LouisianaLouisiana coastal authority may use flexible construction contracts
The law lets Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority use ID/IQ contracts for coastal construction when it finds they serve the public interest.
What it does
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority may use ID/IQ contracts for coastal protection construction and related work when it finds that method serves the public interest.
The authority may award contracts to one or several contractors using different selection methods. For multiple awards, it must seek bids for each work order and choose the lowest responsive bidder.
An ID/IQ contract may run for up to five years at first, with extensions that cannot bring its total term above ten years. Signing it does not authorize construction work.
Argument forFor a work order under a multiple-award contract, the authority could compare bids from several contractors and choose the lowest responsive bidder.
Argument againstKeeping proposal scores and committee meetings private during procurement could make it harder for the public to see how contractors are judged.
More detail
The authority may use ID/IQ contracts for construction work on integrated coastal protection projects and related incidental work. The contracts cover integrated coastal protection projects and related incidental work let or to be let by the authority. The authority may use this method when it determines that doing so is in the public interest. Federal rules control when they apply and conflict with state law.
The authority may award a contract to one or several contractors and use the selection method allowed for that type of award. These selection rules apply to ID/IQ construction phase contracts and, for multiple awards, to work orders under those contracts. Single-award contracts may use low bid or best value; multiple-award contracts must use qualifications-based selection. For multiple-award contracts, the authority must request bids from the awarded contractors before each work order and issue it to the lowest responsive bidder. A single low-bid contract advertised under the existing low-bid law may follow that law instead. For procurements that require a notice of intent, the authority must advertise it at least ten business days before letters of interest are due.
An ID/IQ contract may last up to five years at first, with optional extensions that bring the total term to no more than ten years. These limits apply to ID/IQ construction phase contracts awarded by the authority. Signing the underlying contract does not authorize work or serve as notice to proceed. Performance bonds generally apply to each work order, unless the contract, work order, or a special provision sets another rule. The initial term cannot exceed five years, and the initial term plus any extensions cannot exceed ten years.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 882.Became Law
- Jun 9Effective date: 06/09/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1712). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1304). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 20Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 19Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18Reported with amendments.Minor
- May 7Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.Minor
- May 6Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- May 5Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#882). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 29Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
- Apr 28Reported with amendments (11-0).Minor
- Apr 22Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 21Reported with amendments (14-0).Minor
- Apr 1Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Minor
- Mar 31Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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