(a) All rights, powers, duties and authority relating to the procurement policies of the state, vested in, or exercised by, any state contracting agency may also be exercised by the board, provided such rights, powers, duties and authority may be exercised by the board as provided in this section and sections 4e-4 to 4e-47, inclusive, and absent any affirmative action by the board, pursuant to said sections, shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the exercise of such rights, powers, duties and authority by any such state contracting agency. Such rights, powers, duties and authority shall include the following:
(1) Acquisition of supplies, services, and construction, and the management, control, warehousing, sale, and disposal of supplies, services, and construction;
(2) Any state contracting and procurement processes, including, but not limited to, leasing and property transfers, purchasing or leasing of supplies, materials or equipment, consultant or consultant services, purchase of service agreements or privatization contracts; and
(3) Contracts for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 14 upon request by the board, each state contracting agency, including institutions of higher education, shall provide the board, in a timely manner, with such procurement information as the board deems necessary. The board shall have access to all information, files and records related to any state contracting agency in furtherance of the board's duties, as described in this section and sections 4e-4 to 4e-47, inclusive. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the board's disclosure of documents that are exempt from disclosure pursuant to chapter 14.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 3.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 effective January 1, 2009.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 62 - State Contracting Standards Board
Section 4e-6. - Triennial audits of state contracting agencies. Compliance report.
Section 4e-8. - Contracting Standards Advisory Council. Duties.
Section 4e-9. - Vendor and Citizen Advisory Panel. Established. Duties.
Section 4e-10. - Submission of legislation by board to the Governor and General Assembly.
Section 4e-11. - Adoption of procurement codes by constitutional officers. Deadline.
Section 4e-12. - Procurement codes for legislative and judicial branches. Requirements.
Section 4e-14. - Requirements for contracts taking effect on or after June 1, 2010.
Section 4e-17. - Application of privatization and contracting provisions, generally.
Section 4e-23. - Regulations for the waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements.
Section 4e-25. - Request for factual information reasonably available to bidder or proposer.
Section 4e-27. - Regulations for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts.
Section 4e-32. - Retention and disposal of procurement records by state contracting agencies.
Section 4e-36. - Contest of the solicitation or award of a contract by bidder or proposer.
Section 4e-38. - Issuance of decision on appeal by board.
Section 4e-41. - Regulations concerning the procurement of architectural and engineering services.
Section 4e-42. - Regulations concerning bid security for certain competitive sealed bidding.
Section 4e-43. - Regulations concerning errors and omissions insurance.
Section 4e-44. - Regulations concerning the procurement of consultant services.
Section 4e-45. - Regulations concerning infrastructure facilities.
Section 4e-50. - Contracts for environmental remediation of brownfields.