RS 291 - Selection procedure; evaluation teams
A. Except for research projects, an evaluation team consisting of five department personnel shall evaluate the qualifications of the responding consultant firms. The consultant contract services administrator, or his authorized designee, shall serve as chairman of the evaluation team. The consultant contract services administrator, or his authorized designee, shall select evaluation team members from department personnel who possess experience and qualifications relevant to services to be performed for the project. In addition other persons as determined by the chairman may be called for informational purposes. At least three members of the selected team shall evaluate the qualifications of responding consultants. The consultant contract services administrator, or his designee, serves ex officio and does not evaluate the responding consultant firms. The consultant contract services administrator, or his designee, shall report the results of the evaluation team members to the secretary for all projects except Louisiana Transportation Research Center projects.
B. The Louisiana Transportation Research Center project selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Louisiana Transportation Research Center "Manual of Research Procedures" for Louisiana Transportation Research Center projects.
Acts 1991, No. 784, §1; Acts 2009, No. 255, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.