Bill Text: CT SB01051 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing Alternative Prequalification Requirements For Emerging Subcontractors.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-13 - Public Hearing 03/18 [SB01051 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB01051-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 1051
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 3971
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGING SUBCONTRACTORS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Emerging subcontractor" means a subcontractor who (A) has not been prequalified pursuant to section 4a-100 of the general statutes, and (B) is unable to (i) obtain bonding required under section 49-41 of the general statutes to bid on a contract or perform work pursuant to a contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or any other public work by the state or the municipality, except a public highway or a bridge project or any other construction project administered by the Department of Transportation, or (ii) perform work under such a contract as a substantial contractor, and (2) "contract" and "substantial contractor" shall have the same meanings as provided in section 4a-100 of the general statutes.

(b) (1) Any emerging subcontractor may apply for an alternative prequalification to the Department of Administrative Services. Such application shall be made on such form as the Commissioner of Administrative Services prescribes and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection. The application shall be signed under penalty of false statement.

(2) The alternative prequalification application fee shall be as follows:

T1	Aggregate Work Capacity Rating	Fee
T2	$5,000,000.00 or less	$600.00
T3	$5,000,000.01 - $8,000,000.00	$750.00
T4	$8,000,000.01 - $10,000,000.00	$850.00
T5	$10,000,000.01 - $15,000,000.00	$1,000.00
T6	$15,000,000.01 or more	$1,500.00

(c) The alternative prequalification application form shall require all information required pursuant to section 4a-100 of the general statutes, except that in lieu of information required pursuant to subsection (d) of said section, the applicant may submit three years of state and federal income tax returns.

(d) The commissioner shall determine whether to prequalify an applicant on the basis of the application and on relevant past performance according to procedures and criteria set forth in regulations that the commissioner shall adopt before January 1, 2014, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To create an alternative prequalification program for emerging subcontractors.

[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.]