§1644. Amendment of leases
A.
(1)An existing lease may be renegotiated with the present lessor, but only after
the division of administration has entered into a competitive negotiation process involving
discussions with at least three, unless there are less than three, proposers who submit written
proposals. Such proposals shall be solicited by advertising as in R.S. 39:1594(C).
(2)If it is determined by the commissioner of administration or his designee, after the
evaluation of these proposals and discussions with the current lessor, that to renew the
present lease would be in the best interest of the state, the renewal of an existing lease may
be renegotiated or the commissioner may enter into a lease with one of these proposers if
determined to be in the state's best interest. In makin
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§1644. Amendment of leases
A.(1) An existing lease may be renegotiated with the present lessor, but only after
the division of administration has entered into a competitive negotiation process involving
discussions with at least three, unless there are less than three, proposers who submit written
proposals. Such proposals shall be solicited by advertising as in R.S. 39:1594(C).
(2) If it is determined by the commissioner of administration or his designee, after the
evaluation of these proposals and discussions with the current lessor, that to renew the
present lease would be in the best interest of the state, the renewal of an existing lease may
be renegotiated or the commissioner may enter into a lease with one of these proposers if
determined to be in the state's best interest. In making such a determination the
commissioner, or his designee, shall take into consideration, over the duration of the lease,
rental rates, the amount of funds necessary to relocate, any geographical considerations
particular to that state program, the amount of disruption to state business that may be
incurred in moving to a new location, and any other relevant factors presented.
B. Any lease for space under ten thousand square feet may be amended up to but not
to exceed a maximum of nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square feet.
C. Existing leases between a single state agency, a single lessor and affecting a single
building or buildings immediately adjacent to each other which leases have different
termination dates, may be renegotiated by the division of administration to perfect a single
lease for the whole of the space utilized under the existing leases. The renegotiated lease
shall not extend beyond the termination date of the latest existing lease, nor shall the price
per square foot paid under the new lease result in a total payment in excess of the total of the
combined payments under the preexisting leases.
D. In the event alterations or modifications of space currently under lease are
required to meet changed operating requirements, a lease may be amended. Such lease
amendment may, with approval of the division of administration, provide an adjustment in
monthly lease payments not to exceed twenty-five percent of the original annual lease price
per square foot, sufficient to reimburse the lessor for paying for the leasehold improvements;
provided, however, that any adjustment in monthly lease payments shall also require the
approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the continuance of an
adjustment in excess of the current lease shall be further contingent on the appropriation of
funds therefor in the following fiscal year.
E. A lease may be amended, with approval of the division of administration, to
provide an adjustment in monthly lease payments not to exceed ten percent of the original
annual lease price per square foot and not to exceed ten thousand dollars per year.