General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6327
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 4481
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO
TOTAL COST BASIS CONSTRUCTION STATE CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 4b-24b of the general statutes is
2 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
3 1, 2021):
4 (b) The commissioner may designate projects to be accomplished on
5 a total cost basis for (1) new facilities to provide for the substantial space
6 needs of a requesting agency, (2) the installation of mechanical or
7 electrical equipment systems in existing state facilities, or (3) the
8 demolition of any state facility that the commissioner is authorized to
9 demolish under the general statutes. If the commissioner designates a
10 project as a designated total cost basis project, the commissioner may
11 enter into a single contract with a private developer which may include
12 such project elements as site acquisition, architectural design and
13 construction. The commissioner shall select a private developer from
14 among the developers who are selected and recommended by the award
15 panels established in this subdivision. All contracts for such designated
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16 projects shall be based on competitive proposals received by the
17 commissioner, who shall give notice of such project, and specifications
18 for the project, by posting notice on the State Contracting Portal. No
19 contract which includes the construction, reconstruction, alteration,
20 remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building for work by the
21 state for which the total cost is estimated to be more than five hundred
22 thousand dollars may be awarded to a person who is not prequalified
23 for the work in accordance with section 4a-100. The commissioner shall
24 determine all other requirements and conditions for such proposals and
25 awards and shall have sole responsibility for all other aspects of such
26 contracts. Such contracts shall state clearly the responsibilities of the
27 developer to deliver a completed and acceptable product on a date
28 certain, the maximum cost of the project and, as a separate item, the cost
29 of site acquisition, if applicable. No such contract may be entered into
30 by the commissioner without the prior approval of the State Properties
31 Review Board and unless funding has been authorized pursuant to the
32 general statutes or a public or special act. The approval of the State
33 Properties Review Board shall not be required for any amendment to
34 such contract that is within the scope and character of the original
35 project under such contract, provided the amendment is approved by
36 the commissioner.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 4b-24b(b)
Statement of Purpose:
To not require the approval of the State Properties Review Board for
certain amendments to total cost basis construction contracts.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. FOX, 148th Dist.
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