Title 4b — Title 4b: State Real Property

Sec. 4b-100. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 4b-91 to 4b-100, inclusive. Such regulations shall include (1) objective criteria for evaluating the qualifica…

Sec. 4b-100a. Construction services award panels. Screening, interview and selection of contractors. Memoranda re selection. Regulations. (a) The Department of Administrative Services shall establish construction services award panels which shall each consist of five members. Thr…

Sec. 4b-101. Information re contractors and subcontractors to be provided to Commissioner of Revenue Services. The commissioner of each state agency authorized to contract for the construction or alteration of buildings under section 4b-1 or 4b-51 shall provide to the Commissione…

Sec. 4b-101a. Awarding authorities to prepare report on status of certain projects and property management contracts. When. Section 4b-101a is repealed, effective July 1, 2012. (P.A. 03-215, S. 6; P.A. 04-141, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 100; P.A. 12-205, S. 25.)

Sec. 4b-102. Bidding for certain construction contracts for the Connecticut State University System. (a) With respect to any construction contract that is to be publicly let other than those projects administered under section 4b-52, the Department of Administrative Services, on …

Sec. 4b-103. Construction manager at-risk project delivery contracts. (a) In order to carry out any provision of this title for the construction, renovation or alteration of buildings or facilities, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into a construction manager…

Secs. 4b-104 to 4b-129. Reserved for future use.

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 a…

Sec. 4b-51a. Recycled content requirements for construction materials. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall revise the specifications for products and materials purchased for construction projects administered by the department for which the United States Environment…

Sec. 4b-52. (Formerly Sec. 4-132). Repairs or changes to state premises. Annual adjustment of amounts. Exception for emergency conditions. Renegotiation of leases. (a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, no repairs, alterations or additions…

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:…

Sec. 4b-54. (Formerly Sec. 4-134). Designs of public structures to be submitted to Commissioner of Administrative Services. Work of art for Capitol to be submitted to Legislative Management Committee. (a) No public monument, memorial, building or other structure shall become the …

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 clearl…

Sec. 4b-55a. Contracting for environmental evaluations for priority higher education facility projects. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may select and interview at least three responsible and qualified environmental profe…

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…

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 commis…

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 c…

Sec. 4b-59. (Formerly Sec. 4-134e). Commissioner to adopt regulations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 4b-56 to 4b-59, inclusive. (P.A. 79-450, S. 6, 8.) History: Sec. 4-134e transferred to Sec. 4b-59 in…

Sec. 4b-59a. Annual adjustment of threshold cost for certain consultant services to be deemed a project. Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall (1) adjust the threshold cost for consultant services for a state progr…

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 H…

Sec. 4b-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-24m). Contracting for design professional services. Whenever a design professional or design professional services are required by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management in fulfilling its obligations under section 4b-60 in connection with the p…

Sec. 4b-62. (Formerly Sec. 4-135). Trusts for erecting and maintaining memorials. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may accept and execute any trusts, testamentary or otherwise, created or established for the purpose of procuring, erecting and maintaining any memorial o…

Sec. 4b-63. (Formerly Sec. 4-36b). Demolition of state buildings. Notice to municipalities. (a) Whenever the state plans demolition of a state building or structure, and the site upon which such building or structure is located is not to be used for a state project already author…

Sec. 4b-64. (Formerly Sec. 4-36c). Notice of intent to dispose of, demolish or transfer certain structures to be given to Department of Economic and Community Development and affected municipality. Each state department, institution or agency intending to dispose of, demolish or …

Sec. 4b-65. Buildings adjacent to Capitol. No building shall be erected, rebuilt or altered, upon any land abutting on Trinity Street between Elm Street and Capitol Avenue, or upon any land abutting on Capitol Avenue between its intersection with the east line of Trinity Street a…

Sec. 4b-66. (Formerly Sec. 4-24c). Connecticut Capitol Center. Master plan for development. Exceptions. Review of plan by Connecticut Capitol Center Commission. Reports. (a) There shall continue to be a master plan for the development of the Connecticut Capitol Center in Hartford…

Sec. 4b-66a. Connecticut Capitol Center Commission: Membership, duties. (a) There is established a Connecticut Capitol Center Commission. The commission shall consist of (1) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; (2) the Commissioner of…

Sec. 4b-67. (Formerly Sec. 4-24d). Consultation with the Joint Committee on Legislative Management and other state agencies. In undertaking its duties under section 4b-69, the Department of Administrative Services shall consult with the Joint Committee on Legislative Management a…

Sec. 4b-68. (Formerly Sec. 4-24e). Amendment of master plan. The master plan shall serve as the guiding document in the development of the Capitol Center District and may be amended by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. (1967, P.A. 589, S. 7; P.A. 75-425, S. 15, 57; P.A…

Sec. 4b-69. (Formerly Sec. 4-24f). Development of Connecticut Capitol Center except Legislative Office Building: Approval of preliminary plans. In accordance with section 4b-1, the Department of Administrative Services shall have the responsibility of developing the Connecticut C…

Sec. 4b-70. (Formerly Sec. 4-24g). Commissioner of Administrative Services to review construction. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may, from time to time, review detailed plans, drawings and specifications for the construction of the Capitol Center and may transmit co…

Sec. 4b-71. (Formerly Sec. 4-24h). Approvals prerequisite to acquisition or development of property within Capitol Center District. No state agency shall acquire any property or develop any property acquired within the Capitol Center District without the prior approval of the Com…

Sec. 4b-72. (Formerly Sec. 4-24i). Acquisition of property within district by Commissioner of Administrative Services. Subject to the provisions of section 4b-23, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may acquire by purchase, lease or gift, or by eminent domain in the manne…

Sec. 4b-73. (Formerly Sec. 4-24j). Relocation of displaced persons. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into a contract with the city of Hartford for assistance in relocating individuals, families and business concerns not reimbursed for moving costs in a condem…

Sec. 4b-74. (Formerly Sec. 4-24k). Approval of building or zoning permits for property within district. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the Capitol Center District as the central location of the three branches of state government, no building or zoning permit shall…

Sec. 4b-75. Status report on emergency correctional facility projects. Section 4b-75 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 89-353, S. 6, 8; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 4b-76. Public or special act authorizations for acquisition of real property. In the event that a public or special act authorizes the state acquisition of real property or the construction, improvement, repair or renovation of any facility, the Commissioner of Administrativ…

Sec. 4b-77. Installation of level two electric vehicle charging stations at state facility. Inclusion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at certain buildings in municipalities. (a) As used in this section, (1) “electric vehicle charging station” has the same meaning as p…

Secs. 4b-78 to 4b-90. Reserved for future use. PART II BIDDING AND CONTRACTS

Sec. 4b-91. (Formerly Sec. 4-137a). Process for bidding for public works contracts. Prequalification requirements. Exceptions. (a)(1) As used in this section, “prequalification classification” means the prequalification classifications established by the Commissioner of Administr…

Sec. 4b-91a. Information required of bidders for certain public works contracts. Employer participation in workforce development program. Training re state contracting. (a) As used in this section, “contract” means a contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remo…

Sec. 4b-92. (Formerly Sec. 4-137b). “Lowest responsible and qualified bidder” defined. Bid bonds, certified checks, when forfeited. As used in this chapter and except as otherwise provided, “lowest responsible and qualified bidder” means the bidder who is prequalified pursuant to…

Sec. 4b-93. (Formerly Sec. 4-137c). Contract specifications; subtrades, subcontracts. (a) Every contract subject to this chapter shall include plans and specifications detailing all labor and materials to be furnished thereunder. Such specifications shall have a separate section …

Sec. 4b-94. (Formerly Sec. 4-137d). Rejection of bids. In inviting bids, the awarding authority shall reserve the right to reject any or all such general bids, if (1) the awarding authority determines that the general bidder or bidders involved are not competent to perform the wo…

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 ch…

Sec. 4b-95a. Listing of general bidder as a subcontractor on bid form. If a general bidder customarily performs any of the four classes of work specified in subsection (a) of section 4b-93 or any other class of work included by the awarding authority pursuant to said subsection, …

Sec. 4b-96. (Formerly Sec. 4-137g). Subcontract, form. Procedure on failure of subcontractor to execute subcontract. General bidder's responsibilities. Within five days after being notified of the award of a general contract by the awarding authority, or, in the case of an approv…

Sec. 4b-97. (Formerly Sec. 4-126c). Arbitration of public works contracts. Section 4b-97 is repealed. (P.A. 73-228; P.A. 75-567, S. 58, 80; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-140; 87-496, S. 27, 110; P.A. 90-95, S. 2; P.A. 91-284, S. 3, 4.)

Secs. 4b-98, 4b-98a and 4b-99. Definitions. Large public building projects; bidding procedures, contracts and payrolls. Construction management services; invitation of responses and contracts for; regulations. Sections 4b-98, 4b-98a and 4b-99 are repealed, effective June 6, 1996.…