Sec. 4a-56. (Formerly Sec. 4-123). Purchasing standards and specifications.
Sec. 4a-56. (Formerly Sec. 4-123). Purchasing standards and specifications.
The Commissioner of Administrative Services or his designee may classify the requirements of the state government for supplies, materials and equipment which may be
purchased by the state and may adopt as standards the minimum number of qualities,
sizes and varieties of such supplies, materials and equipment consistent with the successful operation of the state government. If the commissioner adopts any such standards,
the commissioner shall prepare, adopt and promulgate written specifications describing
such standards, provided specifications shall not be required for any supplies, materials
or equipment for which the commissioner determines that the cost of preparing specifications would outweigh the benefits. In the preparation and revision of any such standard
specification, the commissioner or his designee may seek the advice, assistance and
cooperation of the state agencies concerned in order to ascertain their precise requirements. Each specification adopted for any commodity shall satisfy the requirements of
the state departments, agencies and institutions which are to make use of the same,
unless the commissioner approves a waiver of the specification and states the reason
for the waiver in writing. In developing specifications for the purchase of motor vehicles,
the commissioner or his designee shall consider motor vehicles using alternative fuels.
The commissioner may adopt the energy performance standards established pursuant
to subsection (j) of section 16a-38.
(1949 Rev., S. 256; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 13; P.A. 77-614, S. 104, 610; P.A. 88-297, S. 8; P.A. 90-219, S. 1; P.A. 94-126,
S. 3; P.A. 95-285, S. 2, 9; 95-346, S. 1, 4; P.A. 99-161, S. 1, 11.)
History: 1959 act substituted "director of purchases" for "supervisor of purchases"; P.A. 77-614 repealed director of
purchases with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 88-297 added exception to requirement of standards and
specifications for supplies, materials or equipment for which commissioner determines that cost of preparing standards and
specifications would outweigh benefits; Sec. 4-123 transferred to Sec. 4a-56 in 1989; P.A. 90-219 required the committee to
consider motor vehicles using alternative fuels when developing specifications; P.A. 94-126 added the comptroller and
treasurer or their designees to the committee, required commissioner's determination re cost and benefits of preparing
standards and specifications be in writing and added provision re waiver of specifications; P.A. 95-285 substituted the
Commissioner of Administrative Services or his designee for the Standardization Committee, deleting provision describing
members comprising committee, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-346 added provision re energy performance standards,
effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: The phrase "The committee may adopt the energy performance standards" was
changed editorially by the Revisors to "The commissioner may adopt the energy performance standards" to reflect the
provisions of P.A. 95-285 described above); P.A. 99-161 made standards permissive rather than mandatory and made
technical changes, effective July 1, 1999.
See Sec. 4a-58 re Standardization Committee.