2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 4a-67c. Equipment and appliances for state use, energy standards.
Sec. 4a-67c. Equipment and appliances for state use, energy standards. The
Department of Administrative Services and each other budgeted agency, as defined in
section 4-69, exercising procurement authority shall procure equipment and appliances
for state use which meet or exceed the federal energy conservation standards set forth in
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 USC 6295, any federal regulations adopted
thereunder and any applicable energy performance standards established in accordance
with subsection (j) of section 16a-38. Purchases of equipment and appliances for which
energy performance standards have been established pursuant to subsection (j) of section
16a-38 shall be (1) made from among those specific models of equipment and appliances
which meet such standards, and (2) based, when possible, on competitive bids. Such
bids shall be evaluated on the basis of the life-cycle cost standards, if any, established
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16a-38.
History: P.A. 93-417 replaced requirement that department purchase energy-efficient appliances with requirement that department procure equipment and appliances which meet or exceed federal standards, effective October 1, 1993, and applicable to design proposals for major capital projects which are commenced after that date; P.A. 94-67 added provisions re energy performance and life-cycle cost standards; P.A. 95-346 applied section to budgeted agencies exercising procurement authority, added reference to federal regulations and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1995.
