LAC 70:I.915 – Application by the Contractor or Consultant for Requalification

A. Applications for requalification following debarment shall be submitted in writing to the chief engineer of the department.
B. The Debarment Committee shall conduct a hearing and consider the arguments of the applicant for requalification. The applicant may appear in person.
C. The Debarment Committee may terminate a debarment or may reduce the period or extent of a debarment upon application of the contractor/consultant for reasons considered appropriate by the committee, such as:
1. 1. newly discovered relevant evidence;
2. 2. reversal of the conviction or judgment upon which debarment was based;
3. 3. a bona fide change in ownership or management of the contractor/consultant; or
4. 4. elimination of the cause or causes for which debarment was imposed.
D. The Debarment Committee shall render a decision concerning requalification within 14 days of the hearing.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:295 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways/Engineering, LR 30:1490 (July 2004).