Title 4e — Title 4e: State Contracting

Sec. 4e-1. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 4e-1 to 4e-47, inclusive: (1) “Best value selection” means a contract selection process in which the award of a contract is based on a combination of quality, timeliness and cost factors; (2) “Bid” means an offer, submitted in …

Sec. 4e-10. Submission of legislation by board to the Governor and General Assembly. (a) On or before July 1, 2010, the board shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly such legislation as is necessary to permit state contracting agencies, not including quasi-publics, …

Sec. 4e-11. Adoption of procurement codes by constitutional officers. Deadline. (a) The board shall provide assistance to the Secretary of the State, Comptroller, Treasurer and Attorney General to develop best procurement practices specific to the constitutional and statutory fun…

Sec. 4e-12. Procurement codes for legislative and judicial branches. Requirements. (a) On or before February 1, 2011, the judicial branch and the legislative branch shall each prepare a procurement code applicable to contracting expenditures, including, but not limited to, expend…

Sec. 4e-13. State Contracting Portal. Requirements. Posting of bids, requests for proposals and resulting contracts on portal. (a) The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the State Contracting Standards Board, shall establish and maintain a single electron…

Sec. 4e-14. Requirements for contracts taking effect on or after June 1, 2010. On and after June 1, 2010, all state contracts of each state contracting agency that take effect on or after June 1, 2010, shall contain provisions to ensure accountability, transparency and results ba…

Sec. 4e-15. Requirements of janitorial work pilot program for persons with disability and persons with a disadvantage unaffected by certain state contracting provisions. Nothing in sections 4e-1 to 4e-14, inclusive, and 4e-16 shall be construed to affect the requirements of subse…

Sec. 4e-16. Privatization contracts. Cost-benefit analysis. Business case. Privatization contract committee. Certain privatization contracts to be approved by the General Assembly. Motion for order to show cause. Review by board. Exceptions. Evaluation of cost-effectiveness. (a) …

Sec. 4e-17. Application of privatization and contracting provisions, generally. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of sections 4e-16 to 4e-47, inclusive, shall apply to all contracts solicited or entered into by state contracting agencies after June 1, 2010. (b) Exc…

Sec. 4e-18. Acquisition of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services. Requisition system. For the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, except infrastructure facilities, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establis…

Sec. 4e-19. Methods for the award of contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services by state contracting agencies. Regulations. (a) All purchases of, and contracts for, supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services by any state contracting agency,…

Sec. 4e-2. State Contracting Standards Board established; members; chairperson; executive director; Chief Procurement Officer. Duties. Prohibited activities of employees. Rules of the board. Quorum. (a) There is established a State Contracting Standards Board that shall consist o…

Sec. 4e-20. Regulations for issuing invitations for bids. Regulations for award of certain contracts and purchase orders by a method of source selection other than competitive sealed bidding. (a) Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regul…

Sec. 4e-21. Regulations for small purchase procedures for procurements that do not exceed fifty thousand dollars. Artificial division of procurement requirements. Certain minor, nonrecurring or emergency purchases. (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standar…

Sec. 4e-22. Regulations for the award of a contract for a supply, service or construction item without competition. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall adopt regulations, in ac…

Sec. 4e-23. Regulations for the waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for waiver of competitive bid o…

Sec. 4e-24. Regulations for emergency procurements when a threat to public health, welfare or safety exists. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and any other appropriate award author…

Sec. 4e-25. Request for factual information reasonably available to bidder or proposer. A state contracting agency may request factual information reasonably available to the bidder or proposer to substantiate that the price or cost offered, or some portion of it, is reasonable. …

Sec. 4e-26. Regulations for the establishment of standards for the preparation, maintenance and content of specifications for supplies, services and construction. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administ…

Sec. 4e-27. Regulations for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the types of co…

Sec. 4e-28. Regulations concerning the submission of accounting system documentation by contractors to state contracting agencies. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requirin…

Sec. 4e-29. Inspection of contractor's or subcontractor's plant or place of business by state contracting agency. Each contract of a state contracting agency shall provide that a state contracting agency may, at reasonable times, inspect the part of the plant or place of business…

Sec. 4e-3. Exercise of rights, powers, duties and authority relating to the procurement policies of the state by the board. (a) All rights, powers, duties and authority relating to the procurement policies of the state, vested in, or exercised by, any state contracting agency may…

Sec. 4e-30. Audit of contractor's or subcontractor's books and records by state contracting agency. (a) A state contracting agency may audit the books and records of a contractor or any subcontractor under any negotiated contract or subcontract to the extent that such books and r…

Sec. 4e-31. Notice of suspected collusion or other anticompetitive practice to the Attorney General. When, for any reason, collusion or other anticompetitive practices are suspected among any bidders or proposers for a state contract, a notice of the relevant facts shall be trans…

Sec. 4e-32. Retention and disposal of procurement records by state contracting agencies. Each state contracting agency shall retain and dispose of all procurement records in accordance with records retention guidelines and schedules approved by the Public Records Administrator. (…

Sec. 4e-33. Record of contracts awarded for certain small purchases, minor, nonrecurring or emergency purchases and under waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements. The agency procurement officer of each state contracting agency shall maintain a record that lists all con…

Sec. 4e-34. Disqualification of contractor, bidder or proposer by State Contracting Standards Board. Causes for disqualification. (a) After reasonable notice and hearing and consultation with the relevant state contracting agency and the Attorney General, the State Contracting St…

Sec. 4e-35. Suspension of contractor, bidder or proposer by department head of state contracting agency. Causes for suspension. (a) After reasonable notice and a hearing, conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, the department head of any state contracting agenc…

Sec. 4e-36. Contest of the solicitation or award of a contract by bidder or proposer. (a) Any bidder or proposer on a state contract may contest the solicitation or award of a contract to a subcommittee of the State Contracting Standards Board which shall be appointed by the chai…

Sec. 4e-37. Contractor's, bidder's or proposer's appeal of suspension decision issued by department head. (a) Any contractor, bidder or proposer may appeal a decision issued by a department head, pursuant to section 4e-35, to the State Contracting Standards Board. (b) Any such ap…

Sec. 4e-38. Issuance of decision on appeal by board. The State Contracting Standards Board shall issue a decision in writing or take other appropriate action on each appeal submitted pursuant to section 4e-37. A copy of any decision shall be provided to all parties, the departmen…

Sec. 4e-39. Determination by board of violation of law in solicitation or proposed award of a contract prior to award. Options. If, prior to award, it is determined by the State Contracting Standards Board that a solicitation or proposed award of a contract by a state contracting…

Sec. 4e-4. Authority and responsibilities of the board with respect to procurements by state contracting agencies. Except as otherwise provided in the general statutes, the board shall have the following authority and responsibilities with respect to procurements by state contrac…

Sec. 4e-40. Determination of violation of law in solicitation or award of contract after award. Options. If, after an award, it is determined by the State Contracting Standards Board that a solicitation or award of a contract by a state contracting agency is in violation of law: …

Sec. 4e-41. Regulations concerning the procurement of architectural and engineering services. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, that specify the process that shall be used t…

Sec. 4e-42. Regulations concerning bid security for certain competitive sealed bidding. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, that require bid security for all competitive seale…

Sec. 4e-43. Regulations concerning errors and omissions insurance. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Insurance and Risk Management Board established pursuant to section 4a-19 shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, in consultation with the S…

Sec. 4e-44. Regulations concerning the procurement of consultant services. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the process to be used to procure consultant servic…

Sec. 4e-45. Regulations concerning infrastructure facilities. With respect to infrastructure facilities, not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the state contracting agencies and the Attorney General, shall adopt regulations, in a…

Sec. 4e-46. Regulations for contract modifications, change orders and price adjustments for construction contracts in excess of fifty thousand dollars. Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of…

Sec. 4e-47. Regulations concerning application of certain contracting statutes to each constituent unit of the state system of higher education. On or after January 1, 2011, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapte…

Sec. 4e-48. Reciprocal preference provision in award of state contracts. Definitions. Application of provision. List of states with in-state preference published by the State Contracting Standards Board. (a) For the purposes of this section, “nonresident bidder” means a business …

Sec. 4e-49. Regulations concerning contracting procedures for the Metropolitan District of Hartford County. On or after July 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to apply the contracting procedure…

Sec. 4e-5. Appointment of agency procurement officers. Responsibilities. State procurement and project management education and training program. Regulations. (a)(1) The head of each state contracting agency shall appoint an agency procurement officer. Such officer shall serve as…

Sec. 4e-50. Contracts for environmental remediation of brownfields. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes, whenever a state agency or quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, solicits bids, makes a request for proposals or negotiates a contract for…

Secs. 4e-51 to 4e-69. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 4e-6. Triennial audits of state contracting agencies. Compliance report. (a) The board shall conduct audits of state contracting agencies, triennially, to ensure compliance with statutes and regulations concerning procurement. In conducting each such audit, the board shall h…

Sec. 4e-7. Review, termination or recommendation to terminate contract or procurement agreement by the board. Requirements. Restriction or termination of state contracting agency authority to enter contracts or procurement agreements. (a) For cause, the State Contracting Standard…

Sec. 4e-8. Contracting Standards Advisory Council. Duties. There is established a Contracting Standards Advisory Council, which shall consist of representatives from the Office of Policy and Management, Departments of Administrative Services and Transportation and representatives…