General Assembly Raised Bill No. 890 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3102 *03102_______HED* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: (HED) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 890 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3102 *03102_______HED* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: (HED) AN ACT CONCERNING DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivision (28) of section 10a-109c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): (28) "Total cost basis contract" means a design-build contract or a construction manager at-risk project delivery contract between The University of Connecticut and a contractor to accomplish multiple elements of a project, including, but not limited to, site acquisition, architectural design, preconstruction activities, project management and construction. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2013 10a-109c(28) This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2013 10a-109c(28) Statement of Purpose: To grant The University of Connecticut authority to enter into design-build contracts to enable it to shorten the project schedule by starting both the design and construction phases immediately. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]