| 14 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 7-148v of the general statutes is |
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| 15 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October |
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| 16 | | - | 1, 2024): |
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| 17 | | - | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter or any |
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| 18 | | - | special act to the contrary, any municipality may, by ordinance, |
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| 19 | | - | establish requirements for competitive bidding for the award of any |
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| 20 | | - | contract or the purchase of any real or personal property by the |
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| 21 | | - | municipality. Such ordinance may provide that, except as otherwise |
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| 22 | | - | required by any provision of the general statutes, sealed bidding shall |
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| 23 | | - | not be required for contracts or purchases having a value less than or |
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| 24 | | - | equal to an amount established in the ordinance, which amount shall |
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| 25 | | - | not be greater than [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars. Nothing in this |
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| 26 | | - | section shall be deemed to invalidate any ordinance enacted by a |
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| 27 | | - | municipality prior to October 1, 1989. Nothing in this section and no |
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| 28 | | - | ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be construed to limit |
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| 29 | | - | the ability of a municipality to enter into a contract pursuant to section |
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| 30 | | - | 4a-53a. Senate Bill No. 226 |
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| 26 | + | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 7-148v of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 27 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 |
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| 28 | + | 1, 2024): 3 |
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| 29 | + | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter or any 4 |
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| 30 | + | special act to the contrary, any municipality may, by ordinance, 5 |
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| 31 | + | establish requirements for competitive bidding for the award of any 6 |
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| 32 | + | contract or the purchase of any real or personal property by the 7 |
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| 33 | + | municipality. Such ordinance may provide that, except as otherwise 8 |
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| 34 | + | required by any provision of the general statutes, sealed bidding shall 9 |
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| 35 | + | not be required for contracts or purchases having a value less than or 10 |
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| 36 | + | equal to an amount established in the ordinance, which amount shall 11 |
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| 37 | + | not be greater than [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars. Nothing in this 12 |
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| 38 | + | section shall be deemed to invalidate any ordinance enacted by a 13 |
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| 39 | + | municipality prior to October 1, 1989. Nothing in this section and no 14 Bill No. 226 |
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