Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing
Section 4a-53. (Formerly Sec. 4-110c). - Cooperative purchasing plans. Purchase from person having contract to sell to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia.

(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may join with federal agencies, other state governments, political subdivisions of this state or nonprofit organizations in cooperative purchasing plans when the best interests of the state would be served thereby.

(b) Any state agency, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services or his or her designee, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from a person who has a contract to sell such property or services to other state governments, other branches, divisions or departments of this state, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit organizations or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contract.
(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and within available appropriations, shall make known to the chief executive officer of each municipality the existence of cooperative plans for the purchase of recycled paper.
(1969, P.A. 433; P.A. 77-408; 77-614, S. 91, 610; P.A. 90-224, S. 10; P.A. 10-3, S. 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-76, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 77-408 included nonprofit organizations under provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for director of purchases; Sec. 4-110c transferred to Sec. 4a-53 in 1989; P.A. 90-224 added Subsec. (b) re notification of existence of cooperative plans for recycled paper; P.A. 10-3 added new Subsec. (b) allowing state to purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from person with contract for sale of such property or services to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with such contract, and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective April 14, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 21-76 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “The state, through” with “Any state agency, with the approval of”, and adding “or his or her designee” and “other branches, divisions or departments of this state,”, effective July 1, 2021.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 4a - Administrative Services

Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing

Section 4a-50. (Formerly Sec. 4-109). - Definitions.

Section 4a-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-110). - Duties of Administrative Services Commissioner re purchases.

Section 4a-52. (Formerly Sec. 4-111). - Regulations.

Section 4a-52a. - Purchases by constituent units of the state system of higher education. Disqualification from bidding. Delegation of purchasing authority to state agencies.

Section 4a-52b. - Circumstances in which constituent units authorized to purchase by negotiation.

Section 4a-53. (Formerly Sec. 4-110c). - Cooperative purchasing plans. Purchase from person having contract to sell to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia.

Section 4a-53a. - Contracting agent for group of municipalities.

Section 4a-54. (Formerly Sec. 4-110a). - Purchasing by certain institutions through Administrative Services Commissioner.

Section 4a-55. (Formerly Sec. 4-110b). - Laundry service and supply contracts.

Section 4a-56. (Formerly Sec. 4-123). - Purchasing standards and specifications.

Section 4a-57. (Formerly Sec. 4-112). - Competitive bidding or competitive negotiation for purchases and contracts. Regulations. Waivers. Exceptions.

Section 4a-57a. - Distribution of surplus state property. Lease of property to municipalities.

Section 4a-57b. - Program to encourage bidding on state contracts by businesses which trade with African countries.

Section 4a-57c. - Multiple criteria bids or proposals. Pilot program.

Section 4a-57d. - Report re resident bidders. Program to increase state contract awards to resident bidders.

Section 4a-57e. - Purchases of personal protective equipment. List of companies. Report.

Section 4a-58. (Formerly Sec. 4-113). - Standardization Committee. Waiver of bid or proposal requirement.

Section 4a-59. (Formerly Sec. 4-114). - Award of contracts.

Section 4a-59a. - Restrictions on contract extensions. Exceptions. Explanation of reasons for noncompliance.

Section 4a-60. (Formerly Sec. 4-114a). - Nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions in awarding agency, municipal public works and quasi-public agency project contracts.

Section 4a-60a. - Provisions re nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation required in awarding agency, municipal public works and quasi-public agency project contracts.

Section 4a-60b. - Reverse auctions. Use by contracting agencies authorized.

Section 4a-60g. (Formerly Sec. 32-9e). - Set-aside programs for small contractors and minority business enterprises.

Section 4a-60h. (Formerly Sec. 32-9f). - Administration of state set-aside program. Administration of set-aside program for municipal public works and quasi-public agency project contracts. Regulations.

Section 4a-60i. (Formerly Sec. 32-9g). - Responsibilities of agency heads to negotiate and approve contracts not affected.

Section 4a-60j. (Formerly Sec. 32-9h). - Time for payment of contractors.

Section 4a-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-114b). - Award of contracts concerning minority business enterprises.

Section 4a-62. (Formerly Sec. 4-114c). - Minority Business Enterprise Review Committee.

Section 4a-63. - Disqualification from bidding on contracts. Suspension.

Section 4a-64. (Formerly Sec. 4-116). - Persons not to be interested in contract.

Section 4a-65. (Formerly Sec. 4-115). - Unlawful purchases.

Section 4a-66. (Formerly Sec. 4-25). - Acquisition of federal property. Contracts with federal agencies concerning health services. Exemption from statutes or municipal charter. Purchasing from federal contractors.

Section 4a-67. (Formerly Sec. 4-120a). - Acquisition of federal surplus property.

Section 4a-67a. - Efforts to increase state purchase of goods containing recyclable materials and goods capable of being recycled or remanufactured.

Section 4a-67b. - Elimination of use of disposable and single-use products in state government.

Section 4a-67c. - Equipment and appliances for state use, energy standards.

Section 4a-67d. - Purchase of cars, light duty trucks and buses. Gasoline mileage ratings. Alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles. Zero-emission vehicles and buses. Requirements. Exemptions. Definitions. Report. Aggregate pr...

Section 4a-67e. - Standards for purchase of recycled paper.

Section 4a-67f. - Specifications for printing and writing paper.

Section 4a-67g. - Recycling and remanufacture of laser printer toner cartridges.

Section 4a-67h. - Procedures promoting the procurement and use of recycled products and environmentally preferable products and services by state agencies.

Section 4a-68 to 4a-70. (Formerly Secs. 4-34, 4-117, 4-124). - Commissioner to contract for state printing; exception; reproduction of documents filed with certain agencies. Commissioner of Administrative Services to approve requests for microcopying...

Section 4a-70a. - Prohibition on printing state stationery containing party symbol.

Section 4a-71. (Formerly Sec. 4-121a). - Prompt payment by state departments and agencies.

Section 4a-72. (Formerly Sec. 4-121b). - Prompt payment. Exceptions.

Section 4a-73. (Formerly Sec. 4-121c). - Administration of prompt payment provisions.

Section 4a-74. (Formerly Sec. 4-110d). - Governmental exemption from public utility late payment charge.

Section 4a-75. (Formerly Sec. 4-122). - Payment of obligations. Department of Administrative Services Revolving Fund.

Section 4a-76. (Formerly Sec. 4-122a). - Recording of estimated requirements.

Section 4a-77. - Definitions.

Section 4a-78. - State policy with respect to providing Social Security numbers and federal employer identification numbers.

Section 4a-79. - Federal Social Security number or employer identification number required on each license issued by a public agency.

Section 4a-80. - Federal Social Security number or employer identification number required of all contractors purchasing goods or services.

Section 4a-81. - Contracts for goods and services over fifty thousand dollars. Representations in contract re consulting agreements. Failure to agree to representations.

Section 4a-82. - Janitorial work program for persons with a disability and persons with a disadvantage. Inclusion of contractual services in program.