(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person who (1) is, or is seeking to be, prequalified under section 4a-100, (2) is a party to a large state construction or procurement contract or seeking to enter into such a contract with a state agency, board, commission or institution or a quasi-public agency, or (3) is a party to a consultant services contract or seeking to enter into such a contract with a state agency, board, commission or institution or a quasi-public agency, shall:

(A) With the intent to obtain a competitive advantage over other bidders, solicit any information from a public official or state employee that the contractor knows is not and will not be available to other bidders for a large state construction or procurement contract that the contractor is seeking;

(B) Intentionally, wilfully or with reckless disregard for the truth, charge a state agency, board, commission or institution or quasi-public agency for work not performed or goods not provided, including submitting meritless change orders in bad faith with the sole intention of increasing the contract price without authorization and, falsifying invoices or bills or charging unreasonable and unsubstantiated rates for services or unreasonable and unsubstantiated prices for goods to a state agency, board, commission or institution or quasi-public agency;

(C) Intentionally or wilfully violate or attempt to circumvent state competitive bidding and ethics laws; or

(D) With the intent to unduly influence the award of a state contract, provide or direct another person to provide information concerning the donation of goods and services to a state agency or quasi-public agency, to the procurement staff of any state agency or quasi-public agency or a member of a bid selection committee.

(b) No person with whom a state agency, board, commission or institution or quasi-public agency has contracted to provide consulting services to plan specifications for any contract and no business with which the person is associated may serve as a consultant to any person seeking to obtain such contract, serve as a contractor for such contract or serve as a subcontractor or consultant to the person awarded such contract.

(c) Any person who is found in violation of any provision of this section by the Office of State Ethics pursuant to section 1-82 may be deemed a nonresponsible bidder by a state agency, board, commission or institution or quasi-public agency.

(P.A. 05-287, S. 33; P.A. 07-1, S. 9; P.A. 11-149, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 05-287 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-1 added Subsec. (a)(D) re donation of goods and services, effective February 8, 2007; P.A. 11-149 amended Subsec. (c) to make provisions applicable to a person found in violation of section by Office of State Ethics pursuant to Sec. 1-82.