Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 62 - State Contracting Standards Board
Section 4e-40. - Determination of violation of law in solicitation or award of contract after award. Options.

If, after an award, it is determined by the State Contracting Standards Board that a solicitation or award of a contract by a state contracting agency is in violation of law:

(1) If the person awarded the contract did not act in bad faith:
(A) The contract may be ratified and affirmed by the state contracting agency, provided it is determined by the board that doing so is in the best interests of the state; or
(B) The contract may be terminated and the person awarded the contract shall be compensated for the actual expenses reasonably incurred under the contract, plus a reasonable profit, prior to the termination.
(2) If the person awarded the contract acted in bad faith:
(A) The contract may be declared null and void; or
(B) The contract may be ratified and affirmed if such action is in the best interests of the state, as determined by the State Contracting Standards Board, in writing, without prejudice to the state's right to such damages as may be appropriate.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 40.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 effective June 1, 2010.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 4e - State Contracting

Chapter 62 - State Contracting Standards Board

Section 4e-1. - Definitions.

Section 4e-2. - State Contracting Standards Board. Established. Members. Chairperson. Executive director. Chief Procurement Officer. Duties. Prohibited activities of employees. Rules of the board. Quorum.

Section 4e-3. - Exercise of rights, powers, duties and authority relating to the procurement policies of the state by the board.

Section 4e-4. - Authority and responsibilities of the board with respect to procurements by state contracting agencies.

Section 4e-5. - Appointment of agency procurement officers. Responsibilities. State procurement and project management education and training program. Regulations.

Section 4e-6. - Triennial audits of state contracting agencies. Compliance report.

Section 4e-7. - Review, termination or recommendation to terminate contract or procurement agreement by the board. Requirements. Restriction or termination of state contracting agency authority to enter contracts or procurement agreements.

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-13. - State Contracting Portal. Requirements. Posting of bids, requests for proposals and resulting contracts on portal.

Section 4e-14. - Requirements for contracts taking effect on or after June 1, 2010.

Section 4e-15. - Requirements of janitorial work pilot program for persons with disability and persons with a disadvantage unaffected by certain state contracting provisions.

Section 4e-16. - Privatization contracts. Cost-benefit analysis. Business case. Privatization contract committee. Certain privatization contracts to be approved by the General Assembly. Motion for order to show cause. Review by board. Exceptions. Eva...

Section 4e-17. - Application of privatization and contracting provisions, generally.

Section 4e-18. - Acquisition of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services. Requisition system.

Section 4e-19. - Methods for the award of contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services by state contracting agencies. Regulations.

Section 4e-20. - Regulations for issuing invitations for bids. Regulations for award of certain contracts and purchase orders by a method of source selection other than competitive sealed bidding.

Section 4e-21. - Regulations for small purchase procedures for procurements that do not exceed fifty thousand dollars. Artificial division of procurement requirements. Certain minor, nonrecurring or emergency purchases.

Section 4e-22. - Regulations for the award of a contract for a supply, service or construction item without competition.

Section 4e-23. - Regulations for the waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements.

Section 4e-24. - Regulations for emergency procurements when a threat to public health, welfare or safety exists.

Section 4e-25. - Request for factual information reasonably available to bidder or proposer.

Section 4e-26. - Regulations for the establishment of standards for the preparation, maintenance and content of specifications for supplies, services and construction.

Section 4e-27. - Regulations for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts.

Section 4e-28. - Regulations concerning the submission of accounting system documentation by contractors to state contracting agencies.

Section 4e-29. - Inspection of contractor's or subcontractor's plant or place of business by state contracting agency.

Section 4e-30. - Audit of contractor's or subcontractor's books and records by state contracting agency.

Section 4e-31. - Notice of suspected collusion or other anticompetitive practice to the Attorney General.

Section 4e-32. - Retention and disposal of procurement records by state contracting agencies.

Section 4e-33. - Record of contracts awarded for certain small purchases, minor, nonrecurring or emergency purchases and under waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements.

Section 4e-34. - Disqualification of contractor, bidder or proposer by State Contracting Standards Board. Causes for disqualification.

Section 4e-35. - Suspension of contractor, bidder or proposer by department head of state contracting agency. Causes for suspension.

Section 4e-36. - Contest of the solicitation or award of a contract by bidder or proposer.

Section 4e-37. - Contractor's, bidder's or proposer's appeal of suspension decision issued by department head.

Section 4e-38. - Issuance of decision on appeal by board.

Section 4e-39. - Determination by board of violation of law in solicitation or proposed award of a contract prior to award. Options.

Section 4e-40. - Determination of violation of law in solicitation or award of contract after award. Options.

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-46. - Regulations for contract modifications, change orders and price adjustments for construction contracts in excess of fifty thousand dollars.

Section 4e-47. - Regulations concerning application of certain contracting statutes to each constituent unit of the state system of higher education.

Section 4e-48. - Reciprocal preference provision in award of state contracts. Definitions. Application of provision. List of states with in-state preference published by the State Contracting Standards Board.

Section 4e-49. - Regulations concerning contracting procedures for the Metropolitan District of Hartford County.

Section 4e-50. - Contracts for environmental remediation of brownfields.