Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Part XXIII - Purchasing
Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations
Section XXIII-423 - Performance Bond

A. When specified in the invitation for bids, a performance bond made payable to the Department of Transportation and Development must be submitted prior to award.

B. Failure to submit a performance bond within the time allowed will result in disqualification or non-consideration of the bid.

C. Performance bonds shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an "A-" rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to 10 percent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.

D. No surety or insurance company shall write a performance bond which is in excess of the amount indicated as approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with an "A-" rating by A.M. Best up to a limit of 10 percent of policyholders' surplus as shown by A.M. Best; companies authorized by this Paragraph who are not on the Treasury List shall not write a performance bond when the penalty exceeds 15 percent of its capital and surplus, such capital and surplus being the amount by which the company's assets exceed its liabilities as reflected by the most recent financial statements filed by the company with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

E. The requirement of a performance bond cannot be waived. The conditions of the performance bond shall provide that failure to meet delivery requirements and specifications shall constitute a forfeiture of said bond to the extent of loss suffered by the department or shall constitute a forfeiture of said bond to the extent required to enable the Department of Transportation and Development to meet the requirements of the contract hereof.