ENROLLEDSCAHB692 4379 3251 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Engrossed House Bill No.

692 BYby REPRESENTATIVERepresentative BROUSSARDBroussard ANAMENDMENT ACTNO. To enactR.S.

38:2212.1(Q)1 andOn (R),page relative1, toline local4, governmentalafter subdivision"equipment," agreementschange with"or qualifiedsupplies" groupto purchasing"supplies, organizations;or services" AMENDMENT NO.

2 On page 1, line 15, after "for the" change "purchase" to provide"procurement" forAMENDMENT definitions;NO.

to3 authorizeOn localpage governmental1, subdivisionsline to16, purchasechange materials,"or equipment,supplies" supplies,orservicesthroughqualifiedgrouppurchasingorganizationsundercertainto circumstances;to"supplies, provideforsolesourceprocurementpurchases;andtoor provideforservices" relatedAMENDMENT matters.NO.

Be4 itOn enactedpage by1, theline Legislature18, ofafter Louisiana:"equipment," change "or supplies" to "supplies, or services" AMENDMENT NO.

Section5 1.On page 2, line 7, after "equipment," change "or supplies" to "supplies, or services" AMENDMENT NO.

R.S.6 On page 2, line 8, after "being" change "purchased" to "procured" AMENDMENT NO.

38:2212.1(Q)7 On page 2, line 9, after "for the" delete the remainder of the line and (R)insert are"procurement herebyenactedof tomaterials, readequipment, assupplies, follows:or services." AMENDMENT NO.

§2212.1.8 On page 2, line 14, after "equipment," change "or supplies" to "supplies, or services" AMENDMENT NO.

Advertisement9 andOn lettingpage 2, line 15, change "purchased" to lowest"procured" responsibleand bidder;after "A" delete ""qualified " AMENDMENT NO.

materials10 On page 2, line 16, delete "group purchasing organization"" and supplies;insert "qualified group purchasing organization" AMENDMENT NO.

exemptions11 *On *page *2, Q.(1)line Notwithstanding18, anychange provision"purchase" of law contained in this Part to the"procure" contrary,AMENDMENT anyNO. local government subdivision, as defined in Article VI, Section 44(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, may enter into an agreement with one or more qualified group purchasing organizations for the procurement of materials, equipment, supplies, or services, including any related installation.

Any12 suchOn agreementshallrequirethequalifiedgrouppurchasingorganizationtosubmitapricepage Page2, 1line of19, 3after CODING:"equipment," and before "directly" delete "or supplies" and insert "supplies, or services" AMENDMENT NO.

Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored13 areOn additions.page 2, line 21, after "equipment," change "or supplies"to "supplies, or services" Page 1 of 2 SCAHB692 4379 3251 AMENDMENT NO.

HB14 On page 2, line 22, after "equipment," change "or supplies" to "supplies, or services" AMENDMENT NO.

69215 ENROLLEDOn listpage for2, materials,line equipment,25, supplies,after "equipment," change "or supplies" to "supplies, or servicesservices" thatPage it2 offers.of 2

The prices quoted on the list shall remain in effect for not less than three months.

Any such price list shall be considered to be a valid and binding bid by the qualified group purchasing organization during the effective period of the agreement, and no additional bid by the qualified group purchasing organization is necessary.

(2) The price list submitted bya qualified group purchasing organization is not a public record and shall not be available for public inspection.

The agreement establishing the price list and its effectivedate is, however, a public record,and that portion of the price list establishing the price of the materials, equipment, supplies, or services being procured shall become a public record at the time of opening of bidsorupontheexecutionofacontractfortheprocurementofmaterials,equipment, supplies, or services.

(3) As used in this Subsection, "qualified group purchasing organization" means an organization, whether for profit or not-for-profit, of which two or more of thelocalgovernmentalsubdivisionsasdescribedinParagraph(1)ofthisSubsection, areparticipatingorvotingmembersthereofandwhichsolicitproposalsorbidsfrom vendors of materials, equipment, supplies, or services of the type and nature as may be procured by any such department, agency, or nonprofit corporation.

A qualified group purchasing organization includes an external procurement activityas defined in R.S.

39:1556.

(4) Furthermore,anylocalgovernmentalsubdivisionmayprocurematerials, equipment, supplies, or services directly from or through a qualified group purchasing organization if either the price is less than that for the same or substantiallysimilar materials,equipment,supplies, orservicesonthestatecontract or bid list or if the same or substantially similar materials, equipment, supplies, or servicesarenotunderstatecontractoronthestatebidlist.

Nothingcontainedinthis Subsection shall be construed to authorize a local governmental subdivision to purchase materials, equipment, supplies, or services from or through an entity or vendor other than a qualified group purchasing organization as defined in this Subsection without using a procurement process otherwise provided bystate law.

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Acontractmaybeawardedforarequiredsupply,service,ormajorrepair without competition when, under regulations, the chief procurement officer or his designee above the level of procurement officer determines, in writing, that there is only one source for the required supply, service, or major repair item.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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