2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 4b-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-131). Alterations, repairs or additions to real assets. Selection of consultants for certain projects.

      Sec. 4b-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-131). Alterations, repairs or additions to real assets. Selection of consultants for certain projects. (a) The Commissioner of Public Works shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any real asset, except any dam, flood or erosion control system, highway, bridge or any mass transit, marine or aviation transportation facility, a facility of the Connecticut Marketing Authority, an asset of the Department of Agriculture program established pursuant to section 26-237a, or any building under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, involving an expenditure in excess of five hundred thousand dollars, and except that each constituent unit of the state system of higher education may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than two million dollars, except that The University of Connecticut shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction, or enlargement of any project, as defined in subdivision (16) of section 10a-109c, notwithstanding the amount of the expenditure involved. In any decision to remodel, alter, repair or enlarge any real asset, the commissioner shall consider the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.

      (b) No officer, department, institution, board, commission or council of the state government, except the Commissioner of Public Works, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Connecticut Marketing Authority, the Department of Agriculture for purposes of the program established pursuant to section 26-237a, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, or a constituent unit of the state system of higher education as authorized in subsection (a) of this section, shall, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to any real asset involving an expenditure of more than five hundred thousand dollars.

      (c) The plans necessary for any such remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any state humane institution, as defined in section 17b-222, shall be subject to the approval of the administrative head of such humane institution.

      (d) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Commissioner of Public Works shall select, subject to the provisions of this subsection, consultants for projects authorized under subsection (b) of this section from a list approved by said commissioner. Fees for such consultant services shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars, except that, in the case of a project of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, fees for such services shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars. As used in this subsection, "consultant" means "consultant" as defined in section 4b-55, and "consultant services" means "consultant services" as defined in section 4b-55.

      (2) Individuals may apply to the commissioner to be included in the list of consultants. Such application shall be on such form as the commissioner prescribes. At least twice a year, the commissioner shall invite requests for inclusion in the list by advertising in (A) one or more newspapers having a circulation in each county in this state, and (B) publications that are marketed to small businesses in this state.

      (e) Costs for projects authorized under subsection (b) of this section shall be charged to the bond fund account for the project for which such costs are incurred. The Department of Public Works shall develop procedures for expediting the administration of projects for alterations, repairs or additions authorized under said subsection (b).

      (f) Any state agency proposing to remodel, alter or enlarge any real asset shall submit a statement to the commissioner demonstrating the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.

      (1949 Rev., S. 203; March, 1950, S. 1899d; 1957, P.A. 150, S. 2; 457, S. 2; P.A. 73-488; P.A. 75-326; 75-365, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 81-421, S. 2, 9; P.A. 82-114, S. 1, 2; 82-369, S. 17, 28; 82-438, S. 3, 6; P.A. 83-487, S. 23, 33; P.A. 84-48, S. 9, 17; P.A. 85-567, S. 1, 6; P.A. 87-496, S. 32, 110; 87-529, S. 1; P.A. 88-117, S. 3, 5; 88-231, S. 3; 88-291, S. 3, 6; P.A. 91-200, S. 2, 3; 91-230, S. 8, 17; P.A. 93-201, S. 4, 24; P.A. 95-230, S. 35, 45; P.A. 97-293, S. 19, 26; P.A. 98-235, S. 5; P.A. 99-75, S. 4; P.A. 01-172, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 73-488 gave commissioner of transportation power to make or contract for real estate expenditures; P.A. 75-326 gave heads of humane institutions authority to approve or disapprove plans for changes to institutions under their control; P.A. 75-365 raised expenditures amount to fifty thousand dollars, and required public works commissioner's approval of all contracts; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 81-421 excluded the supervision of the alteration of mass transit, marine or aviation transportation facilities from the duties of the commissioner; P.A. 82-114 increased amount from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars; P.A. 82-369 also increased the amount of expenditure involved from fifty thousand or more dollars to one hundred thousand or more dollars and added provision that amount of expenditure involved in such an alteration, repair or addition made or contracted for by any such officer, department, institution, board, commission or council, may, with prior approval of said commissioner, exceed one hundred thousand dollars up to a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars; P.A. 82-438 amended section to provide that commissioner of administrative services does not have charge and supervision of remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of state capitol building and to authorize legislative management committee to make or contract for alterations, repairs or additions to the capitol; P.A. 83-487 added exception for Connecticut marketing authority and its facilities; P.A. 84-48 excepted any building under the supervision and control of the joint committee on legislative management, where previously exception was for state capitol building; P.A. 85-567 divided section into Subsecs., amended Subsec. (a) to permit departments and institutions to have charge and supervision over and to contract for alterations, repairs and additions involving expenditures of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars, where previously the limit was one hundred thousand dollars and added a Subsec. (d) re selection of architects and engineers, maximum fees for technical services and expedited project administration; P.A. 87-496 replaced commissioner and department of administrative services with commissioner and department of public works; P.A. 87-529 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to provide that each constituent unit of the state system of higher education have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than five hundred thousand dollars; P.A. 88-117 added an exception to the fee limit in Subsec. (d) for projects of constituent units and made a technical change in Subsec. (e); P.A. 88-231 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring commissioner to consider capabilities of real assets to facilitate recycling programs and added Subsec. (e) requiring statements by agencies proposing to remodel, alter or enlarge real assets demonstrating the capability of such real assets to facilitate recycling; P.A. 88-291 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding the exception for the department of agriculture program established pursuant to Sec. 26-237a; Sec. 4-131 transferred to Sec. 4b-51 in 1989; P.A. 91-200 amended Subsec. (a) to exclude from commissioner's authority the control of any "dam, flood or erosion control system"; P.A. 91-230 in Subsec. (a) added "construction" and changed five hundred thousand to one million dollars in the exception concerning the constituent units of the state system of higher education and in Subsec. (d) changed fifty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand dollars; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the expenditure limit for a constituent unit from "one" to "two" million dollars and amended Subsec. (d) to increase the fee limit for projects of a constituent unit from "one hundred fifty" to "three hundred" thousand dollars, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-230 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for The University of Connecticut, effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 97-293 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-235 amended Subsec. (d) by substituting "consultants" for "architects and engineers", "consultant services" for "architectural and engineering technical services" and "fifty thousand dollars" for "twenty-five thousand dollars" and adding the definitions of "consultant" and "consultant services"; P.A. 99-75 substituted "five hundred thousand dollars" for "two hundred fifty thousand dollars" in Subsecs. (a) and (b); P.A. 01-172 amended Subsec. (d) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), making a technical change therein, and add Subdiv. (2) re applications and advertisements for consultants; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Department of Agriculture with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

      See Sec. 4a-60 re nondiscrimination clauses required in contracts.

      See Sec. 4b-101 re information on contractors and subcontractors to be provided to Commissioner of Revenue Services.

      See Sec. 13b-4 re certain transportation capital projects.

      See chapter 557, part III re state contracts generally.

      Annotations to former section 4-131:

      Under former statute "real assets" do not include highways and bridges. 124 C. 33. Cited. 140 C. 124. Cited. 190 C. 212, 215-217.