LAC 31:III.109. Responsibility of Drayage and Storage Bidders

A. The Secretary of State or his designee may make reasonable inquiries to determine the responsibility of prospective contractors. In making his determination, the following factors will be considered: 1. has available the appropriate financial, material, equipment, and personnel resources and expertise, or the ability to obtain them, necessary to indicate the capability to meet all contractual requirements; 2. has a satisfactory record of performance on previous state contracts and with other persons; 3. is qualified legally to contract with the state of Louisiana; 4. has supplied an affidavit of No Felony Conviction attesting to the fact that the proposed contractor and/or the principal officers of a corporation are not currently under an order of imprisonment for any felony conviction or have not been convicted of a lesser election offense under Title 18 or an offense involving an election, voting equipment or an election official; and 5. has reasonably supplied any information requested by the Secretary of State in establishing responsibility. B. Each bidder who is determined to be non-responsible shall be notified in writing. Such notification shall state all reasons for disqualification, and give each bidder who is proposed to be disqualified, a reasonable opportunity to refute the reasons for disqualification at an informal hearing.