A.Each agency intending to contract for professional services shall notify the Division of Administration of such intention and shall provide the Division of Administration with all necessary information concerning the proposed project. The Division of Administration shall then evaluate the proposed project for purposes of determining the professional service to be required in order to refer the project to the proper board. The Division of Administration shall then advise the chairmen of the boards as to which selection board the proposed project has been referred.
If the chairman of any of the three professional selection boards objects to a referral made by the Division of Administration, said objection shall be submitted to the Division of Administration, whereupon the Division of Admi
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A. Each agency intending to contract for professional services shall notify the Division of Administration of such intention and shall provide the Division of Administration with all necessary information concerning the proposed project. The Division of Administration shall then evaluate the proposed project for purposes of determining the professional service to be required in order to refer the project to the proper board. The Division of Administration shall then advise the chairmen of the boards as to which selection board the proposed project has been referred.
If the chairman of any of the three professional selection boards objects to a referral made by the Division of Administration, said objection shall be submitted to the Division of Administration, whereupon the Division of Administration shall submit the information concerning the proposed project to a committee composed of the chairman of the Louisiana Architects Selection Board, the chairman of the Louisiana Engineers Selection Board, the chairman of the Louisiana Landscape Architects Selection Board, the head, or representative named by the head, of the user agency whose project is under consideration, and the head of the Division of Administration or his appointed representative. The members of the committee, by majority vote, shall designate which selection board shall have the authority and responsibility for selecting the prime professional for the project. The committee shall notify the Division of Administration of its decision. The Division of Administration shall notify the board which has been designated the responsibility of selecting the prime professional for the project.
The designated board shall then advertise one time in the official state journal the following information: (a) the professional service required; (b) the name, location, and user agency for which the professional service is required; (c) time and instructions for applicants to submit applications for employment to the appropriate board; (d) general description of the project, and the availability of details upon request; (e) time frame in which the professional services must be completed; (f) the project budget; and (g) the fee, which shall be determined by the Division of Administration.
B. Any person who desires to be considered for a project may submit data to the appropriate selection board concerning his experience, previous projects undertaken, present state projects now being performed by him or his firm for an agency, scope and amount of work on hand, the names of key personnel who will be assigned to the project, and any other information that may be appropriate in selecting the person for the particular project under consideration. The boards may develop standard forms to be used for submitting such data.