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urn: urn:us-la:rs:48:285
citation: "R.S. 48:285"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 48 › Chapter 1 › Part XIII-A"
acts_citations:
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  - { year: 2007, number: 40, section: 1, effective_date: 2008-01-01, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2009, number: 255, section: 1, effective_date: 2009-07-01, role: amendment }
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# Purpose

It is the purpose of this Part to prescribe the policy of the Department of Transportation and Development and other grantee agencies applicable to employment of consultants for construction and preconstruction engineering services, research, planning, environmental, and other activities by a competitive process and a noncompetitive process, except those services under the authority of R.S. 39:1481 through 1526, R.S. 48:250.2, R.S. 48:250.3, and R.S. 48:292.1.