Connecticut § 1-101qq - State ethics law summary provided to persons seeking large state construction or procurement contract. Representation of agreement to comply in contract. Summary and representation re subcontractors and consultants. Failure to include representations. Incorporation of summary in contract terms.

§ 1-101qq. State ethics law summary provided to persons seeking large state construction or procurement contract. Representation of agreement to comply in contract. Summary and representation re subcontractors and consultants. Failure to include representations. Incorporation of summary in contract terms.

Sec. 1-101qq. State ethics law summary provided to persons seeking large state construction or procurement contract. Representation of agreement to comply in contract. Summary and representation re subcontractors and consultants. Failure to include representations. Incorporation of summary in contract terms. (a) Except as provided in section 10a-151h, a state agency or institution or quasi-public agency that is seeking a contractor for a large state construction or procurement contract shall provide the summary of state ethics laws developed by the Office of State Ethics pursuant to section 1-81b to any person seeking a large state construction or procurement contract. No state agency or institution or quasi-public agency shall enter into a large state construction or procurement contract unless such contract contains a representation that the chief executive officer or authorized signatory of the contract and all key employees of such officer or signatory have read and understood the summary and agree to comply with the provisions of state ethics law.

(b) Except as provided in section 10a-151h, prior to entering into a contract with any subcontractors or consultants, each large state construction or procurement contractor shall provide the summary of state ethics laws described in subsection (a) of this section to all subcontractors and consultants. Each contract entered into with a subcontractor or consultant on or after July 1, 2021, shall include a representation that each subcontractor or consultant and the key employees of such subcontractor or consultant have read and understood the summary and agree to comply with the provisions of state ethics law. Failure to include such representations in such contracts with subcontractors or consultants shall be cause for termination of the large state construction or procurement contract.

(c) Each contract with a contractor, subcontractor or consultant described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall incorporate such summary by reference as a part of the contract terms.

(P.A. 05-287, S. 37; P.A. 06-196, S. 18; P.A. 11-229, S. 1; P.A. 17-130, S. 5; P.A. 21-76, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 05-287 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 11-229 amended Subsec. (a) to delete “promptly” re affirmation, add “or electronically”, add provisions re resubmission of affirmation not required until 30 days after a change or upon submittal of new bid or proposal and add reference to “proposal” and amended Subsec. (b) to add “Prior to entering into a contract with any subcontractors or consultants”, add Subdiv. (1) and (2) designators, specify affirmation be provided to institution or quasi-public agency and require affirmation to be provided not later than 15 days after requested; P.A. 17-130 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to add “Except as provided in section 10a-151h”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-76 substantially revised Subsec. (a) by deleting provisions re written or electronic affirmation of receipt of summary, adding provision re representation in the contract and making conforming changes and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting former Subdiv. (2) re obtaining affirmation from subcontractors and consultants, deleting Subdiv. designator (1) and adding provisions re contracts with subcontractors or consultants entered into on or after July 1, 2021, including a representation, effective July 1, 2021.