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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-7 - Signs permitted in protected areas on the interstate and federal-aid primary limited and non-limited access highways

Current through July 10, 2024
Erection and maintenance of the following signs may be
				permitted in protected areas:
(1)
			 Official signs: Directional or other official signs or notices erected and
			 maintained by public officers or agencies pursuant to and in accordance with
			 direction or authorization contained in state or federal law, for the purpose
			 of carrying out an official duty or responsibility.
(2) On premises signs: Signs not prohibited
			 by state or local law which are consistent with the applicable provisions of
			 this section and sections
			 13a-123-4
			 and
			 13a-123-13 and
			 which advertise the sale or lease of, or activities being conducted upon, the
			 real property where the signs are located. Not more than one such sign
			 advertising the sale or lease of the same property may be permitted under this
			 section in such a manner as to be visible to traffic proceeding in any one
			 direction on any interstate or federal-aid primary highway. Not more than one
			 such sign, visible to traffic proceeding in any one direction on any one
			 interstate or federal-aid primary highway, and advertising activities being
			 conducted upon the real property where the sign is located, may be permitted
			 under this section more than fifty feet from the advertised activity. Signs
			 permitted under this section may display trade names.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-8 - Protected areas adjacent to other limited access state highways other than interstate and federal-aid highways

Current through July 10, 2024
No signs except as otherwise permitted herein will be allowed
				within six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of
				any other limited access state highway which is not on the federal-aid primary
				system except in areas which are zoned for industrial or commercial use under
				local ordinances or zoning regulations and which have been determined by the
				commissioner of transportation to be in actual use as an industrial or
				commercial area at the time of application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-9 - Signs permitted in protected areas on other limited access state highways other than interstate and federal-aid primary highways

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Erection or maintenance of the following
			 signs may be permitted in protected areas: Class A-Official signs: Directional
			 or other official signs or notices erected and maintained by public officers or
			 agencies pursuant to and in accordance with direction or authorization
			 contained in state or federal law, for the purpose of carrying out an official
			 duty or responsibility. Class B-On premises signs: Signs not prohibited by
			 state or local law which are consistent with the applicable provisions of this
			 section and sections
			 13a-123-4
			 and
			 13a-123-13,
			 and which advertise the sale or lease of, or activities being conducted upon,
			 the real property where the signs are located. Not more than one such sign
			 advertising the sale or lease of the same property may be permitted under this
			 class in such manner as to be visible to traffic proceeding in any one
			 direction on any other limited access state highway. Not more than one such
			 sign, visible to traffic proceeding in any one direction on any other limited
			 access state highway, and advertising activities being conducted upon the real
			 property where the sign is located, may be permitted under this class more than
			 fifty feet from the advertised activity. A Class B sign may display trade names
			 in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. Class C-Signs in the
			 specific interest of the traveling public: Signs authorized to be erected or
			 maintained by state law which are consistent with the applicable provisions of
			 this section and sections
			 13a-123-4,
			 13a-123-10,
			 13a-123-11
			 and 13a-123-113 and which are designed to give information in the specific
			 interest of the traveling public,
(b) Only information about public places
			 operated by federal, state or local governments, natural phenomena, historic
			 sites, areas of natural scenic beauty or naturally suited for outdoor
			 recreation and places for camping, lodging, eating and vehicle service and
			 repair is deemed to be in the specific interest of the traveling public. For
			 the purposes of sections
			 13a-123-1 to
			 13a-123-113, inclusive, a trade name is deemed to be information in the
			 specific interest of the traveling public only if it identifies or
			 characterizes a place as herein enumerated or identifies vehicle service,
			 equipment, parts, accessories, fuels, oils or lubricants being offered for sale
			 at such a place. Signs displaying any other trade name may not be permitted
			 under Class C.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-10 - Signs permitted within informational sites

Current through July 10, 2024
Informational sites for the erection and maintenance of Class C
				advertising and information signs when and if established, in accordance with
				the regulations for the administration of federal-aid for highways, on
				interstate highways shall be subject to location and frequency requirements as
				determined by agreements entered into between the secretary of commerce and the
				commissioner of transportation. Class C signs on these informational sites and
				those established on other limited access highways will be permitted in
				protected areas in a manner consistent with the following provisions:
(1) No sign may be permitted which is not
			 placed upon a panel.
(2) No panel
			 may exceed thirteen feet in height or twenty-five feet in length, including
			 border and trim, but excluding supports.
(3) No sign may exceed twelve square feet in area, and nothing on
			 such sign shall be legible from any place on the main-traveled way of a turning
			 roadway.
(4) Not more than one sign
			 concerning a single activity or place may be permitted within any one
			 information site.
(5) No sign may
			 be permitted which moves or has any animated or moving parts.
(6) No panel shall be illuminated by other
			 than white lights, and no sign placed on any panel shall contain, include or be
			 illuminated by any other lights, or any flashing, intermittent or moving
			 lights.
(7) No lighting may be used
			 in any way in connection with any panel unless it is so shielded as to prevent
			 beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled
			 way of an other limited access state highway or is of such low intensity or
			 brilliance as not to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any
			 motor vehicle, or to otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor
			 vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-11 - Class C signs permitted outside informational sites

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The erection or maintenance of the
			 following signs is permitted within protected areas, outside informational
			 sites: Class C signs which are more than twelve miles from the nearest panel
			 within an informational site serving other limited access state highway traffic
			 to which such signs are visible.
(b) Except as provided for in sections
			 13a-123-4
			 and
			 13a-123-9,
			 no sign under subsection (a) of this section shall be erected or maintained in
			 any manner inconsistent with the following;
(1) In protected areas in advance of an
			 intersection of the main-traveled way of another limited access state highway
			 and an exit roadway, such signs visible to other limited access state highway
			 traffic approaching such intersection shall not exceed the following number:
Distance from
							 Intersection
Number of Signs
0-2 miles
0
2-5 miles
6
More than 5 miles
Average of one sign per mile
The specified distances shall be measured to the nearest point
				of the intersection of the traveled way of the exit roadway and the
				main-traveled way of the other limited access state highway.
(2) Subject to the other provisions of this
			 subsection, not more than two such signs shall be permitted within any mile
			 distance measured from any point, and no such signs shall be less than one
			 thousand feet apart.
(3) Such signs
			 shall not be permitted in protected areas adjacent to any other limited access
			 state highway right-of-way upon any part of the width of which is constructed
			 an entrance or exit roadway.
(4)
			 Such signs visible to other limited access state highway traffic which is
			 approaching or has passed an entrance roadway shall not be permitted in
			 protected areas for one thousand feet beyond the furthest point of the
			 intersection between the traveled way of such entrance roadway and the
			 main-traveled way of the other limited access state highway.
(5) No such signs shall be permitted in
			 scenic areas.
(6) Not more than one
			 such sign advertising activities being conducted as a single enterprise of
			 giving information about a single place shall be erected or maintained in such
			 manner as to be visible to traffic moving in any one direction on any one other
			 limited access state highway.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-12 - Certain nonconforming signs permitted

Current through July 10, 2024
Signs erected prior to March 19, 1968, in zoned commercial or
				industrial areas in actual use and unzoned commercial or industrial areas as
				defined herein, may be continued provided
(1) they are not prohibited by state statutes
			 or regulations, local ordinances and zoning regulations in existence on March
			 19, 1968;
(2) they shall conform to
			 section
			 13a-123-4
			 and subsections (a) and (d) of section
			 13a-123-13.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-13 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 signs shall not be permitted:
(1) Signs which
			 imitate or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device,
(2) signs which are erected or maintained
			 upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features,
(3) signs which are erected or maintained in
			 such a manner as to obscure, or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of
			 an official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or interfere with the
			 driver's view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic,
(4) signs which have a movable advertising
			 face permitting a modification, change or alternate in whole or in part in the
			 advertising message contained on the sign.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-14 - Exclusions

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
				13a-123-1 to
				13a-123-13,
				inclusive, shall not apply to
(1)
			 markers, signs and plaques in appreciation of sites of historical significance
			 for the erection of which provisions are made in an agreement between the
			 commissioner of transportation and the secretary of commerce unless such
			 agreement expressly makes all or any part of the regulations
			 applicable;
(2) signs within six
			 hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any other
			 limited access state highway which is not on the federal-aid primary system in
			 areas which are zoned for industrial or commercial use under local ordinances
			 or zoning regulations and which, upon application, have been determined by the
			 commissioner of transportation to be in actual use as an industrial or
			 commercial area at the time of application;
(3) any area adjacent to any interstate or
			 primary federal-aid highway or any such highway in whole or in part if congress
			 by amendment of Title I of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 exempts such
			 area or such highway in whole or in part from control of outdoor advertising
			 structures, signs, displays or devices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123d - Control of Junkyard and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities Along the Federal Interstate and Primary Systems and Limited Access State Highways › Section 13a-123d-1 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123d - Control of Junkyard and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities Along the Federal Interstate and Primary Systems and Limited Access State Highways › Section 13a-123d-2 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123d - Control of Junkyard and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities Along the Federal Interstate and Primary Systems and Limited Access State Highways › Section 13a-123d-3 - Application for certificate of approval (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as defined in this section, the terms used in these
				regulations shall be defined in accordance with the definitions and usage of
				the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD), which document is on
				file at the Department of Transportation.
(a)
Business sign
-a separately
			 attached sign mounted on the rectangular sign panel to show the brand, symbol,
			 trademark or name, or combination of these, for a motorist service available on
			 a crossroad at or near an interchange.
(b)
Specific information sign
-a
			 rectangular sign panel with:
(1) The words
			 "Gas," "Food," "Lodging" or "Camping."
(2) Directional information.
(3) One or more business signs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-2 - Interchange Signing Criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
Signs shall be installed in accordance with the MUTCD and such
				State and Federal regulations and standards as may apply to other highway
				signs, except as further defined in this section.
(a) Specific information signs may be
			 installed based on the following:
(1) Limited
			 access highways except parkways.
(2) Where the distance between the
			 interchange considered and the adjacent upstream interchange is not less than
			 7,000' as measured from the end of the upstream acceleration lane to the
			 beginning of the downstream deceleration lane; where camping exists the
			 distance shall not be less than 7,800'.
(3) Where the upstream interchange is a
			 half-interchange consisting of only an on-ramp in the direction being
			 considered, the distance between the interchange considered and upstream
			 interchange preceding the half interchange shall not be less than 9,000'; where
			 camping exists the distance shall not be less than 9,800'.
(4) Where an interchange is at unlimited
			 access highways.
(5) At
			 interchanges where the motorist can conveniently reenter the expressway and
			 continue in the same direction of travel.
(6) At interchanges where, in the opinion of
			 the Department of Transportation, specific information signing will not have a
			 detrimental effect on traffic operations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-3 - Minimum Criteria for Services

Current through July 10, 2024
The minimum criteria by which gas, food, lodging and camping
				establishments may qualify for participation in specific information signing
				for travel services within highway right-of-way is as follows:
(a)
All
Shall give written assurance of conformity with all applicable
				laws concerning the provision of public services without regard to race, color,
				religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, sex, intellectual or
				physical disability including but not limited to blindness, and shall not be in
				breach of that assurance.
(b)
Gas
(1) Shall be located not more than 1 mile
			 from the ramp terminus;
(2) Shall
			 provide a public rest room, including a sink, running water and a flush
			 toilet;
(3) Shall be in continuous
			 operation at least 16 consecutive hours, 7 days per week, year-round;
			 and
(4) Shall provide a phone for
			 public use.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-4 - Application process

Current through July 10, 2024
All businesses interested in participating in the Connecticut
				Specific Information Signing Program may do so by following these steps:
(a) Upon request, the Department of
			 Transportation shall send interested parties an application package that
			 includes an application, application instructions, program regulations and, a
			 list of interchanges that qualify for this program.
(b) All businesses requesting participation
			 in the State's specific information signing program shall submit an application
			 form, provided by the Department of Transportation, containing the necessary
			 information with the application fee in the form of a certified check or money
			 order in the amount of $2,000.00 per interchange. The application fee will
			 cover the cost of processing, field investigation, and permits. In the event
			 the request is not approved, the application fee shall not be
			 refunded.
(c) Upon approval of the
			 application, the applicant shall receive an approval package. All approved
			 applicants are required to submit a completed permit application to the
			 Commissioner along with a Certificate of Insurance (Standard Industry Accord
			 Form) furnished by the Department of Transportation, indicating the correct
			 protective liability insurance coverage by the permittee. In addition to the
			 Standard Industry Accord Form, the initial approved business of a signing
			 installation shall also be required to execute an Information Sign Maintenance
			 Concurrence and furnish a performance bond (minimum $10,000.00) to run for the
			 life of the Concurrence.
(d) The
			 first six applicants for gas, food, lodging and camping that meet the minimum
			 criteria existing at the time of the initial application shall be given the
			 opportunity to participate in the program. The Department shall allow a
			 participating business to display its business signs for a period of not less
			 than one year from the date of the initial installation of those signs,
			 provided that business continues to operate under the terms of the Concurrence
			 and in compliance with the minimum criteria. Excepted therefrom is the initial
			 business who shall be allowed to display its business signs for a period of not
			 less than two years from the date of the initial installation of those signs.
			 However, once the maximum number of similar type businesses are participating
			 in the specific information program at a particular interchange and a similar
			 type business, closer in distance, qualifies and desires to participate in this
			 program, the farthest participating business shall be removed from the program
			 only after that business sign has been displayed for not less than one year
			 from the date of initial installation or two years in the case of the initial
			 business.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-6 - Sign installation requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
The design and installation of the specific information signs
				and business signs shall be in accordance with State established specifications
				and standards. Exact sign locations for mainline and ramp signing will be
				determined by Department personnel.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 124a - Specific Information Signs and Business Signs on Limited Access Highways › Section 13a-124a-7 - Revoking permits

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department of Transportation reserves the right to revoke
				permits and existing specific information signs or business signs upon written
				notification for any of the following reasons:
(a) Safety
(b) It becomes necessary to install higher
			 priority highway signs.
(c) If the
			 sign becomes unsightly, badly faded and/or in a substantial state of
			 dilapidation.
(d) If the Department
			 determines the signing can no longer be accommodated.
(e) If after a business has been approved to
			 display its business sign, the business is found to be in violation of these
			 regulations, the business will be notified and given 20 calendar days to come
			 into compliance. If after 20 calendar days the business is still in violation
			 of the regulations, the signs will be removed and returned to the business.
In all of the above situations, the state will not be liable
				for any remuneration, actual or implied, to the businesses displayed on the
				affected sign.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 143c - Minimum Requirements Relative to Traffic Safety for any Car Wash Facility for Which a Building Permit is Issued › Section 13a-143c-1 - Minimum requirements concerning traffic safety for a car wash facility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All conditions required in Connecticut
			 General Statutes Section
			 13a-143a,
			 Driveway Permits, and Section
			 13a-143b,
			 Car-wash Installation to Correct Icy Highway Conditions, as revised, and
			 Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Encroachment Permit
			 Regulations Sections
			 13b-17-1
			 through Section
			 13b-17-46 inclusive,
			 latest edition, shall be complied with.
(b) The distance from the entrance of a car
			 wash building to the public highway right-of-way shall be sufficient in length
			 to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles that can be serviced within a
			 fifteen (15) minute period.
(c) The
			 distance from the exit of a car wash building to the public highway
			 right-of-way shall be of sufficient length to accommodate the greater of 50
			 feet or the maximum number of vehicles that can be serviced in a two (2) minute
			 period.
(d) The minimum distance
			 from the car wash site to a highway intersection shall be in accordance with
			 Section
			 13b-17-15 - Driveways,
			 of the Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Encroachment Permit
			 Regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-1 - Statement of purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
The purpose of sections 13a-165-1 through
				13a-165-15 of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is to provide information regarding
				the substantive criteria and administrative procedures employed by the
				Department of Transportation in determining whether a person, firm or
				corporation meets the eligibility requirements for certification as a
				Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) under the Department's DBE program.
				These regulations are intended to implement the disadvantaged business
				enterprise eligibility requirements of Title 49, Part 23 of the Code of Federal
				Regulations (i.e., 49 CFR Part 23) as those requirements are made applicable to
				federally-assisted programs or projects undertaken by the Department as a
				recipient of Federal funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-3 - Disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program

Current through July 10, 2024
It is the policy of the Department of Transportation that
				disadvantaged business enterprises shall have the maximum opportunity to
				participate in the performance of contracts awarded by the Department. In
				furtherance of this policy, the Department shall take all necessary and
				reasonable steps to ensure that DBEs have the maximum opportunity to compete
				for and perform contracts, including the establishment of affirmative action
				goals for its entire contract program, specific projects and individual
				contracts. Consequently, any small business concern that considers itself to
				qualify as a DBE, under the criteria set forth in these regulations and in 49
				CFR Part 23, is encouraged to apply to the Department for DBE certification so
				that it may become eligible to bid on or to be awarded contract work as a
				DBE.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-4 - DBE eligibility criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In determining
			 whether a person, firm or corporation is eligible for certification as a DBE,
			 the Department of Transportation shall use the following criteria:
(1) The applicant must be a small business
			 concern as defined in section
			 13a-165-2(o);
(2) The small business concern must be owned
			 and controlled by one or more minorities, as defined in section
			 13a-165-2(k),
			 or women, and the minority member(s) or women in question must be economically
			 and socially disadvantaged;
(3)
			 Bona fide minority group membership shall be established on the basis of the
			 individual's claim that he or she is a member of a minority group and is so
			 regarded by that particular minority community. However, the Department is not
			 required to accept this claim if it determines the claim to be
			 invalid;
(4) An eligible
			 disadvantaged business enterprise under these regulations shall be an
			 independent business. The ownership and control by minorities or women shall be
			 real, substantial and continuing, and shall go beyond the pro forma ownership
			 of the business as reflected in its ownership documents. The minority or women
			 owners shall enjoy the customary incidents of ownership and shall share in the
			 risks and profits commensurate with their ownership interests, as demonstrated
			 by an examination of the substance rather than form of arrangements. In
			 determining whether a potential DBE is an independent business, the Department
			 shall consider all relevant factors, including the date the business was
			 established, the adequacy of its resources for contract work, and the degree to
			 which financial, equipment leasing and other relationships with non-minority
			 businesses vary from industry practice;
(5) The minority or women owners shall also
			 possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
			 policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as well as major decisions
			 on matters of management, policy and operations. The business shall not be
			 subject to any formal or informal restrictions, not customary, which limit the
			 discretion of the minority or women owners; and,
(6) The contributions of capital or expertise
			 by the minority or women owners to acquire their interests in the business
			 shall be real and substantial. Examples of insufficient contributions include a
			 promise to contribute capital, a note payable to the business or its
			 non-minority owners, or the mere participation as an employee, rather than as a
			 manager.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-5 - Submission of application

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any small
			 business concern seeking DBE certification must obtain the necessary
			 application forms from the Department of Transportation, Office of Contract
			 Compliance (OCC). The OCC is available to provide the applicant with
			 information about the DBE program and also to provide assistance in submitting
			 the application.
(b) The applicant
			 must complete the forms and submit all supporting documentation to the OCC for
			 its review. The applicant must also submit supplemental data or information if
			 requested to do so by the OCC. Failure to promptly submit all requested
			 information shall be grounds for rejecting the applicant's
			 application.
(c) The applicant
			 shall not falsely certify, attest or represent that it is a DBE with knowledge
			 that it does not meet the criteria/definition of a DBE as set forth in sections
			 13a-165-2 and
			 13a-165-4
			 of these regulations and 49 CFR Part 23.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-6 - Application review

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The OCC will
			 review the application for completeness and shall evaluate and verify the
			 information submitted in the application, including supplemental data and
			 documentation. The verification process may include personal interviews with
			 the owner(s) or principals in the business and with employees and business
			 associates, and may also include on-site visits.
(b) Within sixty (60) days after receipt of
			 the completed application, the OCC shall make a written recommendation to the
			 Department of Transportation's DBE Certification Panel and shall set forth the
			 reasons for its recommendation as to whether the applicant should or should not
			 be certified.
(c) The OCC shall
			 give written notification to the applicant of its recommendation, the reasons
			 for its recommendation, and the time, date and place when the Certification
			 Panel will meet to consider the application. This notification shall be sent to
			 the applicant by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at least ten
			 (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-7 - DBE certification panel

Current through July 10, 2024
The Commissioner of Transportation has established a DBE
				Certification Panel (hereinafter referred to as the "Certification Panel" or
				"Panel") for the purpose of determining whether an applicant is eligible for
				certification as a DBE using the criteria set forth in these regulations and 49
				CFR Part 23. Membership of the Panel consists of a minimum of six (6) persons
				to be comprised of three (3) representatives of the Department of
				Transportation and one each from a minority, woman and construction
				organization or association. A quorum shall consist of one-half of the total
				membership of the Panel. Panel actions shall be by majority vote of those
				members present and voting, with each member of the Panel, including the
				Chairman, having one vote. A tie vote will constitute approval of the action
				recommended by the OCC.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-8 - Certification determination

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
			 the OCC's recommendation, the Certification Panel shall review the application,
			 supporting data and recommendation.
(b) At the scheduled meeting of the
			 Certification Panel, the OCC shall make a presentation to the Panel and the
			 applicant shall be provided with an opportunity to respond to the OCC's
			 recommendation and to present information and arguments in support of its
			 application. The OCC shall be provided with an opportunity to respond to the
			 information and arguments offered by the applicant. It shall be the
			 responsibility of the applicant to present sufficient verifiable information to
			 the Panel to show that the applicant fully satisfies the eligibility
			 requirements for certification as a DBE.
(c) Following the presentation by the
			 applicant and OCC, the Panel shall notify the applicant of its determination,
			 in writing, within seven (7) days. The Panel's decision shall be based on the
			 criteria and standards set forth in sections
			 13a-165-2
			 (definitions), 13a-165-4 (eligibility criteria), 13a-165-12 (grounds for
			 decertification) and 49 CFR Part 23 (i.e., the federal eligibility standards in
			 effect at the time the certification decision is made).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-9 - Reciprocity

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant whose home office is located
			 outside the State of Connecticut must file an application for DBE certification
			 in the same manner as an applicant whose home office is located in Connecticut,
			 except that if the applicant's home office is in any state, district or
			 territory of the United States and the applicant is DBE certified in its home
			 office area then the applicant may be certified as a DBE in Connecticut upon
			 submission, review and verification of the applicant's out-of-state DBE
			 certification documentation.
(b)
			 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the applicant shall be
			 required to complete the prequalification portion of the DBE application
			 process. The determination as to the ability of the applicant to perform a
			 particular contract activity shall be made by the Department of
			 Transportation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-11 - Prequalification update/modification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Prequalification update
In addition to the periodic review of DBE status provided for
				in section
				13a-165-10,
				the OCC shall require that all DBE's (except manufacturers and suppliers)
				provide a separate update of the prequalification portion of the DBE
				eligibility requirements.
(1) The OCC
			 shall mail to each DBE a prequalification update form on the twenty-eighth
			 (28th) month following the ending date of the DBE's accounting year-end
			 statement used for prequalification in the original DBE certification
			 application. An update will continue to be required on the same time frame
			 throughout the term of the DBE's certification.
(2) The prequalification update shall contain
			 the financial statements and information of the DBE's most recently completed
			 accounting year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-12 - Grounds for decertification

Current through July 10, 2024
A small business concern which has been certified as a DBE by
				the Department of Transportation may be decertified for good cause shown,
				including but not limited to the following:
(a) The business no longer meets the
			 eligibility criteria for certification as a DBE as set forth in sections
			 13a-165-2,
			 13a-165-4
			 and/or 49 CFR Part 23;
(b) The
			 business is not able to perform the contract work for which it was
			 pre-qualified;
(c) The business has
			 failed to provide information requested by the Department regarding any of the
			 eligibility criteria for DBE certification or has provided false
			 information;
(d) The business has
			 failed to submit an update report or a supplemental application as required
			 under section
			 13a-165-10,
			 or has failed to submit a prequalification update in accordance with section
			 13a-165-11;
(e) The business has been decertified as a
			 DBE by the Federal Government or another State; or
(f) The business, or any owner of the
			 business, has been convicted or plead guilty under State or Federal law to a
			 criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public
			 or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or
			 subcontract.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-13 - Decertification procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At any time
			 after a business has been certified as a DBE, the OCC may initiate a proceeding
			 to decertify the DBE if the OCC has reasonable cause to believe that the DBE
			 does not meet the requirements of a DBE as set forth in these regulations and
			 in 49 CFR Part 23, or for other good cause. Following investigation, the OCC
			 shall refer the matter to the Certification Panel for a decertification
			 hearing.
(b) If the matter is
			 referred to the Certification Panel for hearing, the DBE shall be provided with
			 written notice including:
(1) a statement of
			 the time, place and nature of the hearing,
(2) a statement of the legal authority and
			 jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held,
(3) a reference to the particular sections of
			 the statutes and regulations involved, and
(4) a short and plain statement of the facts
			 or conduct warranting decertification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-14 - Temporary certification

Current through July 10, 2024
The Director of the Office of Contract Compliance may issue a
				temporary DBE certification to a small business concern whenever the Director
				determines that such temporary certification is necessary or in the best
				interest of the State because of a situation which demands immediate attention
				to ensure the safety of the travelling public or because of the immediate press
				of construction schedules. A temporary certification shall be for a period not
				to exceed sixty (60) days and shall not be subject to extension or renewal.
				Rather, the small business concern must seek and obtain certification pursuant
				to sections
				13a-165-5
				through
				13a-165-8
				of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises › Section 13a-165-15 - Federal appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person, firm or corporation which believes that it has been
				wrongly denied certification as a DBE by the Department, or has been wrongly
				decertified, may file an appeal with the United States Department of
				Transportation in accordane with the procedures set forth in 49 CFR Part 23.
				The filing of such an appeal shall not automatically stay enforcement of the
				decision at issue. Rather, the person must seek a stay from the Commissioner or
				the United States Department of Transportation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 175u - Local Bridge Program › Section 13a-175u-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following terms shall have the following respective
				meanings:
(a) "AASHTO" means the
			 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 444 North
			 Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 249, Washington, D.C. 20001.
(b) "AENGLC" means as of the date grant
			 percentages are determined in accordance with section 3 of these regulations,
			 the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita of a town prepared as of the
			 immediately preceding January 1 by the State pursuant to Section
			 10-261 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) "Bridge design requirements" means the
			 design requirements for a span established by the "Standard Specifications for
			 Highway Bridges" of AASHTO and, in addition, the following:
(1) minimum life expectancy of 20 years after
			 construction completion;
(2) an
			 HS-20 limit for a newly constructed or rehabilitated span, except that a
			 municipality may approve a lesser load limit for a rehabilitated span so long
			 as such load limit is not less than a 12-ton single unit load limit;
(3) compliance with DOT guidelines for
			 fatigue of existing structural elements;
(4) guide railings of a safe design at the
			 leading ends of a span;
(5)
			 upgrading of existing parapet and traffic railings to AASHTO
			 standards.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 175u - Local Bridge Program › Section 13a-175u-2 - Priority list of eligible bridge projects

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As
			 of July 1 of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall establish a priority
			 rating for each bridge or culvert which is located within one or more
			 municipalities, and is owned in whole or in part by a municipality. Each such
			 priority rating shall be based upon the then most recently available data
			 obtained by or submitted to and accepted by the Commissioner.
(b) As of July 1 of each fiscal year, the
			 Commissioner shall rank all spans for which a completed preliminary application
			 has been received in the order of their priority ratings, with the span having
			 the lowest priority rating being ranked first and the span having the highest
			 priority rating being ranked last. The list so determined shall constitute the
			 priority list of eligible bridge projects for the then current fiscal
			 year.
(c) Notwithstanding the
			 provisions of subsection (b) of this section, upon receipt by the Commissioner
			 of an application of a municipality, which application shall include all
			 necessary supporting data, the Commissioner may disregard the priority list of
			 eligible bridge projects and issue a commitment to fund an eligible bridge
			 project if a public emergency exists with respect to such project.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 175u - Local Bridge Program › Section 13a-175u-3 - Grant percentage

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As of March 1
			 of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine a grant percentage for
			 each town. The grant percentage of a town shall be applicable to any
			 municipality located in such town.
(b) The grant percentage of a municipality
			 determined as of March 1 of any fiscal year shall be used to determine the
			 amount of the project grant for which a municipality would be eligible under a
			 commitment to fund issued during the next succeeding fiscal year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 175u - Local Bridge Program › Section 13a-175u-4 - Project costs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 Commissioner shall fund through project grants and project loans only those
			 costs of an eligible bridge project which he finds necessary and reasonable. A
			 cost is necessary and reasonable if, in its nature or amount, it does not
			 exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of a
			 competitive business. In determining the necessity and reasonableness of a
			 given cost, the Commissioner shall consider the following:
(1) whether the cost is of a type generally
			 recognized as reasonable and necessary for the performance of the project
			 taking into account established contracting or construction
			 practices;
(2) restraints or
			 requirements imposed by such factors as generally accepted sound business
			 practices, Federal and state laws and regulations, and contract terms and
			 specifications;
(3) generally
			 accepted accounting practices and principles appropriate under the
			 circumstances;
(4) whether the cost
			 would be incurred by a prudent businessman under the circumstances, considering
			 his responsibilities to the owners of his business, his employees, his
			 customers, the government, and the public at large; and
(5) any limitations or exclusions set forth
			 in these regulations or the applicable project grant agreement or project loan
			 agreement.