La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § XXIII-363

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

Section XXIII-363 - Pre-Bid Conferences Covering Exempt Commodities

A. Pre-bid conferences may be conducted to explain the procurement requirements. They shall be announced to all prospective bidders known to have received an invitation for bids and shall be advertised in the Official Journal of the State if the estimated cost is over $25,000 (or the latest revision to R.S.48:205, whichever is higher).

B. The conference will be held after an interval following the issuance of invitation for bids in order to allow bidders to become familiar with the invitation, but sufficiently before bid opening to allow consideration of the conference results in preparing their bids.

C. Nothing stated at the pre-bid conference shall change the invitation for bids unless an addendum is issued.

D. If the pre-bid conference requires mandatory attendance, bidders not attending the conference will not be considered for award.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § XXIII-363

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Purchasing, LR 8:148 (March 1982), amended LR 29:614 (April 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and 48:204-210.