HB 755: PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects (EN NO IMPACT See Note) - Louisiana

HB755 Original → HB755 Act 831 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the rules for indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional design service contracts in Louisiana. It clarifies that these flexible contracting methods apply only to projects with an estimated budget over one million dollars and excludes new building designs. The law now mandates a specific review process where the Division of Administration refers requests to the correct selection board, which then advertises the opportunity to qualified professionals.

Scope change

The bill restricts the use of indefinite delivery contracts to projects exceeding one million dollars and explicitly excludes the design of new buildings, while allowing single-task renovation orders up to thirteen million dollars.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a threshold requiring projects to have an estimated construction budget of more than one million dollars to qualify for these flexible contracts.

Explicitly prohibited the use of these contracts for designing new buildings, limiting their use to renovations and existing structures.

REQUIREMENT

Streamlined the referral process by removing the requirement for a committee vote to select the board, instead assigning the Division of Administration the duty to directly refer requests to the appropriate board.

Mandated that the designated selection board must advertise the contract opportunity once in the official state journal with specific details about the project and application instructions.

TIMELINE

Set a maximum contract term of two years with a total fee cap of one million dollars, allowing amendments to increase value only for ongoing project completion.

HB755 Enrolled → HB755 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from an enrolled version to an original draft, and the text was reorganized to clarify the distinction between small projects (under $1 million) and larger indefinite delivery contracts. The substantive policy changes include raising the threshold for single-task renovation orders from $13 million to a higher limit and adjusting the contract term limits to ensure consistency with the overall $1 million fee cap.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to explicitly exclude projects with estimated budgets of one million dollars or less from the indefinite delivery process, while maintaining the ability to use this method for larger, ongoing design needs.

ELIGIBILITY

The threshold for excluding small projects from indefinite delivery contracts was explicitly set at one million dollars or less.

FISCAL

The maximum fee for indefinite delivery design contracts remains at one million dollars, but the threshold for single-task renovation orders was adjusted to align with this cap.

TIMELINE

The contract term limit for indefinite delivery agreements was standardized to a maximum of two years.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill as an original draft rather than an enrolled version.

HB755 Reengrossed → HB755 Enrolled · 3 edits · May 29, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, removing the reengrossed status and page count discrepancies. The substantive policy content regarding indefinite delivery contracts remains unchanged, establishing rules for professional design services on projects over one million dollars.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on professional design services for projects exceeding one million dollars, with no changes to the underlying policy or applicability thresholds.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'REENGROSSED' header and replaced it with 'ENROLLED', indicating the bill is now in its final form ready for signing.

Deleted the 'Page 1 of 6' and 'Page 3 of 6' markers, updating the document to reflect the final 'Page 1 of 4' and 'Page 3 of 4' pagination.

Adjusted line numbers and spacing to align the text with the enrolled format, but the legal text of the act itself was not altered.

HB755 Engrossed → HB755 Reengrossed · 3 edits · May 28, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to update the header status and modify contract limitations. The most significant change is the addition of a cap for single-task renovation orders at $13 million, while the term limit for indefinite delivery contracts was removed.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding contract limits was narrowed for renovations by adding a specific dollar threshold, while the general term limit for indefinite delivery contracts was eliminated.

FISCAL

Added a specific limit stating that single task orders for renovations shall not exceed thirteen million dollars.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional design service contracts must have a maximum term of two years.

TECHNICAL

Changed a reference from 'Subsection (B)(4)' to 'Paragraph (4) of this Subsection' for clarity.

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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