Section 2-71t - Retention of personal service contractors; personal service agreements(a) As used in subsection (a) of section 2-71p, this section and section 2-71u: (1) "Competitive negotiation" means a procedure for contracting for services in which (A) proposals are solicited from qualified persons, firms or corporations by a request for proposals and (B) changes may be negotiated in proposals and prices after being submitted.(2) "Committee" means the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.(3) "Personal service contractor" means any person, firm or corporation not employed by the state, who is hired by the committee for a fee to provide services to the General Assembly. The term "personal service contractor" does not include (A) a person, firm or corporation providing "contractual services", as defined in section 2-71p, to the committee, (B) a "design professional", as defined in section 2-71q, or (C) an agency of the federal government, of the state or of a political subdivision of the state.(4) "Personal service agreement" means a written agreement defining the services or end product to be delivered by a personal service contractor to the committee.(b) The committee shall not hire a personal service contractor without executing a personal service agreement with such contractor.(c)(1) Each personal service agreement having a cost of not more than twenty thousand dollars and a term of not more than one year shall be based, when possible, on competitive negotiation or competitive quotations.(2) Each personal service agreement having a cost of more than twenty thousand dollars or a term of more than one year shall be based on competitive negotiation or competitive quotations, unless the committee waives such requirement based on its determination that a sole source purchase is required. Not later than October 1, 1995, the committee shall adopt guidelines for determining the types of services that may qualify for such waiver. The qualifying services shall include, but not be limited to, (A) services for which the cost to the state of a competitive selection procedure would outweigh the benefits of such procedure, as documented by the committee, (B) proprietary services, (C) services to be provided by a contractor mandated by the general statutes or a public or special act, and (D) emergency services, including services needed for the protection of life or health.(d) Prior to determining whether to hire a personal service contractor for a contract having a cost of more than twenty thousand dollars or a term of more than one year, the committee shall consider the following information:(1) A description of the services to be purchased and the need for such services;(2) an estimate of the cost of the services and the term of the agreement;(3) whether the services are to be ongoing;(4) whether the committee has contracted out for such services during the preceding two years and, if so, the name of the contractor, term of the agreement with such contractor and the amount paid to the contractor; and(5) whether the committee intends to purchase the services by competitive negotiation and, if not, why.(e)(1) A request for proposals issued under subsection (c) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, an outline of the work to be performed, the required minimum qualifications for the personal service contractor, criteria for review of proposals by the committee, the format for proposals and the deadline for submitting proposals.(2) The committee shall evaluate the proposals submitted in response to the request for proposals and shall select the personal service contractor in accordance with the criteria set forth in the request for proposals.(f) Subject to the provisions of section 2-71u, the committee may approve the execution of an amendment to a personal service agreement.(g) Each personal service agreement executed by the committee under this section on and after July 1, 2015, regardless of whether such agreement was based on competitive negotiation or competitive quotations, shall require each personal service contractor, and each subcontractor of such contractor, to pay each of the contractor's or subcontractor's employees providing services under such agreement, and that are performed or rendered at the Legislative Office Building or the State Capitol, a wage of at least (1) fifteen dollars per hour, or (2) if applicable, the amount required to be paid under subsection (b) of section 31-57f, whichever is greater. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any employee providing services under such agreement who receives services from the Department of Developmental Services.( P.A. 95-54, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 100; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 38.)
Amended by P.A. 16-0003, S. 38 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 15-0005, S. 100 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2015.