*See chapter 10, part IV re ethical considerations concerning bidding and state contracts.
Sec. 4-252. Representations required in large state contracts.
Sec. 4-252a. Certification re whether making certain investments in Iran.
Secs. 4-253 and 4-254. Reserved
Sec. 4-250. Definitions. As used in sections 4-250 to 4-252, inclusive:
(1) “Gift” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79, except that the exclusion in subparagraph (L) of subdivision (5) of section 1-79 for a gift for the celebration of a major life event does not apply;
(2) “Quasi-public agency”, “public official” and “state employee” have the same meanings as provided in section 1-79;
(3) “State agency” means any office, department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government;
(4) “Large state contract” means an agreement or a combination or series of agreements between a state agency or a quasi-public agency and a person, firm or corporation, having a total value of more than five hundred thousand dollars in a calendar or fiscal year, for (A) a project for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public work, (B) services, including, but not limited to, consulting and professional services, (C) the procurement of supplies, materials or equipment, (D) a lease, or (E) a licensing arrangement. The term “large state contract” does not include a contract between a state agency or a quasi-public agency and a political subdivision of the state;
(5) “Principals and key personnel” means officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners and managerial employees; and
(6) “Participated substantially” means participation that is direct, extensive and substantive, and not peripheral, clerical or ministerial.
(P.A. 04-245, S. 2; P.A. 07-213, S. 2; P.A. 13-244, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 04-245 effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 07-213 amended Subdiv. (4) to redefine “large state contract” by replacing “having a total cost to such state agency or quasi-public agency” with “having a total value”, effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 13-244 replaced reference to Sec. 1-79(e)(12) with reference to Sec. 1-79(5)(L) in Subdiv. (1) and made technical changes.
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Sec. 4-251. Gift affidavits. Section 4-251 is repealed, effective July 13, 2011.
(P.A. 04-245, S. 3; P.A. 11-229, S. 10.)
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Sec. 4-252. Representations required in large state contracts. (a) Except as provided in section 10a-151f, on and after July 1, 2021, no state agency or quasi-public agency shall execute a large state contract unless such contract contains the representation described in this section.
(b) The official or employee of such state agency or quasi-public agency who is authorized to execute state contracts shall represent that the selection of the person, firm or corporation was not the result of collusion, the giving of a gift or the promise of a gift, compensation, fraud or inappropriate influence from any person.
(c) Any principal or key personnel of the person, firm or corporation submitting a bid or proposal for a large state contract shall represent:
(1) That no gifts were made by (A) such person, firm, corporation, (B) any principals and key personnel of the person, firm or corporation, who participate substantially in preparing bids, proposals or negotiating state contracts, or (C) any agent of such person, firm, corporation or principals and key personnel, who participates substantially in preparing bids, proposals or negotiating state contracts, to (i) any public official or state employee of the state agency or quasi-public agency soliciting bids or proposals for state contracts, who participates substantially in the preparation of bid solicitations or requests for proposals for state contracts or the negotiation or award of state contracts, or (ii) any public official or state employee of any other state agency, who has supervisory or appointing authority over such state agency or quasi-public agency;
(2) That no such principals and key personnel of the person, firm or corporation, or agent of such person, firm or corporation or principals and key personnel, knows of any action by the person, firm or corporation to circumvent such prohibition on gifts by providing for any other principals and key personnel, official, employee or agent of the person, firm or corporation to provide a gift to any such public official or state employee; and
(3) That the person, firm or corporation is submitting bids or proposals without fraud or collusion with any person.
(d) Any bidder or proposer that does not agree to the representations required under this section shall be rejected and the state agency or quasi-public agency shall award the contract to the next highest ranked proposer or the next lowest responsible qualified bidder or seek new bids or proposals.
(e) Each state agency and quasi-public agency shall include in the bid specifications or request for proposals for a large state contract a notice of the representation requirements of this section.
(P.A. 04-245, S. 4; P.A. 11-229, S. 2; P.A. 17-130, S. 6; P.A. 21-76, S. 2; P.A. 22-40, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 04-245 effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 11-229 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to electronic certification and add provisions re updated certification, amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “state contracts” for “said contract”, amended Subsec. (c) to substitute “Any principal or key personnel” for “The official”, to substitute “submitting a bid or proposal for a large state contract” for “awarded the contract, who is authorized to execute the contract” and, in Subdiv. (1), to delete reference to date of planning by state or quasi-public agency and date of execution of contract, and to refer to bids, proposals, state contracts, solicitations or requests for proposals in general rather than bids, proposals, solicitations or requests for proposals pertaining to a specific state contract and, in Subdiv. (3), to substitute “is submitting bids or proposals” for “made the bid or proposal”, amended Subsec. (d) to substitute the singular “certification” for the plural and delete reference to Subsec. (c), and amended Subsec. (e) to delete former Subdiv. (1) re date of planning by state or quasi-public agency, to delete Subdiv. (2) designator and to delete references to Subsecs. (c) and (d); P.A. 17-130 amended Subsec. (a) to add “Except as provided in section 10a-151f”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-76 amended Subsec. (a) to change “2006” to “2021”, delete provisions re sworn written or electronic certification and submission of updated certification and added reference to representation contained within contract, amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to change “certify” to “represent”, amended Subsec. (d) to change “make the certification” to “agree to the representations” and “disqualified” to “rejected” and amended Subsec. (e) to change “certification” to “representation”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-40 amended Subsec. (b) to delete “most qualified or highest ranked”, effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 4-252a. Certification re whether making certain investments in Iran. (a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” and “quasi-public agency” have the same meanings as provided in section 1-79, “large state contract” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-250 and “entity” means any corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, nonprofit organization or other business organization whose principal place of business is located outside of the United States, but excludes any United States subsidiary of a foreign corporation.
(b) No state agency or quasi-public agency shall enter into any large state contract, or amend or renew any such contract with any entity unless such contract contains a certification that such entity has not made a direct investment of twenty million dollars or more in the energy sector of Iran on or after October 1, 2013, as described in Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010, and has not increased or renewed such investment on or after said date.
(c) Each state agency and quasi-public agency shall include in the bid specifications or request for proposals for a large state contract a notice of the certification requirements of this section.
(d) Any entity that makes a good faith effort to determine whether such entity has made an investment described in subsection (b) of this section shall not be deemed to be in breach of the contract or in violation of this section. A “good faith effort” for purposes of this subsection includes a determination that such entity is not on the list of persons who engage in certain investment activities in Iran created by the Department of General Services of the state of California pursuant to Division 2, Chapter 2.7 of the California Public Contract Code. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair the ability of the state agency or quasi-public agency to pursue a breach of contract action for any violation of the provisions of the contract.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract of the Treasurer as trustee of the Connecticut retirement plans and trust funds, as defined in section 3-13c, provided nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the Treasurer from performing his or her fiduciary duties under section 3-13g.
(P.A. 13-162, S. 1; P.A. 21-76, S. 3; P.A. 22-40, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 21-76 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting former Subdiv. (1) re failure to submit written certification re direct investment, former Subdiv. (2) re submission of certification indicating an investment and provision re sworn certification, adding provision re contract containing certification of no direct investment and changing “or has” to “and has not”, amended Subsec. (c) by deleting provision re submission of certification prior to submission of bid or proposal and amended Subsec. (d) by making a technical change, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-40 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “subject to the penalties of false statement pursuant to” with “deemed to be in breach of the contract or in violation of”, effective July 1, 2022.
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Secs. 4-253 and 4-254. Reserved for future use.
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