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CT Gen Stat § 4b-92. (Formerly Sec. 4-137b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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 section 4a-100, and whose bid is the lowest of those bidders possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary to faithful performance of the work based on objective criteria considering past performance and information contained in the update bid statement submitted pursuant to section 4b-91. Essential information in regard to such qualifications shall be submitted with the bid in such form as the awarding authority may require by specification in the bid documents and on the bid form. Every general bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified check in an amount which shall be ten per cent of the bid, provided no such bid bond or certified check shall be required in relation to any general bid in which the total estimated cost of labor and materials under the contract with respect to which such general bid is submitted is less than fifty thousand dollars. Failure to execute a contract awarded as specified and bid shall result in the forfeiture of such bid bond or certified check. In considering past performance the awarding authority shall evaluate the skill, ability and integrity of bidders in terms of the bidders' fulfillment of contract obligations and of the bidders' experience or lack of experience with projects of the nature and scope of the project for which the bids are submitted.(P.A. 73-528, S. 2, 12; P.A. 74-246, S. 2, 11; P.A. 79-490; P.A. 82-358, S. 8, 10; 82-447, S. 2; P.A. 99-75, S. 9; P.A. 03-215, S. 2; P.A. 07-202, S. 8; P.A. 14-122, S. 68.)History: P.A. 74-246 deleted provision that bidder certify labor to be employed can work harmoniously with others, required objective criteria for judging bidders' qualifications and raised bid bond from 5% to 10% of bid; P.A. 79-490 exempted sub-bidders bidding less than $10,000 in labor and materials costs from bid bond requirement; P.A. 82-358 provided that bid bond or certified check is not required for general bids with estimated cost of labor and materials of less than $10,000 and raised estimated cost relative to sub-bids from $10,000 to $20,000; P.A. 82-447 amended section to eliminate all reference to sub-bidding process and to specify factors for evaluation in considering a contractor's past performance; Sec. 4-137b transferred to Sec. 4b-92 in 1989; P.A. 99-75 substituted $50,000 for $10,000; P.A. 03-215 redefined “lowest responsible and qualified bidder” and substituted “nature and scope” for “size” re projects, effective October 1, 2004; P.A. 07-202 made a technical change, effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes.Annotation to former section 4-137b:Cited. 191 C. 497.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-94. (Formerly Sec. 4-137d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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 work as specified, based on objective criteria established for making such determinations, including past performance and financial responsibility, (2) the low bid price exceeds the amount of money available for the project, (3) the awarding authority determines that the project shall not go forward or (4) the awarding authority finds cause to reject such bids. If the awarding authority rejects any or all bids pursuant to this section, it shall notify each affected bidder, in writing, of the reasons for such rejection.(P.A. 73-528, S. 4, 12; P.A. 74-246, S. 4, 11; P.A. 82-447, S. 4; P.A. 87-254.)History: P.A. 74-246 clarified circumstances under which bids may be rejected; P.A. 82-447 amended section to include past performance and financial responsibility among objective criteria and to eliminate references to sub-bids; P.A. 87-254 divided section into Subdivs. and added Subdiv. (4), re a finding of cause to reject bids, and the provision re notice to affected bidders of reasons for rejection; Sec. 4-137d transferred to Sec. 4b-94 in 1989.Annotation to former section 4-137d:Cited. 191 C. 497.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-95a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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, the general bidder may list himself as a subcontractor together with his price in the space provided in the bid form. A listed sub-bid so submitted by the general bidder shall be considered on a par with other listed sub-bids, and no such sub-bid by a general bidder shall be considered unless the general bidder can show to the satisfaction of the awarding authority, based on objective criteria established for such purpose, that he customarily performs such subtrade work and is qualified to do the character of work required by the applicable section of the specifications.(P.A. 89-367, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 4b-97. (Formerly Sec. 4-126c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 4b-100 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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 qualifications of bidders, (2) objective criteria for evaluating proposals, and (3) the procedures for evaluating bids after the prequalification status of the bidder has been verified.(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure for promptly hearing and ruling on claims alleging a violation or violations of sections 4b-91 to 4b-100, inclusive. Such claims may be initiated by the Department of Administrative Services or any party whose financial interests may be affected by the decision on such a claim.(P.A. 89-367, S. 5; P.A. 03-215, S. 7; P.A. 04-141, S. 5; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 03-215 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and inserted Subsec. (a) re regulations to implement Secs. 4b-91 to 4b-100, effective October 1, 2004; P.A. 04-141 amended Subsec. (a) to add requirement that regulations include objective criteria for evaluating projects as new Subdiv. (2) and to redesignate existing Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3); 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.Subsec. (b):Neither the competitive bidding statutes nor the regulations promulgated by department require department to hold a hearing to address alleged violations of bidding process for public building contracts. 282 C. 764.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-101 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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 Commissioner of Revenue Services a complete list of all contractors and subcontractors doing work on any such construction or alteration project, if available, and the contractors' and subcontractors' (1) Connecticut tax registration numbers and (2) federal Social Security account numbers or federal employer identification numbers or both, if available, before making final payment on the project.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 30, 65.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 effective July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-101a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60 - Construction and Alterations of State Buildings|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 4b-130 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-130 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Administrative Services;(2) “Security” means reasonable measures required to: (A) Protect state employees from bodily harm in the workplace and state employee parking areas, and (B) protect the state's physical assets;(3) “Security audit” means: (A) Worksite analysis; (B) building risk classification; (C) identification of security exposures; (D) hazard prevention and control; and (E) recommendations for risk management procedures;(4) “Security measure” means the level of qualifications and the deployment of security personnel, a security strategy or a security device; and(5) “State agency” means any department, board, commission, institution, or other agency of the state, except (A) the mass transit, marine and aviation functions of the Department of Transportation, (B) The University of Connecticut and other constituent units of the state system of higher education, (C) the Judicial Department, (D) the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (E) the Military Department, (F) the Department of Correction, (G) the functions of the Department of Children and Families concerning client-occupied facilities, (H) the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Secretary of the State and Treasurer, (I) the General Assembly, and (J) the Board of Pardons and Paroles.(P.A. 99-220, S. 2; P.A. 04-234, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 44, 134.)History: P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-131 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-131 - Inventory of buildings and structures owned or leased by the state. Nondisclosure of security records.

 (a) The commissioner may compile and maintain a computerized inventory of all buildings and structures owned or leased by the state. Such inventory may include, but not be limited to, the following information for each building and structure: Location, design plans, existing security measures, uses, and type of activity conducted by the occupants. The commissioner may update the inventory as security audit recommendations are made and implemented. The inventory may serve as a state-wide state facility security profile database.(b) No provision of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall be construed to require the disclosure of records in any form concerning (1) security measures in government-owned or leased facilities, (2) security audit recommendations for government-owned or leased facilities, or (3) future security measures to be implemented in government-owned or leased facilities.(P.A. 99-220, S. 3; P.A. 00-69, S. 1, 4; P.A. 02-133, S. 3.)History: P.A. 00-69 substituted “records” for “data” in Subsec. (b), effective May 16, 2000; P.A. 02-133 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “government-owned” for “state-owned”.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-132 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-132 - Security standards for state agencies.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establish and publish security standards for all state agencies, as defined in section 4b-130. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to, provisions on: Physical plant security, agency staff accessibility to the public and other state personnel, levels of qualifications and deployment of security personnel, hazard prevention and control procedures, and requirements for employee assistance and training programs to establish and maintain a secure workplace. In establishing standards for levels of qualifications of security personnel for state agencies, the commissioner shall incorporate by reference chapter 534 and all regulations mandated or authorized by said chapter.(P.A. 99-220, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-133 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-133 - Security audits and recommendations.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may conduct or require a security audit of any building or structure owned or leased by a state agency, as defined in section 4b-130, to determine the security characteristics of such building or structure. Such security audit shall be conducted in cooperation with the state agency owning or occupying the building or structure.(b) Any recommendations for security improvements in any such security audit shall be based on the audit's findings and, at a minimum, shall bring the audited building or structure into compliance with the security standards established under section 4b-132.(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be the sole authority and have all oversight responsibility for implementing security audit recommendations for capital improvements made under subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such responsibility shall include, but not be limited to, prioritizing facilities requiring security improvements.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive the requirement for a security audit for any building or structure if an assessment of the facility's security needs, comparable in the commissioner's opinion to a Department of Administrative Services' security audit, has been applied to the facility.(P.A. 99-220, S. 5; P.A. 00-66, S. 14.; P.A. 11-51, S. 62; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 00-66 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 11-51 amended Subsecs. (a) and (d) to change “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, amended Subsec. (c) to change “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and amended Subsec. (d) to change “Department of Public Works’” to “Department of Administrative 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” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-134 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-134 - Preliminary designs for renovation and construction projects. Compliance with security standards.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall determine whether each renovation project for a state agency building or structure under this title would have a significant impact on the security characteristics of the building or structure. If the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that the project would have a significant impact on such security characteristics, said commissioner shall review the preliminary design for the project for compliance with the security standards established under section 4b-132. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall not approve any such preliminary design unless (1) the building or structure has had a security audit, and (2) the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, based on such review and audit, that such preliminary design meets or exceeds such security standards.(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall review the preliminary design for each project for new construction for a state agency under this title for compliance with the security standards established under section 4b-132. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall not approve any such preliminary design unless the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines, based on such review, that such preliminary design meets or exceeds such security standards.(P.A. 99-220, S. 6; P.A. 00-69, S. 2, 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 63; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 00-69 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “would have a significant impact on the security” for “would impact the security”, effective May 16, 2000; P.A. 11-51 deleted references to October 1, 1999, and replaced references to “Commissioner of Public Works” and “commissioner” with “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.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-135 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-135 - Security requirements for new leases.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services may not execute a new lease for use by a state agency, as defined in section 4b-130, of any building or structure which is not occupied or possessed by the state at the time of execution of the lease unless (1) the owner or agent of the owner of the building or structure has had a security audit conducted for the building or structure, which in the commissioner's opinion is comparable to security audits conducted under section 4b-133, (2) (A) the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that the building or structure complies with the security standards established under section 4b-132, or (B) such owner or agent has implemented the recommendations of the security audit which bring the building or structure into compliance with such security standards, and (3) such owner or agent agrees in the lease to maintain the security standards.(P.A. 99-220, S. 7; P.A. 11-51, S. 101.)History: P.A. 11-51 deleted reference to July 1, 1999, and changed “Commissioner of Public Works” and “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 4b-136 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4b - State Real Property|Chapter 60a - Security for State Facilities|Section 4b-136 - State-Wide Security Management Council. Duties. Reports.

 (a) There is established a State-Wide Security Management Council. The council shall consist of the following members or their designees: The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Chief Court Administrator, the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, a representative of the Governor, a representative of the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, the president of the Connecticut State Police Union, the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and the president of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall serve as chairperson of the council. Each council member shall provide technical assistance in the member's area of expertise, as required by the council.(b) The council shall coordinate the activities of state agencies, as defined in section 4b-130, that relate to state-wide state facility security.(c) Each state agency and each department, board, commission, institution or other agency of the state listed in the exceptions to the term “state agency” in section 4b-130 shall report biannually to the council on the frequency, character and resolution of workplace violence incidents.(P.A. 99-220, S. 9; P.A. 06-21, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 64, 143; 11-61, S. 153; P.A. 12-205, S. 12; P.A. 13-247, S. 213.)History: P.A. 06-21 amended Subsec. (a) to add Commissioner of Emergency Management and Homeland Security as council member; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to the members' designees, replace “Commissioner of Public Works” with “Commissioner of Construction Services”, delete “an attorney appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works”, add “the president of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association”, make the Commissioner of Administrative Services chairperson, replace “Commissioner of Public Safety” with “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, delete “Commissioner of Emergency Management and Homeland Security”, and delete language allowing for appointment of Connecticut State Police Union's designee, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association” to members of council, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-205 amended Subsec. (c) to require biannual rather than quarterly reports and to delete requirement that reports contain all security-related expenditures, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) to delete “the Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2013.