2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10a - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 185b - Constituent Units
Section 10a-91d - CSUS 2020 infrastructure improvement program.
(a) It is hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of this state and the system to establish CSUS 2020 as the efficient and cost-effective course to achieve the objective of renewing, modernizing, enhancing, expanding, acquiring and maintaining the infrastructure of the system, the particular project or projects, each being hereby approved as a project of CSUS 2020, and the presently estimated cost thereof being as follows:
| Phase I | Phase II | Phase III | |
| Fiscal Years | Fiscal Years | Fiscal Years | |
| Ending | Ending | Ending | |
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |
| 2009-2011 | 2012-2014 | 2015-2018 | |
| Central Connecticut State | |||
| Code Compliance/ | 18,146,445 | 6,704,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Renovate/Expand Willard | 57,737,000 | ||
| Renovate/Expand Willard and | 3,348,000 | ||
| New Classroom Office Building | 33,978,000 | ||
| East Campus Infrastructure | 13,244,000 | ||
| Burritt Library Expansion | 96,262,000 | ||
| Burritt Library Renovation | 11,387,000 | ||
| New Maintenance/Salt Shed | 2,503,000 | ||
| Eastern Connecticut State | |||
| Code Compliance/ | 8,255,113 | 5,825,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 12,000,000 | ||
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 71,556,000 | ||
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 4,115,000 | ||
| Goddard Hall Renovation | 19,239,000 | ||
| Goddard Hall Renovation | 1,095,000 | ||
| Sports Center Addition and | 11,048,000 | ||
| Outdoor Track–Phase II | 1,816,000 | ||
| Athletic Support Building | 1,921,000 | ||
| New Warehouse | 2,269,000 | ||
| Southern Connecticut State | |||
| Code Compliance/ | 16,955,915 | 8,637,000 | 5,000,000 |
| New Academic Laboratory | 8,944,000 | ||
| New Academic Laboratory | 63,171,000 | ||
| Health and Human Services | 60,412,000 | ||
| Additions and Renovations to | 16,386,585 | ||
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 70,929,000 | ||
| Western Connecticut State | |||
| Code Compliance/ | 7,658,330 | 4,323,000 | 7,212,000 |
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 80,605,000 | ||
| Fine Arts Instructional Center | 4,666,000 | ||
| Higgins Hall Renovations | 2,982,000 | ||
| Higgins Hall Renovations | 31,594,000 | ||
| Berkshire Hall Renovations | 4,797,000 | ||
| University Police Department | 500,000 | ||
| University Police Department | 4,245,000 | ||
| Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller | 1,957,000 | ||
| State University System | |||
| New and Replacement | 26,895,000 | 14,500,000 | 31,844,000 |
| Alterations/Improvements: | 18,672,422 | 15,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
| Telecommunications | 10,000,000 | 3,415,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Land and Property Acquisition | 4,250,190 | 3,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Totals | 285,000,000 | 285,000,000 | 380,000,000 |
(b) The plan of funding CSUS 2020 shall be from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the state in an amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e. The proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to section 10a-91e shall be deposited into the CSUS 2020 Fund.
(c) With respect to CSUS 2020 and within the authorized funding amount, the board of trustees may, from time to time, and shall, whenever appropriate or necessary, revise, delete or add a particular project or projects, provided (1) a formal approving vote of the board of trustees shall be needed for (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is less than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) a deletion, or (C) an addition dictated by a change in system planning as determined by the board of trustees or otherwise necessary because of reasons beyond the control of the system, (2) any revision shall be subject only to such formal approval of the board of trustees as long as the board of trustees finds and determines that such revision is consistent with the intent or purpose of the original project, and (3) (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is equal to or greater than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) an addition, or (C) a deletion shall be conditioned not only upon such formal approval of the board of trustees but also upon a request by the board of trustees for, and enactment of, a subsequent public or special act approving such addition or deletion, if such addition is to add a project not outlined in subsection (a) of this section or the deletion is the deletion of a project outlined in subsection (a) of this section. Furthermore, with respect to CSUS 2020 and subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount, the board of trustees may determine the sequencing and timing of such project or projects, revise estimates of cost and reallocate from any amounts estimated in subsection (a) of this section, for one or more projects to one or more other projects then constituting a component of CSUS 2020 as long as, at the time of such reallocation, it has found that any such project to which a reallocation is made has been revised or added in accordance with this section and such project from which a reallocation is made either has been so revised or added and can be completed within the amounts remaining allocated to it, or has been so deleted. The board of trustees’ actions under this section shall be included in reports to the Governor and the General Assembly under section 10a-91f. If the board of trustees requests a revision, addition or deletion pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, the board of trustees shall submit such request to the Governor at the same time that the request is submitted to the General Assembly.
(d) (1) In accordance with the provisions of chapters 59 and 60, the Commissioner of Construction Services shall be responsible for the duties as specified in said provisions, and, on a quarterly basis, the commissioner shall provide the system with information needed for compliance with sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, including, but not limited to, costs, timeliness of completion of projects and any issues that have developed in implementation of any project under the commissioner’s jurisdiction.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Construction Services shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the Governor and the General Assembly on any (A) construction management services costs, (B) administrative services costs, and (C) costs of fees associated with CSUS 2020.
(e) The Commissioner of Construction Services and the system shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding that shall provide for the assignment of personnel from the Department of Construction Services to ensure that buildings or projects that are part of the CSUS 2020 program are designed and constructed in compliance with the Fire Safety Code and the State Building Code with respect to buildings or building projects that (1) are part of CSUS 2020, as authorized by sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, (2) do not meet the threshold limits, as defined in section 29-276b, and (3) construction of which is initiated during the period of time in which the memorandum is in effect.
(f) The board of trustees shall request, in writing, approval from the Department of Construction Services for any acquisition or purchase of equipment, furniture or personal property using funds provided pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive. Such purchases or acquisitions shall require specific approval by the Commissioner of Construction Services, or shall be deemed approved not later than thirty days after such request for approval, if the commissioner has not rejected the request.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 104; P.A. 10-44, S. 28; P.A. 11-48, S. 281; 11-51, S. 90; 11-57, S. 67.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing Phase I authorization for land and property acquisition from $9,250,190 to $4,250,190, and increasing Phase I authorization for telecommunications infrastructure upgrade from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsecs. (d) and (e) to remove references to chancellor of the Connecticut State University System, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Commissioner of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, and “Department of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Works” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease Phase I authorization for Southern Connecticut State University for Code Compliance/Infrastructure Improvements from $21,860,500 to $16,955,915 and New Academic Laboratory Building/Parking Garage from $20,426,000 to $8,944,000, and to add Phase I authorization for Southern Connecticut State University for Additions and Renovations to Buley Library in the amount of $16,386,585, effective July 1, 2011.
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