Sec. 4b-58. (Formerly Sec. 4-134d). Contracting for consultant services.
Sec. 4b-60. State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration.
Sec. 4b-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-131). Alterations, repairs or additions to real assets. Selection of consultants for certain projects. (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any real asset, except any dam, flood or erosion control system, highway, bridge or any mass transit, marine or aviation transportation facility, a facility of the Connecticut Marketing Authority, an asset of the Department of Agriculture program established pursuant to section 26-237a, or any building under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, involving an expenditure in excess of one million dollars, and except that: (1) The University of Connecticut shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any project, as defined in subdivision (16) of section 10a-109c, notwithstanding the amount of the expenditure involved, and (2) (A) until June 30, 2028, (i) the Judicial Branch may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars, (ii) each constituent unit of the state system of higher education may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars, and (iii) the Military Department may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars; and (B) on and after July 1, 2028, the maximum dollar amounts listed in subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(iii), inclusive, of this subdivision for which the Judicial Branch, each such constituent unit and the Military Department shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of real assets shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. In any decision to remodel, alter, repair or enlarge any real asset, the commissioner shall consider the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall (1) adjust the maximum dollar amounts listed in subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(iii), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section by the percentage change in the Producer Price Index by Commodity: Construction (Partial) (WPU80), not seasonally adjusted, or its successor index, as calculated by the United States Department of Labor, over the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars; and (2) post such adjusted dollar amounts on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services.
(c) No officer, department, institution, board, commission or council of the state government, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Connecticut Marketing Authority, the Department of Agriculture for purposes of the program established pursuant to section 26-237a, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, the Judicial Branch, a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or the Military Department as authorized in subsection (a) of this section, shall, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to any real asset involving an expenditure of more than one million dollars.
(d) The plans necessary for any such remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any state humane institution, as defined in section 17b-222, shall be subject to the approval of the administrative head of such humane institution.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may select consultants to be on a list established for the purpose of providing any consultant services. Such list shall be established as provided in sections 4b-56 and 4b-57. The commissioner may enter into a contract with any consultant on such list to perform a range of consultant services or to perform a range of tasks pursuant to a task letter detailing services to be performed under such contract.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (A) compile a list of architects, professional engineers and construction administrators for the limited purpose of providing consultant services for a particular program involving various projects for the construction of new buildings or renovations to existing buildings where such buildings are under the operation and control of either the Military Department, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or the Judicial Branch, and (B) enter into a contract with any architect, professional engineer or construction administrator on such list for such limited purpose, except that (i) the Adjutant General may perform the functions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision for any such building under the operation and control of the Military Department, and (ii) the Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's designee, may perform the functions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision for any such building under the operation and control of the Judicial Branch when the cost of such consultant services is estimated to not exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
(3) As used in this subsection, “consultant” means “consultant” as defined in section 4b-55, “consultant services” means “consultant services” as defined in section 4b-55, and “program” means multiple projects involving the planning, design, construction, repair, improvement or expansion of specified buildings, facilities or site improvements, wherein the work (A) will be of a repetitive nature, (B) will share a common funding source that imposes particular requirements, or (C) would be significantly facilitated if completed by the same design professional or construction administrator.
(f) Costs for projects authorized under subsection (c) of this section shall be charged to the bond fund account for the project for which such costs are incurred. The Department of Administrative Services shall develop procedures for expediting the administration of projects for alterations, repairs or additions authorized under said subsection.
(g) Any state agency proposing to remodel, alter or enlarge any real asset shall submit a statement to the commissioner demonstrating the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.
(1949 Rev., S. 203; March, 1950, S. 1899d; 1957, P.A. 150, S. 2; 457, S. 2; P.A. 73-488; P.A. 75-326; 75-365, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 81-421, S. 2, 9; P.A. 82-114, S. 1, 2; 82-369, S. 17, 28; 82-438, S. 3, 6; P.A. 83-487, S. 23, 33; P.A. 84-48, S. 9, 17; P.A. 85-567, S. 1, 6; P.A. 87-496, S. 32, 110; 87-529, S. 1; P.A. 88-117, S. 3, 5; 88-231, S. 3; 88-291, S. 3, 6; P.A. 91-200, S. 2, 3; 91-230, S. 8, 17; P.A. 93-201, S. 4, 24; P.A. 95-230, S. 35, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 19, 26; P.A. 98-235, S. 5; P.A. 99-75, S. 4; P.A. 01-172, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-213, S. 17; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 67; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-188, S. 7; P.A. 16-110, S. 1; P.A. 22-26, S. 1; P.A. 23-205, S. 105; P.A. 25-91, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 73-488 gave commissioner of transportation power to make or contract for real estate expenditures; P.A. 75-326 gave heads of humane institutions authority to approve or disapprove plans for changes to institutions under their control; P.A. 75-365 raised expenditures amount to $50,000, and required public works commissioner's approval of all contracts; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 81-421 excluded the supervision of the alteration of mass transit, marine or aviation transportation facilities from the duties of the commissioner; P.A. 82-114 increased amount from $50,000 to $100,000; P.A. 82-369 also increased the amount of expenditure involved from $50,000 or more to $100,000 or more and added provision that amount of expenditure involved in such an alteration, repair or addition made or contracted for by any such officer, department, institution, board, commission or council, may, with prior approval of said commissioner, exceed $100,000 up to a maximum of $250,000; P.A. 82-438 amended section to provide that commissioner of administrative services does not have charge and supervision of remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of state capitol building and to authorize legislative management committee to make or contract for alterations, repairs or additions to the capitol; P.A. 83-487 added exception for Connecticut marketing authority and its facilities; P.A. 84-48 excepted any building under the supervision and control of the joint committee on legislative management, where previously exception was for state capitol building; P.A. 85-567 divided section into Subsecs., amended Subsec. (a) to permit departments and institutions to have charge and supervision over and to contract for alterations, repairs and additions involving expenditures of up to $250,000, where previously the limit was $100,000 and added a Subsec. (d) re selection of architects and engineers, maximum fees for technical services and expedited project administration; P.A. 87-496 replaced commissioner and department of administrative services with commissioner and department of public works; P.A. 87-529 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to provide that each constituent unit of the state system of higher education have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than $500,000; P.A. 88-117 added an exception to the fee limit in Subsec. (d) for projects of constituent units and made a technical change in Subsec. (e); P.A. 88-231 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring commissioner to consider capabilities of real assets to facilitate recycling programs and added Subsec. (e) requiring statements by agencies proposing to remodel, alter or enlarge real assets demonstrating the capability of such real assets to facilitate recycling; P.A. 88-291 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding the exception for the department of agriculture program established pursuant to Sec. 26-237a; Sec. 4-131 transferred to Sec. 4b-51 in 1989; P.A. 91-200 amended Subsec. (a) to exclude from commissioner's authority the control of any “dam, flood or erosion control system”; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) added “construction” and changed $500,000 to $1,000,000 in the exception concerning the constituent units of the state system of higher education and in Subsec. (d) changed $50,000 to $150,000; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the expenditure limit for a constituent unit from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and amended Subsec. (d) to increase the fee limit for projects of a constituent unit from $150,000 to $300,000, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-230 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for The University of Connecticut, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-235 amended Subsec. (d) by substituting “consultants” for “architects and engineers”, “consultant services” for “architectural and engineering technical services” and $50,000 for $25,000 and adding the definitions of “consultant” and “consultant services”; P.A. 99-75 substituted $500,000 for $250,000 in Subsecs. (a) and (b); P.A. 01-172 amended Subsec. (d) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), making a technical change therein, and add Subdiv. (2) re applications and advertisements for consultants; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Department of Agriculture with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 07-213 amended Subsec. (d) to authorize commissioner to select consultants in accordance with Secs. 4b-56 and 4b-57 and enter into a contract with any such consultant to perform a range of consultant services or tasks, make technical changes and delete former Subdiv. (2) re application process for inclusion on consultant list, effective July 1, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (1) re Judicial Branch supervision and insert Subdiv. designators (2) and (3) and amended Subsec. (b) to insert reference to Judicial Branch, effective October 5, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-188 amended Subsec. (d) to designate provisions re consultant selection as Subdiv. (1), to insert Subdiv. (2) re contracts with architects, professional engineers and construction administrators, to designate definitions as Subdiv. (3) and to add definition of “program” therein, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-110 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (4) re Military Department charge and supervision, amended Subsec. (b) to add “or the Military Department” and amended Subsec. (d)(2)(B) to add provision re exception permitting Adjutant General to perform certain functions, effective June 3, 2016; P.A. 22-26 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to increase the expenditure limit for the Judicial Branch from $1,250,000 to $2,000,000, effective May 10, 2022; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing expenditure amount of Joint Committee on Legislative Management from $500,000 to $1,000,000, designating existing provisions re The University of Connecticut as Subdiv. (1) instead of Subdiv. (3), redesignating existing Subdivs. (1), (2) and (4) as Subdiv. (2)(A)(i) to (iii) and amending same to increase expenditure amounts from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000, adding Subdiv. (2)(B) re requirement for adjustment of maximum dollar amounts, added new Subsec. (b) re method and posting of adjustment of maximum dollar amounts, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended same to increase amount from $500,000 to $1,000,000, redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) to (f) as Subsecs. (d) to (g) and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-91 amended Subsec. (e)(2)(A) by adding reference to Judicial Branch and making technical changes and amended Subsec. (e)(2)(B) by adding exception for Chief Court Administrator or designee to perform functions described in Subparas. (A) and (B) for building under control and operation of Judicial Branch when cost of consultant services is estimated not to exceed $300,000, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-53. (Formerly Sec. 4-131a). Allocation of bond proceeds for art work in construction or remodeling of state buildings. State building works of art account. Maintenance account. Regulations. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: “State building” means any building or facility owned or leased by the state of Connecticut and open to the public or intended for such use, exclusive of any shed, warehouse, garage, building of a temporary nature or building located on the grounds of a correctional institution; “proposal development expenses” means the cost of preparing a detailed drawing, model or plan as determined by the Department of Economic and Community Development; and “work of art” means art work which is to be an integrated part of such state building, including but not limited to, fresco, mosaic, sculpture and other architectural embellishment or functional art created by a professional artist, artisan or craftsperson, and any work of visual art which is not to be an integrated part of such state building, including but not limited to, a drawing, painting, sculpture, mosaic, photograph, work of calligraphy or work of graphic art or mixed media. “Work of art” as used in this section shall not include landscape architecture or landscape gardening.
(b) The State Bond Commission, in the allocation of proceeds of state bonds for purposes of construction, reconstruction or remodeling of any state building, shall allocate for works of art, with respect to each such project and for the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, an amount from such proceeds not less than one per cent of the total estimated cost of such construction, reconstruction or remodeling, exclusive of (1) the cost of any land acquisition, (2) any nonconstruction costs including the cost of such work of art, and (3) any augmentations to such cost, provided any such allocation for work of art as provided in this section must be approved, prior to authorization of such allocation by the State Bond Commission, by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development. Such allocation may be used to reimburse any artist, artisan, craftsperson or person who creates a work of art, for proposal development expenses when the Department of Economic and Community Development requests such proposal development or to compensate persons who, at the request of the Department of Economic and Community Development determine whether such works of art require proposal development.
(c) There is established a state building works of art account, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The moneys within said account shall be used (1) for the purchase of works of art from distinguished Connecticut artists, which shall be placed on public view in state buildings, (2) to establish a bank of major works of art, from which individual works of art may be circulated among state buildings, public art museums and nonprofit galleries, and (3) for repair of all works acquired under this section. The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which shall (A) indicate the portion of the one per cent allocation under subsection (b) of this section, up to one quarter of such allocation, which shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to said account, (B) set forth the manner in which the moneys in said account shall be allocated and expended for the purposes of this subsection, and (C) establish procedures to ensure accountability in maintaining the integrity of such bank of works of art.
(d) There is established a subaccount within the state buildings works of art account, established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, to be known as the “maintenance account” to be used solely for the conservation, repair and cleaning of artworks commissioned and purchased for state buildings pursuant to this section. The Department of Economic and Community Development shall determine what percentage of the one per cent allocation pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, up to ten per cent of such allocation, to credit to said subaccount.
(e) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall, with respect to a work of art in any project under subsection (b) of this section, be responsible for the selection of any artist, artisan or craftsperson, review of any design or plan, and execution, completion, acceptance and placement of such work of art, provided any work of art to be located in any building under the supervision, security, utilization and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall be approved by said committee. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with said department, (1) shall be responsible for the contractual arrangements with any such artist, artisan or craftsperson, and (2) shall adopt regulations concerning implementation of the purposes of subsection (b) of this section and this subsection.
(P.A. 78-215, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-260; P.A. 87-368; 87-496, S. 33, 110; 87-589, S. 71, 87; P.A. 89-383, S. 14, 16; P.A. 90-230, S. 9, 101; P.A. 95-226, S. 9, 30; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 05-288, S. 23; P.A. 08-78, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 137; 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 25-110, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 86-260 added definition of “proposal development expenses” and added provision allowing reimbursement for such expenses and allowing compensation to persons who determine whether proposal development is required; P.A. 87-368 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to Subsec. (c), added new Subsec. (c) re state building works of art account, relettered former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and amended Subsec. (d) to divide responsibilities under the Subsec. to state commission on the arts, commissioner of administrative services and joint committee on legislative management; P.A. 87-496 and P.A. 87-589 replaced commissioner of administrative services with commissioner of public works; Sec. 4-131a transferred to Sec. 4b-53 in 1989; P.A. 89-383 amended Subsec. (a) to exclude from definition of “state building” any building located on the grounds of a correctional institution; P.A. 90-230 made a technical correction in Subsec. (a); P.A. 95-226 amended Subsec. (c) to add circulation to public art museums and nonprofit galleries in Subdiv. (2) and to add Subdiv. (3) re repair of works of art, effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: The word “statute” in Subdiv. (3) was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “section” for consistency with customary statutory usage); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced State Commission on the Arts with Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (d), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-78 made a technical change in Subsecs. (b) and (c), added new Subsec. (d) re maintenance account and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e), effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsecs. (a) to (e) to replace “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Department of Economic and Community Development” and, in Subsec. (e) to replace “commission” with “department”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 25-110 amended Subsec. (c) to delete reference to General Fund, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-55. (Formerly Sec. 4-134a). State Construction Services Selection Panel; Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Construction Services Panel. Definitions. As used in this section, section 4b-1 and sections 4b-56 to 4b-59, inclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Administrative Services;
(2) “Consultant” means (A) any architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, land surveyor, accountant, interior designer, environmental professional or construction administrator, who is registered or licensed to practice such person's profession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the general statutes, or (B) any planner or financial specialist;
(3) “Consultant services” includes those professional services rendered by architects, professional engineers, landscape architects, land surveyors, accountants, interior designers, environmental professionals, construction administrators, planners or financial specialists, as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ are authorized to perform;
(4) “Firm” means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or other legal entity (A) authorized by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, land surveying, accounting, interior design, environmental or construction administration, or (B) practicing the profession of planning or financial specialization;
(5) “Priority higher education facility project” means any project which is part of a state program to repair, renovate, enlarge, equip, purchase or construct (A) instructional facilities, (B) academic core facilities, including library, research and laboratory facilities, (C) student residential or related student dining facilities, or (D) utility systems related to such projects, which are or will be operated under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of any constituent unit of the state system of higher education, except The University of Connecticut provided the project is included in the comprehensive facilities master plan of the constituent unit in the most recent state facility plan of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4b-23;
(6) “Project” means any state program requiring consultant services if the cost of such services is estimated to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, adjusted annually on and after July 1, 2024, in accordance with the provisions of section 4b-59a;
(7) “Selection panel” or “panel” means the State Construction Services Selection Panel established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4b-56 or, in the case of a Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority project pursuant to section 10a-186a, means the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Construction Services Panel established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4b-56;
(8) “User agency” means the state department or agency requesting the project or the agency for which such project is being undertaken pursuant to law;
(9) “Community court project” means (A) any project to renovate and improve a facility designated for the community court established pursuant to section 51-181c, and (B) the renovation and improvement of other state facilities required for the relocation of any state agency resulting from the placement of the community court;
(10) “Downtown Hartford higher education center project” means a project to develop a higher education center, as defined in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of section 32-600, and as described in subsection (a) of section 32-612, for the Connecticut State Community College;
(11) “Correctional facility project” means any project (A) which is part of a state program to repair, renovate, enlarge or construct facilities which are or will be operated by the Department of Correction, and (B) for which there is an immediate need for completion in order to remedy prison and jail overcrowding; and
(12) “Juvenile residential center project” means any project (A) which is part of a state program to repair, renovate, enlarge or construct juvenile residential centers which are or will be operated by the Judicial Department, and (B) for which there is an immediate need for completion in order to remedy overcrowding.
(P.A. 79-450, S. 1, 8; P.A. 82-369, S. 18, 28; P.A. 85-567, S. 3, 6; P.A. 87-496, S. 38, 110; 87-529, S. 4; P.A. 88-117, S. 4, 5; P.A. 89-353, S. 1, 8; P.A. 90-261, S. 1, 19; P.A. 91-230, S. 1, 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9, S. 6, 10; P.A. 92-228, S. 4, 9; P.A. 93-201, S. 6, 24; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 3, 203; P.A. 95-152, S. 1; 95-230, S. 37, 45; P.A. 96-235, S. 5, 19; P.A. 97-293, S. 11, 26; P.A. 98-21, S. 2; 98-59, S. 2, 3; 98-235, S. 4; P.A. 99-26, S. 2, 39; 99-75, S. 6; 99-241, S. 48, 66; P.A. 00-192, S. 15, 102; P.A. 01-26, S. 4; 01-172, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 15, 28; P.A. 03-215, S. 11; P.A. 05-287, S. 49; P.A. 07-213, S. 18; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 12-133, S. 10; 12-156, S. 3; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-81, S. 2; P.A. 18-31, S. 10; P.A. 21-104, S. 2; P.A. 23-205, S. 107; P.A. 25-22, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 82-369 redefined “project” by increasing the estimated cost of design professional services from $10,000 to $25,000; P.A. 85-567 amended definition of “project”, increasing dollar amount for construction costs from one hundred thousand to $250,000; P.A. 87-496 redefined “commissioner” as public works rather than administrative services commissioner; P.A. 87-529 redefined “project” by increasing dollar amount for construction costs in the case of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education from $250,000 to $500,000; P.A. 88-117 amended Subsec. (e)(1) to provide an exception for constituent units, of the state system of higher education; Sec. 4-134a transferred to Sec. 4b-55 in 1989; P.A. 89-353 added definition of “emergency correctional facility project” and relettered former Subsecs. (d) to (g), inclusive; P.A. 90-261 amended the definition of “emergency correctional facility project” to change the deadline for the commencement of the project from June 30, 1990, to December 31, 1991, and to increase the maximum estimated construction cost from $12,000,000 to $20,000,000; P.A. 91-230 inserted definition of “priority higher education facility project” as Subsec. (f), relettering former Subsecs. accordingly and in Subsec. (g) changed $50,000 to $150,000 in Subdiv. (1), and $500,000 to $1,000,000 in Subdiv. (2); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9 amended Subsec. (d)(2) to substitute December 31, 1993, for December 31, 1991; P.A. 92-228 amended Subsec. (h) to change name of panel from “design professional services selection panel” to “state construction services selection panel”; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (g) defining “project” to increase the limits for a constituent unit from $150,000 to $300,000 for design services and from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 for construction costs for higher education projects, effective July 1, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 added definition of “University of Connecticut library project” and relettered former Subsecs. (f) to (j), inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-152 amended Subsec. (d)(1) to delete provision that the immediate need for completion of such facility project “has been certified by the advisory commission pursuant to section 18-87f”, reflecting the repeal of said section by the same public act; P.A. 95-230 amended Subsecs. (g) and (h) to add exception for The University of Connecticut, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 96-235 amended Subsec. (b) by changing defined term from “design professional” to “consultant” and including registered or licensed accountants, interior designers, environmental professionals and construction administrators and any planner, construction manager or financial specialist in such definition, amended Subsec. (c) by changing defined term from “design professional services” to “consultant services” and including services rendered by accountants, interior designers, environmental professionals, construction administrators, planners, construction managers and financial specialists in such definition, amended Subsec. (f) by adding entities authorized by law to practice profession of accounting, interior design, environmental or construction administration or practicing profession of planning, construction management or financial specialization to definition of “firm” and amended Subsec. (h) by substituting “consultant services” for “design professionals”, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-293 redefined “selection panel” or “panel” to include the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Construction Services Panel, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-21 added Subsec. (k) defining “community court project”; P.A. 98-59 changed effective date of P.A. 98-21 from October 1, 1998, to April 13, 1998; P.A. 98-235 deleted reference to Sec. 4b-23(i) in introductory text and amended Subsec. (h), defining “project”, by substituting $50,000 for $25,000 in Subdiv. (1) and $400,000 for $250,000 in Subdiv. (2); P.A. 99-26 added Subsec. (l), designated by the Revisors as Subsec. (k) defining the “Connecticut Juvenile Training School project” and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 7, 1999; P.A. 99-75 repealed Subsec. (d) which defined “Emergency correctional facility project”, relettered former Subsecs. (e) to (k), inclusive, accordingly and substituted $500,000 for $400,000 in relettered Subsec. (g), defining “project”; P.A. 99-241 made a technical change in Subsec. (b) for purposes of gender neutrality and added new Subsec. (l) re downtown Hartford higher education center, effective June 28, 1999; P.A. 00-192 added Subsecs. (m) and (n) defining “correctional facility project” and “juvenile detention center project”, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-26 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 01-172 amended Subsec. (g) to substitute “and” for “or” between Subdivs. (1) and (2); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 amended Subsec. (k) to make technical changes and include in the definition of “Connecticut Juvenile Training School” a provision for a separate facility for girls, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-215 redefined “consultant”, “consultant services” and “firm” by deleting references to “construction managers” and “construction management”, effective October 1, 2004; P.A. 05-287 amended Subsec. (i) to redefine “user agency” to include the agency for which the project is being undertaken pursuant to law, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 07-213 amended Subsec. (g) to redefine “project”, effective July 10, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-133 amended Subsec. (j)(1) to delete “pilot program”; P.A. 12-156 amended Subsec. (f) to delete reference to Sec. 10-4a, effective June 15, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-81 redesignated existing Subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) to (n) as Subdivs. (1) to (13), deleted former Subsec. (d) defining “University of Connecticut library project”, amended redesignated Subdiv. (6) to redefine “project” by changing $300,000 to $500,000 and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 18-31 deleted former Subdiv. (10) defining “Connecticut Juvenile Training School project” and redesignated existing Subdivs. (11) to (13) as Subdivs. (10) to (12), effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 21-104 amended Subdiv. (12) to replace “detention” with “residential”, effective January 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 amended Subdiv. (6) by changing $500,000 to $750,000 and adding provision re annual adjustment, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-22 amended Subdiv. (10) to replace reference to regional community-technical college system with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-56. (Formerly Sec. 4-134b). State construction services selection panels, and Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority construction services panels, established. Membership. (a) There shall be established within the Department of Administrative Services state construction services selection panels which (1) for projects valued at seven million five hundred thousand dollars or more, consist of five members, four of whom are current or retired employees of the Department of Administrative Services appointed by the commissioner and one of whom is appointed by the head or acting head of the user agency, and (2) for projects valued at less than seven million five hundred thousand dollars, consist of three members, two of whom are current or retired employees of the Department of Administrative Services appointed by the commissioner and one of whom is appointed by the head or acting head of the user agency. Each member of a section panel, regardless of the appointing authority, shall serve only for deliberations involving the project for which such member is appointed.
(b) A panel established pursuant to subsection (a), (c) or (e) of this section shall not be deemed to be a board or commission within the meaning of section 4-9a.
(c) There shall be established within the Department of Administrative Services Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority construction services panels which shall consist of five members. Three of such members shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall serve only for deliberations involving the project for which such members are appointed and shall be current employees of the Department of Administrative Services. The remaining members shall be appointed by the head or acting head of the user agency and shall serve only for deliberations involving the project for which such members are appointed.
(d) The panels established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be the selection panels only for Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority projects pursuant to section 10a-89b.
(e) There shall be established, within the Department of Administrative Services, a State Construction Services Selection Panel that shall consist of three members. Such members shall be appointed by the commissioner, shall be current employees of the Department of Administrative Services or any agency for which consultant services may be contracted, and shall serve only for deliberations involving the selection of consultants under subsection (e) of section 4b-51 for which the employees are appointed.
(P.A. 79-450, S. 3, 8; P.A. 87-496, S. 39, 110; P.A. 91-43, S. 2; P.A. 92-228, S. 5, 9; P.A. 96-235, S. 15, 19; P.A. 97-47, S. 49; 97-293, S. 12, 26; P.A. 07-213, S. 15, 19; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-51, S. 1; 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 23-205, S. 110; P.A. 25-168, S. 76.)
History: P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” department; Sec. 4-134b transferred to Sec. 4b-56 in 1989; P.A. 91-43 amended Subsec. (a) to allow either current or retired employees to be appointed by commissioner to panel; P.A. 92-228 amended Subsec. (a) by changing name of panel from “state design professional services selection panel” to “state construction services selection panel”; P.A. 96-235 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing membership of panel from six to five and decreasing number of appointments by Commissioner of Public Works from five to four, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-47 rearranged provisions in Subsec. (a); P.A. 97-293 added Subsecs. (c) and (d) re Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Construction Services Panel, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-213 amended Subsec. (a) to establish more than one panel, provide that members appointed by commissioner serve only for deliberations involving the project for which the member is appointed, eliminate one-year term for such members, and remove commissioner's authority to fill vacancies on the panel, made a technical change in Subsec. (b), amended Subsec. (c) to establish more than one panel, provide that members appointed by commissioner serve only for deliberations involving the project for which the member is appointed, eliminate one-year term for such members, and remove commissioner's authority to fill vacancies on the panel, made technical changes in Subsec. (d), and added Subsecs. (e) and (f) re State Construction Services Selection Panel for selection of consultants under Sec. 4b-51(d), effective July 10, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-51 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions re members as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to add reference to projects valued at $5,000,000 or more and to add Subdiv. (2) re projects valued at less than $5,000,000, amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to panel established under Subsec. (a), (c) or (e), amended Subsec. (d) to delete provision re not being deemed a board or commission under Sec. 4-9a, amended Subsec. (e) to decrease number of members from 5 to 3, and deleted former Subsec. (f) re not being deemed a board or commission under Sec. 4-9a, effective July 1, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (e) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to increase project value from $5,000,000 or more to $7,500,000 or more, amended Subsec. (a)(2) to change project value from $5,000,000 or less to $7,500,000 or less and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-57. (Formerly Sec. 4-134c). Consultant services. Invitation of responses. Consideration by selection panel. (a) Whenever consultant services are required by the commissioner in fulfilling the responsibilities under section 4b-1, and in the case of each project, the commissioner shall invite responses from such firms by posting notice on the State Contracting Portal, except that the commissioner may receive consultant services under a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (e) of section 4b-51. The commissioner shall prescribe, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, the advance notice required for, the manner of submission, and conditions and requirements of, such responses.
(b) In the case of a project, the responses received shall be considered by the selection panel. The panel shall select from among those responding no fewer than three firms, which such panel determines in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner are most qualified to perform the required consultant services. In the case of any project that requires consultant services by an architect or professional engineer, additional criteria to be considered by such panel in selecting a list of the most qualified firms shall include: (1) Such firm's knowledge of this state's building and fire codes, and (2) the geographic location of such firm in relation to the geographic location of the proposed project. The selection panel shall submit a list of the most qualified firms to the commissioner for the commissioner's consideration unless fewer than three responses for a particular project have been received, in which case the panel shall submit the names of all firms who have submitted responses.
(c) In the case of consultants selected under subsection (e) of section 4b-51, except consultants selected under subparagraph (B)(ii) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 4b-51, the responses received shall be considered by the selection panel. The panel shall select, from among those persons responding, a list of those persons most qualified to perform the consultant services. Knowledge of the state building and fire code and whether the consultant is a micro business, as defined in subsection (c) of section 4a-59, shall be considered in determining a consultant's qualifications.
(P.A. 79-450, S. 4, 8; P.A. 80-483, S. 13, 186; P.A. 96-235, S. 11, 19; P.A. 05-287, S. 29; P.A. 06-196, S. 32; P.A. 07-213, S. 20; P.A. 10-190, S. 1; P.A. 16-81, S. 3; P.A. 23-205, S. 111; P.A. 25-91, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 80-483 made technical changes; Sec. 4-134c transferred to Sec. 4b-57 in 1989; P.A. 96-235 substituted “consultant” for “design professional”, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 05-287 amended Subsec. (b) to provide additional criteria to be considered by the panel in the case of a project that requires consultant services by an architect or professional engineer, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 07-213 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and create exception for consultant services under contract entered into pursuant to Sec. 4b-51(d) and added Subsec. (c) re consultants selected under Sec. 4b-51(d), effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 10-190 amended Subsec. (c) to include consideration of whether consultant is a micro business, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 16-81 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re advertising in newspaper with provision re posting notice on State Contracting Portal, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-91 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “except consultants selected under subparagraph (B)(ii) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 4b-51,”, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-58. (Formerly Sec. 4-134d). Contracting for consultant services. (a)(1) Except in the case of a project, a priority higher education facility project, a project, as defined in subdivision (16) of section 10a-109c, undertaken by The University of Connecticut, a community court project, a correctional facility project, a juvenile residential center project, a project undertaken by the Judicial Branch in which the cost of the consultant services is estimated not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars and the downtown Hartford higher education center project, the commissioner shall negotiate a contract for consultant services with the firm most qualified, in the commissioner's judgment, at compensation which the commissioner determines is both fair and reasonable to the state. (2) In the case of a project, the commissioner shall negotiate a contract for such services with the most qualified firm from among the list of firms submitted by the panel at compensation which the commissioner determines in writing to be fair and reasonable to the state. If the commissioner is unable to conclude a contract with any of the firms recommended by the panel, the commissioner shall, after issuing written findings of fact documenting the reasons for such inability, negotiate with those firms which the commissioner determines to be most qualified, at fair and reasonable compensation, to render the particular consultant services under consideration. (3) Whenever consultant services are required for a priority higher education facility project, a project in which the cost of such consultant services is estimated to exceed three hundred thousand dollars involving the construction, repair or alteration of a building or premises under the supervision of the Office of the Chief Court Administrator or property where the Judicial Department is the primary occupant, a community court project, a correctional facility project, a juvenile residential center project, or the downtown Hartford higher education center project, the commissioner shall select and interview at least three consultants or firms and shall negotiate a contract for consultant services with the firm most qualified, in the commissioner's judgment, at compensation which the commissioner determines is both fair and reasonable to the state. Except for the downtown Hartford higher education center project, the commissioner shall notify the State Properties Review Board of the commissioner's action not later than five business days after such action for its approval or disapproval in accordance with subsection (i) of section 4b-23, except that if, not later than fifteen days after such notice, a decision has not been made, the board shall be deemed to have approved such contract.
(b) In determining fair and reasonable compensation to be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall consider, in the following order of importance, the professional competence of the consultant, the technical merits of the proposal, the ability of the firm to perform the required services within the time and budgetary limits of the contract and the price for which the services are to be rendered.
(P.A. 79-450, S. 5, 8; P.A. 80-334; P.A. 89-353, S. 2, 8; P.A. 91-230, S. 2, 17; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 4, 203; P.A. 95-230, S. 38, 45; P.A. 96-235, S. 12, 19; P.A. 97-293, S. 20, 26; P.A. 98-21, S. 3; 98-59, S. 2, 3; P.A. 99-26, S. 3, 39; 99-75, S. 7; 99-241, S. 49, 66; P.A. 00-192, S. 16, 102; P.A. 05-287, S. 12; 05-288, S. 24; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 133; P.A. 18-31, S. 11; P.A. 21-104, S. 3; P.A. 25-91, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 80-334 rewrote considerations for determining fair and reasonable compensation; Sec. 4-134d transferred to Sec. 4b-58 in 1989; P.A. 89-353 divided Subsec. (a) into Subdivs., exempted emergency correctional facility project from Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (3) re procedure for contracting with design professionals or firms for such projects; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) added references to a priority higher education facility project and the exception for instances in which a decision has not been made within 15 days; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 exempted the University of Connecticut library project from Subdiv. (1) and included said project in provisions of Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-230 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for The University of Connecticut, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 96-235 substituted “consultant” for “design professional”, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-293 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-21 amended Subsec. (a) to exempt a community court project from Subdiv. (1) and to include a community court project in Subdiv. (3); P.A. 98-59 changed effective date of P.A. 98-21 from October 1, 1998, to April 13, 1998; P.A. 99-26 amended Subsec. (a) to exempt the Connecticut Juvenile Training School project from Subdiv. (1), to include said project in Subdiv. (3), to add exception in Subdiv. (3) authorizing the commissioner to waive the selection requirement if said project needs to be expedited, to add provision exempting said project from the State Properties Review Board approval process and to make technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 7, 1999; P.A. 99-75 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to “an emergency correctional facility project” and making technical changes; P.A. 99-241 amended Subsec. (a) to add downtown Hartford higher education center, effective June 28, 1999; P.A. 00-192 amended Subsec. (a)(1) and (3) to include correctional facility project and juvenile detention center project, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 05-287 made technical changes throughout the section and amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate references to The University of Connecticut library project and the Connecticut Juvenile Training School project, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to include project involving construction, repair or alteration of building or premises under supervision of Office of the Chief Court Administrator or property where Judicial Department is primary occupant, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 18-31 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to delete exception allowing Connecticut Juvenile Training School project to be expedited, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 21-104 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “detention” with “residential”, effective January 1, 2022; P.A. 25-91 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding exception for project undertaken by Judicial Branch in which cost of consultant services is estimated to not exceed $300,000 and amended Subsec. (a)(3) by adding “in which the cost of such consultant services is estimated to exceed three hundred thousand dollars” re project under supervision of Office of the Chief Court Administrator, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-60. State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration. (a) There shall be a State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration to consist of twelve members to be appointed as follows: Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, two by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the House minority leader, one by the Senate minority leader, two members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, one appointed by each of the chairmen of said committee, and one member of the Historic Preservation Council appointed by its chairperson. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee, shall be an ex-officio member of the commission and shall attend its meetings. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the original appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the term. The members shall serve without compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission shall meet at least quarterly, and more often on the call of the chairman or on the written request of a majority of the members. The commission may designate subcommittees to carry out its functions. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned.
(b) The commission: (1) Shall undertake a continuing review and study of the State Capitol building and grounds, with a view to developing a master plan for the preservation and restoration of the Capitol, including necessary structural changes, consistent with the original historical character of the building, with due regard being given to enhancing the interior and exterior beauty of the building, making better use of existing space and reducing public safety hazards; (2) shall implement the process for identifying and commissioning additional statues to be added to the exterior of the State Capitol building developed by the State Historical Commission pursuant to section 2-150; (3) may consult with state, federal or private agencies with respect to the duties set forth in this subsection, and disseminate information on its activities; and (4) shall report on its activities to the Joint Committee on Legislative Management annually or as often as the committee shall direct. The Department of Administrative Services shall provide professional staff assistance to the commission when available. If such assistance cannot be provided within a reasonable time, the commission may, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, retain technical advisors to assist in reviewing project plans and work.
(c) The commission is authorized to accept gifts, donations and grants from the federal government or other public or private sources for the purpose of such preservation and restoration.
(d) The Joint Committee on Legislative Management may undertake capital expenditure programs for which capital funds are authorized, in connection with such preservation and restoration, including, but not limited to, to commission additional statues using the process implemented by the State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration under subsection (b) of this section. Such programs shall be carried out by the committee, pursuant to plans and specifications approved by the commission and in accordance with the bidding procedures in part II of chapter 60. The commission shall adopt regulations establishing basic artistic standards in keeping with the original historical character of the Capitol to assist the committee in the preparation of plans and specifications.
(e) The commission shall be an independent body within the Legislative Department for administrative purposes only.
(P.A. 73-460, S. 1–4; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 81, 610; P.A. 82-438, S. 1, 6; P.A. 84-512, S. 12, 30; P.A. 87-496, S. 18, 110; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 40; P.A. 11-48, S. 138; 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 21-193, S. 6; P.A. 25-174, S. 206.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for public works commissioner, deleted obsolete language regarding first appointments, deleted provision for electing temporary chairman and vice-chairman and added Subsec. (e); P.A. 82-438 amended section to provide that the joint committee on legislative management, not the commission, may undertake capital expenditure programs and that the committee, not the department of administrative services, shall carry out such programs, including bidding procedures and to transfer commission from department of administrative services to legislative department for administrative purposes only; P.A. 84-512 authorized reimbursement of members for expenses, established attendance requirements for members and authorized commission to retain technical advisors when professional staff assistance is not available from department of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner in Subsec. (a); Sec. 4-24l transferred to Sec. 4b-60 in 1989; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the Connecticut Historical Commission with the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Commissioner of Public Works” with “Commissioner of Public Works, or the commissioner's designee”, effective June 22, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and replace “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 21-193 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee” with “Historic Preservation Council”, effective July 13, 2021; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (b) to add new Subdiv. (2) re implementation of process developed by State Historical Commission, redesignate existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as Subdivs. (3) and (4) and make technical changes and amended Subsec. (d) to add provision re commissioning additional statues, effective July 1, 2025 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (d), the reference to Subsec. (c) was changed editorially by the Revisors to Subsec. (b) for accuracy).
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Sec. 4b-78. Remodel or alteration of state real asset. Energy efficiency, zero carbon heating and cooling, renewable energy use and related considerations. Retrofit of heating and cooling systems plan. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, the Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation, and any other state agency deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall establish a process for said commissioner to consider when making any decision to remodel, alter, repair, construct or enlarge any state real asset, pursuant to section 4b-51, the capability of such state real asset to: (1) Increase energy efficiency, (2) utilize zero-carbon heating and cooling and water heating alternatives, (3) utilize Class I renewable energy, as defined in section 16-1, (4) facilitate electric vehicle charging, (5) reduce energy use, and (6) serve as a resilience hub.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall develop a plan and a budget to retrofit existing fossil fuel-based heating and cooling systems at state buildings to systems capable of being operated without carbon-emitting fuels. Such plan and budget shall be submitted, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and energy and technology.
(P.A. 25-125, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 25-125 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4b-95. (Formerly Sec. 4-137e). General bid form requirements. Selection by awarding authority. Subcontractors. (a) The awarding authority shall furnish to every person applying therefor a form for general bid.
(b) Every general bid submitted for a contract subject to this chapter shall be submitted on a form furnished by the awarding authority. The form provided by the awarding authority shall provide a place for listing the names and prices of subcontractors for the four classes of work specified in subsection (a) of section 4b-93, and for each other class of work included by the awarding authority pursuant to said subsection and state that: (1) The undersigned agrees that if selected as general contractor, he shall, within five days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation thereof by the awarding authority, execute a contract in accordance with the terms of the general bid; (2) the undersigned agrees and warrants that he has made good faith efforts to employ minority business enterprises as subcontractors and suppliers of materials under such contract and shall provide the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities with such information as is requested by the commission concerning his employment practices and procedures as they relate to the provisions of the general statutes governing contract requirements; and (3) the undersigned agrees that each of the subcontractors listed on the bid form will be used for the work indicated at the amount stated, unless a substitution is permitted by the awarding authority. General bids shall also include a signed statement from each subcontractor listed on the bid form that such subcontractor has communicated directly with the general bidder about the work to be performed on the specific contract prior to the submittal of the general bid. The awarding authority may require in the bid form that the general contractor agree to perform a stated, minimum percentage of work with his own forces.
(c) General bids shall be for the complete work as specified and shall include the names of any subcontractors for the four classes of work specified in subsection (a) of section 4b-93, and for each other class of work for which the awarding authority has required a separate section pursuant to said subsection and the dollar amounts of their subcontracts, and the general contractor shall be selected on the basis of such general bids. It shall be presumed that the general bidder intends to perform with its own employees all work in such four classes and such other classes, for which no subcontractor is named. The general bidder's qualifications for performing such work shall be subject to review under section 4b-92. Every general bid which is conditional or obscure, or which contains any addition not called for, shall be invalid; and the awarding authority shall reject every such general bid. The awarding authority shall be authorized to waive minor irregularities which the awarding authority considers in the best interest of the state, provided the reasons for any such waiver are stated in writing by the awarding authority and made a part of the contract file. No such general bid shall be rejected because of the failure to submit prices for, or information relating to, any item or items for which no specific space is provided in the general bid form furnished by the awarding authority, but this sentence shall not be applicable to any failure to furnish prices or information required by this section to be furnished in the form provided by the awarding authority. General bids shall be publicly opened and read by the awarding authority forthwith. The awarding authority shall not permit substitution of a subcontractor for one named in accordance with the provisions of this section or substitution of a subcontractor for any designated subtrade work bid to be performed by the general contractor's own forces, except for good cause. The term “good cause” includes, but is not limited to, a subcontractor's or, where appropriate, a general contractor's: (1) Death or physical disability, if the listed subcontractor is an individual; (2) dissolution, if a corporation or partnership; (3) bankruptcy; (4) inability to furnish any performance and payment bond shown on the bid form; (5) inability to obtain, or loss of, a license necessary for the performance of the particular category of work; (6) failure or inability to comply with a requirement of law applicable to contractors, subcontractors, or construction, alteration, or repair projects; (7) failure to perform his agreement to execute a subcontract under section 4b-96.
(d) The general bid price shall be the price set forth in the space provided on the general bid form. No general bid shall be rejected (1) because of error in setting forth the name of a subcontractor as long as the subcontractor or subcontractors designated are clearly identifiable, or (2) because the plans and specifications do not accompany the bid or are not submitted with the bid. Failure to correctly state a subcontractor's price shall be cause for rejection of the general bidder's bid.
(e) Any general contractor who violates any provision of this section shall be disqualified from bidding on other contracts that are subject to the provisions of this chapter for a period not to exceed twenty-four months, commencing from the date on which the violation is discovered, for each violation. The awarding authority shall periodically review the general contractor's subcontracts to insure compliance with such provisions, and shall after each such review prepare a written report setting forth its findings and conclusions.
(P.A. 73-528, S. 5, 12; P.A. 74-246, S. 5, 11; P.A. 80-202; P.A. 82-447, S. 5; P.A. 84-412, S. 6, 8; 84-434, S. 1, 2; 84-439; P.A. 85-299; P.A. 87-575, S. 1; P.A. 89-367, S. 2; P.A. 25-168, S. 213.)
History: P.A. 74-246 changed format of Item 2, deleted column for “bonds required-yes/no”, placed responsibility for payment of sub-bidders' bonds on sub-bidders rather than on general contractor and deleted requirement for furnishing labor which can work harmoniously with others; P.A. 80-202 omitted second option under C. in Subsec. (e) “… may only be used by the following general bidders …”; P.A. 82-447 amended section to eliminate references to sub-bids and the form for sub-bids, to require general bidders to list the names of subcontractors and their prices in general bids, to allow awarding authority to require general contractors to perform not less than 25% of the contract work with their own forces and to allow a general contractor to use a substitute subcontractor only under specified conditions; P.A. 84-412 added provision F to the form in Subsec. (b) relative to good faith efforts to employ minority business enterprises; P.A. 84-434 amended Subsec. (c) to prohibit substitution of a subcontractor for subtrade work bid to be performed by general contractor's own forces and added Subsec. (e) permitting disqualification of general contractor for violation of section; P.A. 84-439 amended section to permit general contractor to list subcontract work comprising not more than 5% of the subcontract total without naming subcontractors; P.A. 85-299 amended Subsec. (e) to mandate disqualification for violations and to specify that disqualification period commences on the date when the violation is discovered; P.A. 87-575, in Subsec. (b) repealed general bid form and, in lieu thereof, set forth provisions which awarding authority required to include in form and authorized awarding authority to require in form that general contractor agree to perform stated, minimum percentage of work with own forces, in Subsec. (c) substituted 10% of the “total contract price” for 5% of the “total amount entered in Item 2 of the bid form”, authorized awarding authority to waive minor irregularities, and made other changes in Subsecs. (c) and (d) consistent with amendments to Subsec. (b); Sec. 4-137e transferred to Sec. 4b-95 in 1989; P.A. 89-367 amended Subsec. (b) to require form to provide place for listing names and prices of subcontractors for certain classes of work, amended Subsec. (c) to require general bids to include names of subcontractors for certain classes of work, to delete provision allowing general contractor to list subcontract work not in excess of 10% of contract price without naming subcontractor and to add presumption that general bidder intends to perform work in such classes of work for which no subcontractor named and to make general bidder's qualifications for performing such work subject to review under Sec. 4b-92 and to substitute, in Subdiv. (4), “any performance and payment bond shown on the bid form” for “a reasonable performance and payment bond if so requested by the general bidder”, and added sentence at end of Subsec. (d) that failure to correctly state a subcontractor's price shall be cause for rejection of general bidder's bid; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re signed statement from subcontractor re communication with general bidder and amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes.
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