§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 a total value of one hundred fifty thousand dollars.

B.(1) For all contract work where the amount involved in the project is a sum in excess of ten thousand dollars, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall let same out by contract to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder by sealed proposals after at least six notices during a fifteen-day period calling for bidders, in the official journal of the city of New Orleans, on detailed plans and specifications approved by the board on file in the office of the board to be furnished to prospective bidders on application. The specifications shall always be that the contractor shall give bond with some surety company authorized to do business in New Orleans in an amount not less than one-half of the amount of the contract for the faithful performance of his contract. However, for contracts involving an amount less than fifty thousand dollars, the provisions of R.S. 38:2219(A)(3) shall apply.

(2) 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.

(3) Bids for work may require the bidders to attach a bid bond or a certified check for not more than five percent of the contract price of work to be done, as an evidence of good faith of the bidder. The board may publish other necessary notices and calls for bids.

(4) In every case the board may reject all bids and readvertise for new bids, and informalities may be waived in the interest of the board.

C. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 1126, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.

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.