Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.10

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Office: means the office of engineering of the Department of Transportation and Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Project: means a program or engineering activity, either new or continuing, exclusive of modifications to drainage structures located within state highway rights-of-way, that will be planned and implemented with the primary goal being the reduction of existing flood damages. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1

A.  Sponsoring authorities with a population of fifty thousand persons or more shall be responsible for the preparation of plans and specifications for their respective projects.  These authorities shall also be responsible for the letting of bids for construction, and the supervision of construction for all projects in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.  

B.  For sponsoring authorities with a population of less than fifty thousand persons, the office may prepare the necessary plans and specifications, may let the contract for bid, and may supervise the construction of the project.  

Acts 1983, No. 224, §1.