Sec. 4a-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-110). Duties of Administrative Services Commissioner re purchases.
Sec. 4a-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-110). Duties of Administrative Services Commissioner re purchases. (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall: (1) Purchase, lease or contract for all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services
required by any state agency, except as provided in sections 4-98 and 4a-57; (2) enforce
standard specifications established in accordance with section 4a-56; (3) establish and
operate a central duplicating and mailing room for state agencies located in or near the
city of Hartford and such other places as he deems practical; and (4) establish and operate
or have supervisory control over other central supply services in such locations as may
best serve the requirements of the state agencies.
(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, when purchasing or contracting
for the purchase of dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits or vegetables pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall give preference to dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits or
vegetables grown or produced in this state, when such products, poultry, eggs, fruits
or vegetables are comparable in cost to other dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits or
vegetables being considered for purchase by the commissioner that have not been grown
or produced in this state.
(March, 1950, 1951, S. 91d; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 2; 480; P.A. 77-614, S. 88, 323, 610; P.A. 83-143, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-42,
S. 1, 4; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9, S. 19, 50; P.A. 04-222, S. 2; P.A. 05-287,
S. 9.)
History: 1959 acts substituted "director of purchases" for "supervisor of purchases" and added Subdiv. (f); P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services and department of health with department
of health services, the latter effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 83-143 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric
indicators, deleted provision whereby commissioner was granted "supervisory control" of all storage facilities of state
property and reworded remaining provisions re commissioner's duties concerning storerooms and warehouses; Sec. 4-110 transferred to Sec. 4a-51 in 1989; P.A. 93-42 added in Subdiv. (1) authorization for commissioner to lease and provision
requiring consultation with executive director of office of information and technology re electronic data processing and
telecommunication equipment and services, effective May 5, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services
with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and
Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July
1, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9 amended Subdiv. (1) by deleting proviso that data processing and telecommunications
purchases, leases and contracts be made in consultation with the executive director of the Office of Information and
Technology, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 04-222 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b)
requiring commissioner to give purchasing preference to certain dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits and vegetables grown
or produced in this state, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-287 amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (3) re the
establishment of store rooms and warehouses and former Subdiv. (4) re the operation of trucks and garages necessary to
deliver supplies, redesignate existing Subdiv. (5) as new Subdiv. (3) and eliminate requirement therein that the State
Library photostat and offset printing department and the duplicating facilities of the Department of Public Health remain
as constituted, and redesignate existing Subdiv. (6) as new Subdiv. (4) and eliminate requirement therein to operate central
or regional bakeries, meat cutting establishments and laundry supply services, effective July 13, 2005.
See Sec. 31-237(b) re purchase of supplies and equipment by Employment Security Division of Labor Department.
Annotations to former section 4-110:
Cited. 190 C. 212.