(a) There shall continue to be a Standardization Committee, which shall consist of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Comptroller or his designee, the Treasurer or his designee, and such administrative heads of state departments or their authorized agents as are designated for that duty by the Governor.

(b) Whenever an emergency exists by reason of extraordinary conditions or contingencies that could not reasonably be foreseen and guarded against, or because of unusual trade or market conditions, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or, in the case of purchases, leases and contracts for information systems, information technology personal property and telecommunication systems, the Chief Information Officer, may, if it is in the best interests of the state, waive the competitive bid or proposal requirements set forth in section 4a-57. If any such procurement is estimated to cost fifty thousand dollars or more, such waiver shall be subject to the approval of the Standardization Committee. A statement of all purchases made under the provisions of this section shall be posted on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services.

(March, 1950, S. 96d; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 95, 610; P.A. 80-279; P.A. 88-297, S. 5; P.A. 95-285, S. 4, 9; P.A. 99-161, S. 4, 11; P.A. 12-205, S. 5.)

History: 1959 act substituted “director of purchases” for “supervisor of purchases”; P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-279 excluded purchases of perishable goods from bid requirements; P.A. 88-297 added reference to competitive negotiation; Sec. 4-113 transferred to Sec. 4a-58 in 1989; P.A. 95-285 inserted provisions formerly codified in Sec. 4a-56 as Subsec. (a) and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b) continuing the Standardization Committee, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-161 amended Subsec. (b) by transferring waiver authority re information systems, information technology personal property and telecommunication systems to the Chief Information Officer, repealing waiver authority re sales of perishable goods and repealing requirement of Standardization Committee approval for waivers for procurements of less than $50,000, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 12-205 amended Subsec. (b) to require statement of purchases to be posted on department's web site rather than in annual report, effective July 1, 2012.