Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-44

(b) As used in this subsection, “housing project construction work” means the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of a housing project or any part of a housing project; and “simplified acquisition threshold” has the same meaning as “simplified acquisition threshold”, as defined in 41 USC 403(11). All contracts to be made or let by an authority for housing project construction work, supplies, or purchases of personal property of every description, shall be publicly advertised, for the purpose of receiving bids upon the same, in a local daily paper and, if deemed advisable, in other papers, provided the several parts of such housing project construction work, supplies or personal property shall, together, involve an expenditure that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. The bids received in response to such public advertisement shall be publicly opened at a hearing of the authority, the date and time of such hearing being named in such public advertisement, and the contract or award shall be made by the authority with or to the lowest responsible bidder. Such bidding shall not be required for housing project construction work, supplies or personal property previously bid and contracted for by the Department of Administrative Services, the federal General Services Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or a municipality. An expenditure for housing project construction work, supplies or personal property which is less than or equal to the simplified acquisition threshold and any expenditure for legal or other professional services shall be made in accordance with the competitive proposals requirements of 24 CFR 85.36. In any contract let in connection with a housing project, an authority, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter or in any other statute, may include stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages, maximum hours and any conditions which the federal government or any other obligee may have imposed as prerequisite to the granting of financial aid to the housing project.

*Note: Section 36-96 was repealed effective January 1, 1995, by section 339 of public act 94-122.

See Sec. 51-58 re court seals.

Requirements of section extend to purchase of standard form policies of fire and extended coverage insurance; lowest responsible bidder statutes are enacted solely for benefit of public and in no sense create any rights in those who submit bids. 143 C. 338. Provisions that contracts for work, supplies or personal property involving expenditure of more than $1,000 be advertised for bid does not restrict housing authority from selecting a type of facility which, in its judgment, will benefit it; where housing authority decided to convert from coal heat to gas heat and then advertised for bids on gas installation, plaintiff, a seller of oil, could not complain of decision to convert to gas heat for it was not necessary for housing authority to invite bids for other types of fuel before deciding to convert to gas. 148 C. 536. Cited. 208 C. 161; 216 C. 112. Nothing in statute creates a cause of action against housing authority or right of appeal should housing authority fail to comply with the hearing requirement. 265 C. 280.

Housing authority is not a board to hear and determine disputes over labor and wages. 10 CS 389. Provision in lease absolving authority from liability owing to lack of repair held ineffective as defense. 16 CS 106. Decision of public officers in awarding contracts will not be interfered with by the courts. 18 CS 302.