Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-287

(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to bid, except for (A) school building projects for which the town or regional school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292 , and (B) change orders, those contracts or orders costing less than ten thousand dollars and those of an emergency nature, as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which cases the contractor or vendor may be selected by negotiation, provided no local fiscal regulations, ordinances or charter provisions conflict. Any of the qualified bidders under this subdivision may be a cooperative purchasing contract offered through a regional educational service center or a council of government.

(2) All orders and contracts for architectural services shall be awarded from a pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting architectural services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, “most responsible qualified proposer” means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request for proposals.
ified proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, “most responsible qualified proposer” means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request for proposals.

(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management services shall be awarded from a pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting construction management services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and team structure for the order or contract, past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract, and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, “most responsible qualified proposer” means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request for proposals.

(B) The construction manager's contract shall include a guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety days after the selection of the trade subcontractor bids. Each construction manager shall invite bids and give notice of opportunities to bid on project elements on the State Contracting Portal. Each bid shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time and place set forth in the notice soliciting such bid. The construction manager shall, after consultation and approval by the town or regional school district, award any related contracts for project elements to the responsible qualified contractor submitting the lowest bid in compliance with the bid requirements, provided that (i) the construction manager shall not be eligible to submit a bid for any such project element, and (ii) construction shall not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum price. On and after July 1, 2024, the construction manager's contract shall include a requirement that the construction manager retain all documents and receipts relating to the school building project for a period of two years following the date of completion of an audit conducted by the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to this section, for such project.
on of the guaranteed maximum price. On and after July 1, 2024, the construction manager's contract shall include a requirement that the construction manager retain all documents and receipts relating to the school building project for a period of two years following the date of completion of an audit conducted by the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to this section, for such project.

(C) The construction manager shall submit quarterly reports regarding the ineligible project costs for the school building project to date to the town or regional board of education. Upon submission of the notice of project completion pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and prior to the audit conducted by the commissioner, the construction manager shall submit a final report on the total ineligible costs for such project to the town or regional school district.

(D) The construction manager shall meet quarterly with the town or regional board of education to review any change orders for eligibility as the school building project progresses.

(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services, including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an owner's representatives, construction administrators, program managers, environmental professionals, planners and financial specialists, shall comply with the public selection process described in subdivision (2) of this subsection. No costs associated with an order or contract for such consultant services shall be eligible for state financial assistance under this chapter unless such order or contract receives prior approval from the Commissioner of Administrative Services in writing or through a written electronic communication.

(c) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that a building project has not met the approved conditions of the original application, the Department of Administrative Services may withhold subsequent state grant payments for said project until appropriate action, as determined by the commissioner, is taken to cause the building project to be in compliance with the approved conditions or may require repayment of all state grant payments for said project when such appropriate action is not undertaken within a reasonable time.

(d) (1) Each town or regional school district shall submit a final grant application to the Department of Administrative Services not later than one year from the date of completion and acceptance of the school building project by the town or regional school district. If a town or regional school district fails to submit a final grant application on or before such one-year date, the commissioner may withhold ten per cent of the state reimbursement for such project.

(2) (A) On and after July 1, 2024, each town or regional school district shall submit a notice of project completion not later than one year from the date of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the school building project by the town or regional school district. If a town or regional school district fails to submit such notice of project completion on or before such one-year date, the commissioner shall deem such project completed and conduct an audit of such project in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(B) For any school building project authorized by the General Assembly prior to July 1, 2022, the commissioner shall deem as complete any such project in which a certificate of occupancy has been granted, but for which a notice of project completion has not been submitted by the town or regional school district on or before July 1, 2025.