Sec. 4b-101a. Awarding authorities to prepare report on status of certain projects and property management contracts. When. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 4b-101a. Awarding authorities to prepare report on status of certain projects and property management contracts. When. (a) Not later than January 1, 2006, and annually thereafter, each awarding authority, other than a municipality, shall prepare a report on the status of (1) any ongoing project for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building which is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars and is paid for, in whole or in part, with state funds, or (2) any property management contract awarded by the Department of Public Works which has an annual value of one hundred thousand dollars or more. Except for a school construction project, the awarding authority shall submit the report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration and finance, revenue and bonding. The report shall be submitted in accordance with section 11-4a. The first report submitted after a contract is awarded shall indicate: (A) When, where and how the request for bids was advertised; (B) who bid on the projects; (C) the provisions of law that governed the award of the contract and if there were any deviations from standard procedure in awarding the contract; (D) the names of the individuals who had decision-making authority in awarding the contract, including, but not limited to, the individuals who served on any award panel; (E) if an award panel was used, whether the recommendation of the panel was followed and, if applicable, the reason why such recommendation was not followed; (F) whether the awarding authority has any other contracts with the contractor who was awarded the contract, and if so, the nature and value of the contract; and (G) any provisions of law that authorized or funded the project.

      (b) The University of Connecticut shall not be required to submit a report pursuant to this section for any project, as defined in subdivision (16) of section 10a-109c, that is undertaken and controlled by the university.

      (P.A. 03-215, S. 6; P.A. 04-141, S. 4.)

      History: P.A. 03-215 effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 04-141 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the date for reports by awarding authorities from January 1, 2004, to January 1, 2006, to except municipalities from the reporting requirement and to except school construction projects from the requirement that reports be submitted to the Governor and government administration and finance committees of the General Assembly.