Connecticut § 4a-53 (Formerly Sec. 4-110c). Cooperative purchasing plans. Purchase from person having contract to sell to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 4a-53 — (Formerly Sec. 4-110c). Cooperative purchasing plans. Purchase from person having contract to sell to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia.

Connecticut § 4a-53

Title 4aAdministrative Services

Ch. 58Purchases and Printing

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4a-53 (2026).

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(a)The Commissioner of Administrative Services may join with federal agencies, other state governments, political subdivisions of this state or nonprofit organizations in cooperative purchasing plans when the best interests of the state would be served thereby.

(b)Any state agency, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services or said commissioner's designee, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from (1) another state, including an instrumentality or political subdivision of another state, or (2) a person who has a contract to sell such property or services to other state governments, other branches, divisions or departments of this state, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit organizations or public purchasing consortia, in accordance wit

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(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may join with federal agencies, other state governments, political subdivisions of this state or nonprofit organizations in cooperative purchasing plans when the best interests of the state would be served thereby. (b) Any state agency, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services or said commissioner's designee, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from (1) another state, including an instrumentality or political subdivision of another state, or (2) a person who has a contract to sell such property or services to other state governments, other branches, divisions or departments of this state, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit organizations or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contract. (c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and within available appropriations, shall make known to the chief executive officer of each municipality the existence of cooperative plans for the purchase of recycled paper.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 433; P.A. 77-408; 77-614, S. 91, 610; P.A. 90-224, S. 10; P.A. 10-3, S. 14; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-76, S. 15; P.A. 23-204, S. 422.) History: P.A. 77-408 included nonprofit organizations under provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for director of purchases; Sec. 4-110c transferred to Sec. 4a-53 in 1989; P.A. 90-224 added Subsec. (b) re notification of existence of cooperative plans for recycled paper; P.A. 10-3 added new Subsec. (b) allowing state to purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from person with contract for sale of such property or services to other governmental or nonprofit entities or public purchasing consortia, in accordance with such contract, and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective April 14, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 21-76 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “The state, through” with “Any state agency, with the approval of”, and adding “or his or her designee” and “other branches, divisions or departments of this state,”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (b) by making a technical change, adding Subdiv. (1) re purchases from another state and designating existing provision as Subdiv. (2), effective June 12, 2023.