General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1133
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4402
*04402_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1133
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 4402
*04402_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT CONCERNING PREFERENCES FOR CONNECTICUT COMPANIES IN STATE AND MUNICIPAL CONTRACTING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 4e-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of [law] the general statutes, in the award of a contract, after the original bids have been received and an original lowest responsible qualified bid is identified, a state contracting agency shall add [a per cent increase to the original bid of a nonresident bidder] to the original bid of a nonresident bidder the greater of (1) a one-half of one per cent increase, or (2) an increase equal to the per cent, if any, of the preference given to such nonresident bidder in the state in which such nonresident bidder resides. If, after application of such per cent increase, the bidder that submits the lowest responsible qualified bid is a resident bidder, the state contracting agency shall award such contract to such resident bidder provided such resident bidder agrees, in writing, to meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid. Any such agreement by such resident bidder to meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid shall be made not later than seventy-two hours after such resident bidder receives notice from such state contracting agency that such resident bidder may be awarded such contract if such resident bidder agrees to meet the original lowest responsible qualified bid.
Sec. 2. Section 7-148v of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter or any special act to the contrary, any municipality may, by ordinance, establish requirements for competitive bidding for the award of any contract or the purchase of any real or personal property by the municipality. Such ordinance may provide that [,] (1) except as otherwise required by any provision of the general statutes, sealed bidding shall not be required for contracts or purchases having a value less than or equal to an amount established in the ordinance, which amount shall not be greater than seven thousand five hundred dollars, and (2) all other factors being equal, preference shall be given to supplies, materials and equipment produced, assembled or manufactured in the state and services originating and provided in the state. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to invalidate any ordinance enacted by a municipality prior to October 1, 1989. Nothing in this section and no ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a municipality to enter into a contract pursuant to section 4a-53a.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2013 4e-48(b)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2013 7-148v
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2013
4e-48(b)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2013
7-148v
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the preference for in-state bidders in the award of state contracts and allow municipalities to enact similar preferences.
[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.]