2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 55d - Public-Private Partnerships
Section 4-257 - Prequalification and requirements for private entities.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4b-91 and chapter 242, the agency shall, when it determines appropriate, provide for a process of prequalification for private entities. Any such process shall include public notice of the prequalification process and the requirements and the criteria the agency will use in determining whether the private entity qualifies for prequalification. Any agency that has determined that such a prequalification process is appropriate for the project shall allow only prequalified private entities to be a proposer. The agency may charge a reasonable application fee for prequalification.

(b) In addition to any requirements set forth in the request for proposals, request for qualifications or bid solicitation for a public-private partnership project, in order to be prequalified, a private entity shall:

(1) Have available such lawful sources of funding, capital, securities or other financial resources that, in the judgment of the agency in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development, are necessary to carry out the public-private partnership project if such private entity is selected as the contractor;

(2) Possess either through its staff, subcontractors, a consortium or joint venture agreement the managerial, organizational, technical capacity and experience in the type of project for which the proposer is submitting a bid proposal;

(3) Be qualified to lawfully conduct business in this state; and

(4) Certify that no director, officer, partner, owner or other individual with direct and significant control over the policy of the private entity has been convicted of corruption or fraud in any jurisdiction of the United States.

(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 82.)

History: Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1 effective October 27, 2011.