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urn: urn:us-la:rs:39:1656
citation: "R.S. 39:1656"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 39 › Subtitle III › Chapter 17 › Part IV"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1979, number: 715, section: 1, effective_date: 1980-07-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 864, section: 2, effective_date: 2015-01-01, role: amendment }
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# Escalation clause

Bid specifications may contemplate a fixed escalation or de-escalation in accordance with a recognized price index. Such index may include but not be limited to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index and Wholesale Price Index. Bids based on specifications which are subject to a recognized escalation index shall be legal and valid.