(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, beef, pork, lamb, farm-raised fish, fruits or vegetables pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall give preference to dairy products, poultry, eggs, beef, pork, lamb, farm-raised fish, fruits or vegetables grown or produced in this state, when such products, poultry, eggs, beef, pork, lamb, farm-raised fish, fruits or vegetables are comparable in cost to other dairy products, poultry, eggs, beef, pork, lamb, farm-raised fish, 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; P.A. 13-72, S. 1.)

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; P.A. 13-72 amended Subsec. (b) to include preference for beef, pork, lamb and farm-raised fish grown or produced in this state, effective June 5, 2013.

See Sec. 31-237(b) re purchase of supplies and equipment by Employment Security Division of Labor Department.

Annotation to former section 4-110:

Cited. 190 C. 212.