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CT Gen Stat § 13b-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20 - Records. Certified copies furnished by commissioner or Office of the State Traffic Administration. Delegation of signature authority.

 (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall keep a record of all proceedings and orders pertaining to the matters under said commissioner's direction and copies of all plans, specifications and estimates submitted to said commissioner. Said commissioner shall furnish to any court in this state without charge certified copies of any document or record pertaining to the operation of the department, and any certified document or record of the commissioner, attested as a true copy by the commissioner, the deputy commissioner, the chief engineer of the department, or any deputy commissioner or bureau head for an operating bureau, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such document or record. The commissioner may delegate to the deputy commissioner, the chief engineer, the deputy commissioners or bureau heads for operating bureaus, and other agency staff as appropriate, the authority to sign any agreement, contract, document or instrument which the commissioner is authorized to sign and any such signature shall be binding and valid.(b) The executive director of the Office of the State Traffic Administration may certify copies of any document or record pertaining to the operation of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, and any certified document or record of said office, attested as a true copy by said executive director, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such document or record.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 52; P.A. 09-186, S. 1; P.A. 12-132, S. 10; P.A. 13-277, S. 3.)History: P.A. 09-186 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made technical changes therein and added Subsec. (b) to authorize executive director of State Traffic Commission to certify copies of documents or records, effective July 20, 2009; P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing references to State Traffic Commission with references to Office of the State Traffic Administration, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re bureau head attesting as true any certified document or record of commissioner and to add provisions allowing commissioner to delegate signature authority to bureau head or other appropriate agency staff, effective July 1, 2013.Former statute cited. 120 C. 435; 150 C. 374.Highway commissioner, when acting in his official capacity, is immune from suit without consent for he is an agent of the state. 21 CS 214.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20a - Regulations re hiring of consultants.

 Section 13b-20a is repealed.(P.A. 79-53; P.A. 83-521, S. 12, 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20b - Definitions.

 As used in sections 13b-20b to 13b-20k, inclusive:(a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Transportation;(b) “Consultant” means any architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, land surveyor or accountant who is registered or licensed to practice his profession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the general statutes, any planner or any environmental, management or financial specialist;(c) “Consultant services” includes those professional services rendered by architects, professional engineers, landscape architects, land surveyors, accountants, planners or environmental, management or financial specialists, as well as incidental services that members of such professions and those in their employ are authorized to perform;(d) “Firm” means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or other legal entity authorized by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, land surveying, accounting, planning or environmental, management or financial specialization;(e) “Selection panel” means the evaluation and selection panel established under section 13b-20c; and(f) “Negotiation committee” means the committee established under section 13b-20d.(P.A. 83-521, S. 1, 13; P.A. 84-546, S. 36, 173.)History: P.A. 84-546 made technical changes in definition of “consultant”; (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference to Sec. 13b-20l was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 13b-20k, since section 13b-20l was repealed by P.A. 98-182).
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20c - Consultant services evaluation and selection panels.

 There is established within the Department of Transportation one or more consultant services evaluation and selection panels which shall consist of the following persons from within the department: (1) Three individuals appointed by the commissioner; (2) one individual appointed by the bureau head of the bureau for which the specific project is being performed, subject to the approval of the commissioner; and (3) one individual appointed by the bureau head of any other bureau if such other bureau is requesting the specific consultant services and if such bureau will be responsible for the administration of the consultant contract, subject to the approval of the commissioner.(P.A. 83-521, S. 2, 13; P.A. 85-613, S. 149, 154; P.A. 91-124, S. 4.)History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, authorizing multiple panels where previously a single panel was mentioned and deleting references to “modal” bureaus; P.A. 91-124 deleted the provision requiring that appointees of the commissioner on the selection panels serve for a one-year term.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20d - Negotiation committees.

 There shall be within the Department of Transportation one or more negotiation committees each of which shall consist of three individuals, appointed by the commissioner from within the department, none of whom shall be members of a selection panel.(P.A. 83-521, S. 3, 13; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 85-1, S. 12, 15.)History: July Sp. Sess. P.A. 85-1 authorized multiple committees where previously a single committee was mentioned.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20f - Evaluation of consultants having active agreements with department.

 The performance of all consultants who have active agreements with the department shall be evaluated by the supervising unit within the bureau utilizing the consultant services, at six-month intervals and upon completion of the consultant services. Each such evaluation shall be kept on file in the supervising unit and a copy filed with the permanent selection panel.(P.A. 83-521, S. 5, 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20g - Notice of need for consultants. Responses.

 Whenever there is a need to engage a consultant, the Commissioner of Transportation shall notify all firms that are prequalified in accordance with section 13b-20e in the category of services being sought by the department. If the prequalified list contains fewer than five consulting firms or does not include the area of expertise required by the department, the commissioner shall publish a notice in appropriate professional magazines, professional newsletters or on-line professional web sites, indicating the general scope of the assignment and requesting responses in accordance with subsection (b) of section 13b-20e, and on the Department of Administrative Services State Contracting Portal. Responses shall be received at the Department of Transportation not later than fourteen days after the last date on which the notice is published, unless additional time is specifically authorized by the commissioner, or not later than any specific date set forth in such notice. For certain specialized projects the notice may also solicit a full work proposal in addition to the technical qualifications of a firm.(P.A. 83-521, S. 6, 13; P.A. 89-152, S. 2; P.A. 09-186, S. 2; P.A. 17-230, S. 3.)History: P.A. 89-152 made technical change; P.A. 09-186 required commissioner to notify prequalified firms and, if fewer than 5 prequalified firms, to publish notice, and replaced “and newspapers” with “or on-line professional web sites”, effective July 20, 2009; P.A. 17-230 replaced provision re publishing notice in at least one newspaper with provision re publishing notice on the Department of Administrative Service State Contracting Portal.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20h - Selection panel. Responsibilities. Meetings.

 (a) A selection panel shall be responsible for the preparation of the evaluation of interested consultants and for the development of a list of prospective consultants for each specific project.(b) Meetings of a selection panel may be called any time during normal working hours. All motions and decisions shall require for passage the affirmative vote of at least three of the members.(c) A selection panel shall screen all responses submitted in proper form for a project and shall select five consultant firms for further consideration for appointment and award of a contract. If fewer than five responses are received, all responses shall be considered as eligible for further consideration.(P.A. 83-521, S. 7, 13; P.A. 85-613, S. 150, 154; P.A. 89-152, S. 3; P.A. 91-124, S. 6.)History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 89-152 made technical change; P.A. 91-124 in Subsec. (c) changed the number of firms the department shall interview for a project from seven to five.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20i - Criteria for selection of consultants.

 In making the initial review of responses and in all other steps of the selection process, the commissioner and the selection panel shall be guided by the following objective criteria:(1) Specialized design and technical competence of the consultant firm regarding the types of service required;(2) Capacity and capability of the firm to perform the work, including any specialized services, within the time limitations;(3) Past record of performance on contracts with the state and other clients with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, conformance with program and cooperation with client;(4) The volume of work performed by the firm within the previous three years for the Department of Transportation and the volume of work to be completed by such firm, if any, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms and of assuring that the interest of the public in having available a substantial number of qualified firms is protected, provided, the principle of selection of the most highly qualified firms is not violated; and(5) Where a full work proposal process is utilized, the degree to which the consultant's proposal satisfies the requirements of the department.(P.A. 83-521, S. 8, 13; P.A. 89-152, S. 4.)History: P.A. 89-152 added provision in Subdiv. (4) re providing department with information re work to be completed by firm for the department.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20j - Procedure for selection of consultants. Memorandum re application of evaluation criteria.

 (a) A selection panel shall conduct interviews with the five consultant firms selected, or if fewer than five responses are received, the panel shall conduct interviews with all such firms and present the names of all the consultant firms responding to the commissioner.(b) A selection panel shall proceed to furnish a list of the most qualified consultant firms to the commissioner, or the names of all the consultant firms responding if fewer than five respond. A panel shall prepare a memorandum of the selection process, indicating how the evaluation criteria were applied to determine the most qualified firms, which shall be available to the public after execution of the contract with the selected consultant. The commissioner shall select a consultant from among the list of firms submitted by a selection panel. After the commissioner has made his selection, the names of the consultant firms submitted to the commissioner shall be available to the public upon request. The commissioner shall also prepare a memorandum of the final phase of the selection process, indicating how he applied the evaluation criteria to determine the most qualified firm. Such memorandum shall be available to the public after execution of the contract with the selected consultant.(P.A. 83-521, S. 9, 13; P.A. 85-613, S. 151, 154; P.A. 91-124, S. 7.)History: P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 91-124 in Subsecs. (a) and (b) changed the number of firms the department shall interview for a project from seven to five.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20l - Regulations re selection of consultants.

 Section 13b-20l is repealed, effective July 1, 1998.(P.A. 83-521, S. 11, 13; P.A. 98-182, S. 21, 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20m - Guidelines for determining reasonableness of consultant services.

 In order to promote engineering and design quality and ensure maximum competition by firms providing consultant services, as defined in section 13b-20b, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall establish guidelines for determining the reasonableness and allowability of various cost factors which shall include, but not be limited to, salary limits, benefits and expense reimbursement.(P.A. 96-222, S. 24, 41.)History: P.A. 96-222 effective June 4, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20n - Large contracts re public buildings to be awarded to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder. Regulations. Exception.

 With respect to any contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building under the supervision and control of the Commissioner of Transportation which contract is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars and is not subject to section 4b-51, the Commissioner of Transportation shall award the contract to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder, as defined in section 4b-92, in accordance with regulations which the commissioner shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 54. Such regulations shall establish, at a minimum: (1) Standards for the advertisement of opportunities to bid, (2) objective criteria for evaluating the qualifications of bidders, (3) the procedures for evaluating bids after the prequalification status of a bidder has been verified, and (4) award panels for the purpose of screening submitted proposals, interviewing bidders and making recommendations to the commissioner. Any contract that is subject to section 4b-51 shall be awarded by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with chapter 60.(P.A. 03-215, S. 12; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 03-215 effective October 1, 2004; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20o - Set aside for contractors or subcontractors with annual gross revenues not exceeding three million dollars.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Transportation may set aside any contract or portions thereof, or require any general or trade contractor or any other entity authorized by the department to award contracts to set aside a portion of any contract for contractors or subcontractors that had gross revenues not exceeding three million dollars in the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the contract award. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the total value of contracts that are required to be set aside by the department pursuant to section 4a-60g.(P.A. 10-190, S. 3; P.A. 11-104, S. 3.)History: P.A. 10-190 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-104 made a technical change, effective July 8, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-20p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-20p - Reduction of number of consultants. Report.

 The Commissioner of Transportation shall work to reduce the number of consultants who are engaged to review work performed by other outside consultants and shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation on or before July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter on the status of such effort.(P.A. 12-70, S. 3.)History: P.A. 12-70 effective June 6, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-21 - Grants to the department.

 The commissioner may apply for and accept on behalf of the state any grants from the federal government or any agency thereof, or from any foundation, corporation, association or individual, for any of the functions or purposes of the department, and may expend any money so received to effect any of such functions or purposes. The powers granted under this section shall be in addition to and shall in no way limit the authority granted in part I of chapter 240 or any other provision of law.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 53.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-22 - Annual report.

 Section 13b-22 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 14; P.A. 16-151, S. 19.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-23 - Additional powers.

 The commissioner shall have such additional powers, incidental to the express powers granted under this chapter and title 13a, as may be necessary or proper for the effective performance of his powers and duties.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 54.)Cited. 35 CA 9; 36 CA 49.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-23a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-23a - Leasing of naming rights of transit stations and transit-owned property.

 The Commissioner of Transportation shall develop and recommend procedures and criteria for the leasing of naming rights of transit stations and other transit-owned property to private corporations and organizations. The commissioner shall submit such recommended procedures and criteria to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation on or before January 30, 2008.(P.A. 07-232, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 10.)History: P.A. 07-232 effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 required commissioner to recommend leasing procedures, deleted “in accordance with the general statutes”, replaced provision re establishment of leasing criteria with provisions re development and recommendation of leasing criteria, provided for submission of recommended procedures and criteria to General Assembly on or before January 30, 2008, and deleted provision re approval not later than close of 2008 session of General Assembly, effective July 1, 2007 (Revisor's note: The amendments enacted by June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 were inadvertently omitted from the version of this section published in the 2008 Supplement to the General Statutes and have been restored editorially by the Revisors).
CT Gen Stat § 13b-24 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-24 - Jurisdiction over state highway system. Responsibility for highways of state.

 (a) The commissioner shall have jurisdiction over the state highway system with all the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter, in title 13a and as otherwise provided by law.(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall have general responsibility for the highways of the state, with all the powers and duties established under title 13a, this chapter and as otherwise provided by law.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 20, 69.)Cited. 202 C. 158.
CT Gen Stat § 13b-25 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-25 - Bureau of Highways.

 Section 13b-25 is repealed.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 21; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-26a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-26a - Certification upon completion of highway or bridge project.

 Upon the completion of a highway or bridge project, a certification shall be signed by each of the following individuals involved with the project: The general contractor; the Department of Transportation project engineer; and either the Department of Transportation chief inspector, consultant resident engineer or chief inspector, or the municipal chief inspector or official. Such certification shall be on forms prepared by the Commissioner of Transportation and shall state that such individual certifies, to such individual's best knowledge, information and belief, that the completed project has been constructed in substantial compliance with the contract plans, specifications and any approved change orders for such project.(P.A. 08-101, S. 17.)
CT Gen Stat § 13b-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13b - Transportation|Chapter 242 - Department of Transportation|Section 13b-27 - Limited access highway.

 The commissioner, with the advice and consent of the Governor and the Attorney General, may designate a proposed state highway, or portion thereof, as a limited access highway so as to allow access thereto only at highway intersections or at designated points, when in their opinion such limitation of access would be in the interest of public convenience, safety and necessity. With respect to such highway or portion thereof, the commissioner shall have and exercise all the powers and authority vested in him by statute concerning state highways.(1969, P.A. 768, S. 23.)See Sec. 14-238a re illegal entry on limited access highway.