(a) No state agency may extend a contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services which expires on or after October 1, 1990, and is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of subsection (a) of section 4a-57, without complying with such requirements, unless the Commissioner of Administrative Services makes a written determination, supported by documentation, that (1) soliciting competitive bids for such purchase would cause a hardship for the state, (2) such solicitation would result in a major increase in the cost of such supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, or (3) the contractor is the sole source for such supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services. Except in the case where the contractor is the sole source as set forth in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the commissioner shall solicit at least three competitive quotations in addition to the contractor's quotation, and shall make a written determination that no such competitive quotation which complies with the existing specifications for the contract is lower than or equal to the contractor's quotation. Any such contract extension shall be based on the contractor's quotation. No contract may be extended more than two times under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may, for a period of up to one year from the date such contract would otherwise expire, (1) extend any contract in effect on May 1, 2005, with a value of fifty thousand dollars or more per year, to perform any of the following services for the state: Janitorial, building maintenance, security and food and beverage, provided any such extension shall include any applicable increase in the standard wage and the payroll burden to administer the standard wage, as established by the Labor Department, or (2) extend an existing contract if the commissioner certifies in writing that failure to provide such extension would compromise the continuity of state agency systems or operations.

(c) If any contract is extended pursuant to this section without complying with the competitive bidding requirements of subsection (a) of section 4a-57, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall post an explanation of the reasons for such noncompliance on the Department of Administrative Services' Internet web site.

(P.A. 90-252, S. 4, 10; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 71; P.A. 05-287, S. 23; P.A. 06-196, S. 31; P.A. 11-51, S. 48; P.A. 13-225, S. 2; P.A. 14-188, S. 1.)

History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 added Subsec. (b) re extension of certain janitorial, building maintenance, security and food and beverage contracts for one year from expiration date and designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), making technical changes therein, effective May 12, 2004; P.A. 05-287 amended Subsec. (b) to enable both the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Commissioner of Public Works to extend janitorial, building maintenance, security and food and beverage services contracts for a period of one year provided such contract was in effect as of May 1, 2005, has a value of $50,000 or more per year and any such extension includes applicable increases in the standard wage and the payroll burden to administer the standard wage, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Commissioner of Public Works, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-225 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former Subdiv. (1), (2) and (3) designators, redesignating existing Subparas. (A), (B) and (C) as Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3) and adding exception to 3 competitive quotations requirement where contractor is the sole source, amended Subsec. (b) by changing period of extension from “one year” to “up to one year”, designating provision re extension of contract in effect on May 1, 2005, as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re written certification by commissioner, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-188 added Subsec. (c) re posting of explanation for noncompliance.