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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 849
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4115
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGE OR DERS IN CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 42-158j of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2019): 3
(a) Each construction contract shall contain the following 4
provisions: (1) A requirement that the owner pay any amounts due to 5
any contractor in a direct contractual relationship with the owner, or 6
due to any subcontractor or supplier in a direct contractual 7
relationship with the contractor, whether for labor performed or 8
materials furnished, not later than thirty days after the date any 9
written request for such payment has been made to the owner by such 10
contractor, subcontractor or supplier; (2) a requirement that the 11
contractor pay any amounts due any subcontractor or supplier, 12
whether for labor performed or materials furnished, not later than 13
thirty days after the date the contractor receives payment from the 14
owner which encompasses labor performed or materials furnished by 15
such subcontractor or supplier; [and] (3) a requirement that the 16 Raised Bill No. 849
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contractor shall include in each of its subcontracts a provision 17
requiring each subcontractor and supplier to pay any amounts due any 18
of its subcontractors or suppliers, whether for labor performed or 19
materials furnished, not later than thirty days after the date such 20
subcontractor or supplier receives a payment from the contractor 21
which encompasses labor performed or materials furnished by such 22
subcontractor or supplier; and (4) a requirement that, for all pending 23
or approved change orders or directives to perform extra work totaling 24
twenty-five thousand dollars or more, the minimum allowable rate of 25
overhead and profit to be paid to any contractor or subcontractor who 26
performs such extra work shall be not less than fifteen per cent of the 27
total value of such extra work, including, but not limited to, the costs 28
of all labor, direct supervision, material and equipment required to 29
perform such extra work. 30
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 42-158j(a)
GL Joint Favorable