Louisiana § 33:4085 Construction work; letting contracts

Louisiana Statutes

§ 33:4085 — Construction work; letting contracts

Louisiana § 33:4085

Title 33Municipalities and Parishes

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La. Stat. Ann. § 33:4085 (2026).

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§4085. Construction work; letting contracts A. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans may do construction work on its public systems of water, sewerage, and drainage, with its own forces in those cases where the amount of work involved in the particular project does not exceed the annual amount in accordance with R.S. 38:2212. B.

(1)For all public works contracts where the amount of the contract exceeds the limit in accordance with R.S. 38:2212, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall let the contract to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder after advertising as required by R.S. 38:2212.

(2)All bidders bidding on public works for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall submit all bid forms required by statute or by the Louisiana Administrative Code to the go

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§4085. Construction work; letting contracts
A. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans may do construction work on its
public systems of water, sewerage, and drainage, with its own forces in those cases where
the amount of work involved in the particular project does not exceed the annual amount in
accordance with R.S. 38:2212.
B.(1) For all public works contracts where the amount of the contract exceeds the
limit in accordance with R.S. 38:2212, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall
let the contract to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder after advertising as required
by R.S. 38:2212.
(2) All bidders bidding on public works for the Sewerage and Water Board of New
Orleans shall submit all bid forms required by statute or by the Louisiana Administrative
Code to the governing authority of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans prior to
the opening of all bids relative to a contract for public works in accordance with R.S.
38:2212(B)(3)(a). In all such contracts, regardless of the amount, which require or involve
the employment of mechanics or laborers the specifications shall contain a provision stating
the minimum wages to be paid various classes of laborers and mechanics which shall be
based upon the wages that will be determined by the secretary of the Department of Labor
of the United States to be the prevailing wage of the corresponding classes of laborers and
mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work within the city
of New Orleans.
C. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 1126, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 262, §6; Acts 1968, No. 528, §1; Acts 1978, No. 410, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 111, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 1290, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1126, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 548, §1, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2020, No. 227, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.