Not later than January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Department of Administrative Services shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning the completion or acceptance of each public works construction project administered by the Division of Construction Services within the Department of Administrative Services during the preceding year under chapter 60 with an estimated cost of more than ten thousand dollars and receiving any portion of its funding from the proceeds of bonds issued under the State General Obligation Bond Procedure Act, with the secretary of the State Bond Commission and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. Such report shall provide the following information for each such completed or accepted project: (1) The estimated total cost of the construction project, or the actual amount of the project, if ascertainable; (2) the amount, if any, required to be held in retainage and the reason for such retainage; and (3) the amount of any bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission and allotted by the Governor to such project which remains unexpended. Such report may contain a recommendation to the secretary as to the further use of any portion of such unexpended bond proceeds, which recommendation may, in the discretion of the secretary and the Governor, be referred to the next regular session of the General Assembly. Absent such recommendation and referral to the General Assembly, the State Bond Commission may authorize an unexpended amount to be transferred in accordance with the provisions of subsection (q) of section 3-20 or section 3-21b or the secretary may, prior to any such transfer, authorize the expenditure of such amount for any emergency purpose approved in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4b-52.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 18, 28; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-202, S. 1.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 effective July 1, 2001; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-202 replaced provisions re state agencies filing multiple reports with provisions re Department of Administrative Services filing annual report beginning January 1, 2015, added reference to Sec. 11-4a, added reference to Division of Construction Services, replaced reference to Sec. 4b-1 with reference to Ch. 60, required filing of report with finance, revenue and bonding committee to be concomitant with report to the commission and made technical changes, effective June 12, 2014.