Committee told to enforce RFQ minimums and require bonding commitment

Sep 2, 2026

LPSS instructed the selection committee to use the RFQ minimum-requirements checklist (section 4.1) and to require the surety commitment letter (RFQ section 4.4, tab 7); proposers failing minimums will not be ranked.

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Committee members were given a minimum-requirements checklist to use on each SOQ and told that minimum qualifications — including Louisiana building-construction licensing, required experience, and bonding commitment — are pass/fail criteria. The chair stressed, "If a proposer does not meet the applicable minimum requirements, that proposer is not ranked," and repeated that administrative omissions (such as missing signatures) may instead be LPSS responsiveness issues handled separately.

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