(a) Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section, whenever it appears from the specifications of the requesting agency or institution that the space needs equal or exceed two thousand five hundred square feet and the Commissioner of Administrative Services has determined that such needs will be met by lease of space, the commissioner shall give public notice of such space needs and specifications by advertising, at least once, in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the area in which such space is sought, no less than fifteen days prior to the date of final selection. A copy of such notice shall be sent to the regional chapter of the Connecticut Association of Realtors serving the area in which such space is sought. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require the commissioner to lease space only from persons responding to such advertisements.
(b) The commissioner shall maintain a list of prospective lessors, which shall be updated at least annually after suitable notice to the public through the various media in the state.
(c) The commissioner shall maintain and continuously update an inventory of potential space to lease.
(d) Whenever space sufficient to meet the needs of a requesting agency or institution is owned by a political subdivision of the state and is available for lease, the commissioner may lease such space without complying with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, if he has determined that the rent and other terms of the proposed lease are at least as favorable to the state as prevailing rental rates and terms for privately owned space.
(e) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply in the case of (1) a terminating lease which the commissioner decides to renegotiate, if the commissioner submits his proposal to the State Properties Review Board not later than nine months before the expiration of such lease, (2) a lease (A) which is renegotiated or on holdover status, for a term of not more than eighteen months, and (B) which is for an agency that is scheduled to move into a state-owned building, or (3) the lease of new facilities following a declaration by the commissioner that (A) an emergency exists because a state facility has been damaged, destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable due to any cause, and (B) such emergency would adversely affect public safety or the proper conduct of essential state governmental operations. The State Properties Review Board shall approve or disapprove a lease proposal under subdivision (3) of this subsection within five days after receipt of the proposal.
(P.A. 73-149, S. 4, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 81-332; P.A. 87-496, S. 29, 110; 87-570, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-43, S. 1; P.A. 95-302, S. 1; P.A. 96-49, S. 1, 2; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 36, 65; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 81-332 amended Subsec. (a) to require advertising for space needs equal to or exceeding 2,500 square feet if space will be leased rather than for needs exceeding 5,000 square feet, to require advertising at least 30, rather than 60, days prior to selection, and to require that the Connecticut Association of Realtors be notified of space needs, amended Subsec. (b) to require that association be notified of the terms and conditions of any such lease agreement and added Subsec. (c) to exempt certain leases from the notice requirement of Subsec. (a); P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; P.A. 87-570 amended Subsec. (a) by adding, at the beginning, “Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section,” and specifying that Subsec. (a) not to be construed to require commissioner to lease space only from persons responding to advertisements under Subsec., inserted new Subsecs. (c) and (e) requiring commissioner to maintain and update space inventory, and making Subsec. (a) inapplicable in cases of certain terminating leases, respectively, and renumbered previously existing Subsecs. accordingly; Sec. 4-127c transferred to Sec. 4b-34 in 1989; P.A. 91-43 required that copy of notice in Subsec. (a) be sent to “the regional chapter of” the Connecticut Association of Realtors “serving the area in which such space is sought”, repealed requirement in Subsec. (b) that commissioner inform said Association of final decision re lease of noticed property and amended Subsec. (e) by substituting “nine months” for “fifteen months”; P.A. 95-302 added Subsec. (e)(2) re exemption from advertising requirements for certain emergency leases; P.A. 96-49 amended Subsec. (e) by renumbering Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3) and inserting a new Subdiv. (2) re short-term lease for agency scheduled to move into state-owned building, effective May 2, 1996; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “thirty days” with “fifteen days”, effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4b - State Real Property
Chapter 59 - State Real Property
Section 4b-1. (Formerly Sec. 4-126). - Duties of Commissioner of Administrative Services.
Section 4b-1a. - Public Works Capital Projects Revolving Fund.
Section 4b-4. (Formerly Sec. 4-26f). - Filing of statements of financial interests.
Section 4b-5. (Formerly Sec. 4-26g). - Expenses of the Properties Review Board.
Section 4b-14. (Formerly Sec. 4-130). - Flags on state buildings.
Section 4b-15a. - Cleaning products in state buildings.
Section 4b-15b. - Indoor air quality in buildings purchased or leased by the state.
Section 4b-16. - Outdoor luminaires on the grounds of state buildings or facilities.
Section 4b-21a. - State properties improvement account.
Section 4b-22a. - Easements. Grant and acquisition.
Section 4b-23a. - State Real Property Advisory Commission.
Section 4b-24b. - Construction contracts. Total cost basis projects. Requirements.
Section 4b-25. (Formerly Sec. 4-126b). - Acceptance of title transfer on acquisition of property.
Section 4b-29. (Formerly Sec. 4-133a). - Allocation of facilities to state agencies.
Section 4b-30. (Formerly Sec. 4-128). - Offices for state agencies. Leases. Compliance.
Section 4b-30a. - Sublease of land or buildings and facilities leased to the state.
Section 4b-31. (Formerly Sec. 4-27b). - Colocation and integration of human services.
Section 4b-31a. - Plan for colocation of family resource centers and school-based health clinics.
Section 4b-32. (Formerly Sec. 4-26h). - Renewal of state leases.
Section 4b-34a. - Exemption from approval process for emergency leases.
Section 4b-37. (Formerly Sec. 4-128c). - Terms of option to buy in lease agreement.
Section 4b-39. (Formerly Sec. 4-128e). - Tax exemption.
Section 4b-46. - Property subject to a long-term financing contract exempt from property tax.