The authority shall utilize private industry, by contract, to carry out the business, design, operating, management, marketing, planning and research and development functions of the authority, unless the authority determines that it is in the public interest to adopt another course of action. The authority is hereby empowered to enter into long-term contracts with private persons for the performance of any such functions of the authority which, in the opinion of the authority, can desirably and conveniently be carried out by a private person under contract provided any such contract shall contain such terms and conditions as will enable the authority to retain overall supervision and control of the business, design, operating, management, transportation, marketing, planning and research and development functions to be carried out or to be performed by such private persons pursuant to such contract. Such contracts shall be entered into either on a competitive negotiation or competitive bidding basis, and the authority in its discretion may select the type of contract it deems most prudent to utilize, pursuant to the contracting procedures adopted under section 22a-268a and considering the scope of work, the management complexities associated therewith, the extent of current and future technological development requirements and the best interests of the state. Whenever a long-term contract is entered into on other than a competitive bidding basis, the criteria and procedures therefor shall conform to applicable provisions of subdivision (16) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 22a-266, provided however, that any contract for a period of over five years in duration, or any contract for which the annual consideration is greater than fifty thousand dollars shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the authority's full board of directors. The terms and conditions of such contracts shall be determined by the authority, as shall the fees or other similar compensation to be paid to such persons for such contracts. The contracts entered into by the authority shall not be subject to the approval of any other state department, office or agency. However, copies of all contracts of the authority shall be maintained by the authority as public records, subject to the proprietary rights of any party to the contract. Nothing of the aforesaid shall be deemed to restrict the discretion of the authority to utilize its own staff and work force for the performance of any of its assigned responsibilities and functions whenever, in the discretion of the authority, it becomes necessary, convenient or desirable to do so. Any litigation with respect to any terms, conditions or provisions of any contract of the authority, or the performance or nonperformance of same by either party, shall be tried before a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut.
(P.A. 73-459, S. 12, 26; P.A. 90-230, S. 90, 101; P.A. 97-102, S. 3; P.A. 02-46, S. 12.)
History: Sec. 19-524aa transferred to Sec. 22a-268 in 1983; P.A. 90-230 made technical change at end of section by substituting “judge” for “justice”; P.A. 97-102 deleted a requirement that contracts of the authority be filed with the State Treasurer; P.A. 02-46 substituted “shall be entered into either on a competitive negotiation or competitive bidding basis” for “may be entered into either on a negotiated or an open-bid basis”, added “pursuant to the contracting procedures adopted under section 22a-268a” and substituted “competitive bidding” for “open-bid”, effective January 1, 2003.
Cited. 193 C. 506.
Cited. 19 CA 489.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446e - Solid Waste Management Services Act
Section 22a-258. (Formerly Sec. 19-524q). - Legislative finding.
Section 22a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-524r). - Declaration of state policy.
Section 22a-260. (Formerly Sec. 19-524s). - Definitions.
Section 22a-262. (Formerly Sec. 19-524u). - Purposes of authority.
Section 22a-263. (Formerly Sec. 19-524v). - Meetings. Records. Reports. Audits.
Section 22a-263a. - Information to be made available to public through the Internet.
Section 22a-263b. - Copies of independent audits to be submitted to General Assembly.
Section 22a-264. (Formerly Sec. 19-524w). - Activities and operations.
Section 22a-265. (Formerly Sec. 19-524x). - Powers, generally.
Section 22a-265a. - Expenditures for outside consultants.
Section 22a-266. (Formerly Sec. 19-524y). - Particular powers; contract authorizations.
Section 22a-267. (Formerly Sec. 19-524z). - Powers, fiscal.
Section 22a-268. (Formerly Sec. 19-524aa). - Powers to contract with private sector.
Section 22a-268a. - Written procedures.
Section 22a-268b. - Performance incentive plan for officers and employees of the authority.
Section 22a-269. (Formerly Sec. 19-524bb). - Bonds of the authority.
Section 22a-271. (Formerly Sec. 19-524dd). - Bonds, legal investments.
Section 22a-272a. - Limit on use of bond proceeds for funding intermediate processing facilities.
Section 22a-273. (Formerly Sec. 19-524ff). - Moneys of the authority.
Section 22a-274. (Formerly Sec. 19-524gg). - Pledge to holders of bonds and notes of the authority.
Section 22a-275. (Formerly Sec. 19-524hh). - Municipal and regional authorities.
Section 22a-276. (Formerly Sec. 19-524ii). - Condemnation by authority.
Section 22a-277. (Formerly Sec. 19-524jj). - Delegation of powers of authority.
Section 22a-278. (Formerly Sec. 19-524kk). - Bonding of personnel.
Section 22a-279. (Formerly Sec. 19-524ll). - Connecticut Solid Waste Management Advisory Council.
Section 22a-280. (Formerly Sec. 19-524mm). - Liberal construction of chapter.
Section 22a-281. (Formerly Sec. 19-524nn). - Pilot project required.
Section 22a-282. - Solid waste disposal area. Payments to municipalities.
Section 22a-283. - Disposal of waste from municipal or private waste-to-energy plant.
Section 22a-284. - Agreement for administration of waste management project.