Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00441 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 441
2	2	February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2934
3	3	02934_______GAE
4	4	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
5	5	Introduced by:
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	Raised Bill No. 441
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12	12	February Session, 2016
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14	14	LCO No. 2934
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16	16	02934_______GAE
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18	18	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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20	20	Introduced by:
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22	22	(GAE)
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24	24	AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN STATE PAYMENTS TO VENDORS BE MADE BY CHECK OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFER.
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26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2016) Unless otherwise requested by the recipient, each state agency shall pay for contractual services and purchases of, and contracts for, supplies, materials and equipment by check or electronic direct deposit to the recipient's account in a bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union that has agreed to accept such payment on behalf of the recipient.
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30	30	Sec. 2. Section 4a-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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32	32	When used in this chapter and section 1 of this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning:
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34	34	(1) "State agency" includes any officer, department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency of the Executive Department of the state government;
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36	36	(2) "Supplies", "materials" and "equipment" mean any and all articles of personal property furnished to or used by any state agency, including all printing, binding, publication of laws, stationery, forms, and reports;
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38	38	(3) "Contractual services" means any and all laundry and cleaning service, pest control service, janitorial service, security service, the rental and repair, or maintenance, of equipment, machinery and other state-owned personal property, advertising and photostating, mimeographing, and other service arrangements where the services are provided by persons other than state employees;
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40	40	(4) "Competitive bidding" means the submission of prices by persons, firms or corporations competing for a contract to provide supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, under a procedure in which the contracting authority does not negotiate prices;
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42	42	(5) "Competitive negotiation" means a procedure for contracting for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, in which (A) proposals are solicited from qualified suppliers by a request for proposals, and (B) changes may be negotiated in proposals and prices after being submitted;
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44	44	(6) "Bidder" means a person, firm or corporation submitting a competitive bid in response to a solicitation; and
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46	46	(7) "Proposer" means a person, firm or corporation submitting a proposal in response to a request for proposals.
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48	48	Sec. 3. Section 4a-52 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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50	50	[Not later than January 1, 1995, the] The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the following purposes: (1) To authorize any agency to purchase directly specified supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services under prescribed conditions and procedure; (2) to authorize, in writing, any state agency to purchase, in the open market without filing a requisition or estimate, specified supplies, materials or equipment for immediate delivery to meet emergencies arising from unforeseen causes, including delays by contractors, delays in transportation and an unanticipated volume of work, provided a report of any such purchase, with a record of the competitive quotations upon which it was based and a full account of the circumstances of the emergency, shall be submitted at once to said commissioner by the administrative head of the agency concerned and provided further such report shall be entered by him on a record and shall be open to public inspection; (3) to prescribe the manner in which supplies, materials and equipment shall be [purchased,] delivered, stored and distributed and, except as provided in section 1 of this act, purchased; (4) to prescribe the manner of making requisitions and estimates, the future periods which they are to cover, the form in which they shall be submitted and the manner of their authentication; (5) to prescribe the manner of inspecting all deliveries of supplies, materials and equipment and of making chemical and physical tests of samples submitted with bids or proposals and samples of deliveries to determine whether or not the specifications are being complied with; (6) to provide for the transfer to or between such state agencies of supplies, materials and equipment which are surplus with one such agency but which may be needed by another or others, and for the disposal by sale of supplies, materials and equipment which are obsolete or unusable; (7) to prescribe the amount of deposit or bond to be submitted with a bid or a contract and the amount of deposit or bond to be given for the faithful performance of a contract; (8) to carry out the provisions of section 4a-59a; (9) to specify the categories of purchases which are not subject to the competitive bidding requirements of section 4a-57; (10) to indicate the types of objective criteria that may be used by the commissioner in determining "lowest responsible qualified bidder" for the purposes of section 4a-59; (11) to define the term "minor irregularities" for the purposes of section 4a-59, provided such term shall not include (A) variations in the quality, unit price or date of delivery or completion of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services or (B) exceptions to programs required under the general statutes; (12) to provide for any other matters necessary to effect the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated in pursuance thereof; (13) to establish policies and procedures for use by agencies in preparing specifications which will ensure that such specifications shall not be unreasonably restrictive and shall encourage competition; (14) to determine when the commissioner or his designee may cancel a procurement; (15) to establish guidelines governing the use of "brand name or equal" specifications; (16) to establish procedures by which a bidder or proposer may request reconsideration of an award determination; (17) to establish guidelines governing the use of remanufactured goods and circumstances under which remanufactured goods must be used by requesting agencies; and (18) to determine when the commissioner or his designee may amend or reject a bid specification.
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55	55	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
56	56	Section 1 October 1, 2016 New section
57	57	Sec. 2 October 1, 2016 4a-50
58	58	Sec. 3 October 1, 2016 4a-52
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60	60	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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62	62	Section 1
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64	64	October 1, 2016
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66	66	New section
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68	68	Sec. 2
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74	74	Sec. 3
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80	80	Statement of Purpose:
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82	82	To require state agencies to pay vendors of goods and services by check or electronic transfer.
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84	84	[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.]