Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00849 Compare Versions

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 849
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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15	13		Introduced by:
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING CH ANGE ORDERS IN CONSTRUCTION
21	20		CONTRACTS.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 42-158j of the general statutes is 1
26	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
27	26		October 1, 2019): 3
28	27		(a) Each construction contract shall contain the following 4
29	28		provisions: (1) A requirement that the owner pay any amounts due to 5
30	29		any contractor in a direct contractual relationship with the owner, or 6
31	30		due to any subcontractor or supplier in a direct contractual 7
32	31		relationship with the contractor, whether for labor performed or 8
33	32		materials furnished, not later than thirty days after the date any 9
34	33		written request for such payment has been made to the owner by such 10
35	34		contractor, subcontractor or supplier; (2) a requirement that the 11
36	35		contractor pay any amounts due any subcontractor or supplier, 12
37	36		whether for labor performed or materials furnished, not later than 13
38	37		thirty days after the date the contractor receives payment from the 14
39	38		owner which encompasses labor performed or materials furnished by 15
40		-	~~such subcontractor or supplier; [and] (3) a requirement that the 16~~ Raised Bill No. 849
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	45	+	such subcontractor or supplier; [and] (3) a requirement that the 16
47	46		contractor shall include in each of its subcontracts a provision 17
48	47		requiring each subcontractor and supplier to pay any amounts due any 18
49	48		of its subcontractors or suppliers, whether for labor performed or 19
50	49		materials furnished, not later than thirty days after the date such 20
51	50		subcontractor or supplier receives a payment from the contractor 21
52	51		which encompasses labor performed or materials furnished by such 22
53	52		subcontractor or supplier; and (4) a requirement that, for all pending 23
54	53		or approved change orders or directives to perform extra work totaling 24
55	54		twenty-five thousand dollars or more, the minimum allowable rate of 25
56	55		overhead and profit to be paid to any contractor or subcontractor who 26
57	56		performs such extra work shall be not less than fifteen per cent of the 27
58	57		total value of such extra work, including, but not limited to, the costs 28
59	58		of all labor, direct supervision, material and equipment required to 29
60	59		perform such extra work. 30
61	60		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
62	61		sections:
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64	63		Section 1 October 1, 2019 42-158j(a)
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66		-	GL Joint Favorable
	65	+	Statement of Purpose:
	66	+	To require a minimum amount be included in private and public
	67	+	construction contracts for work performed pursuant to a change order.
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	69	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	70	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	71	+	not underlined.]
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