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Dear Ms. Orgeron:

Your request for an Attorney General's Opinion has been assigned to me for research and reply. On behalf of the Lafourche Ambulance District #1 ("District"), you have asked for our opinion on a matter related to Louisiana's Public Bid Law, La.Rev.Stat. 33:2212, et seq.

According to your opinion request, the District advertised for bids on a Proposed Emergency Substation Site Improvements project. The notice stated that there would be a mandatory pre-bid conference held on April 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. One contractor showed up for the pre-bid conference. The project was…