(C).