(a) Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the procedure for issuing invitations for bids which shall include the required elements of an invitation for bids, the process for opening of bids, and criteria for the evaluation and award of bids.
(b) Not later than June 1, 2010, the State Contracting Standards Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the circumstances in which contracts and purchase orders, in an amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars, may be awarded by a method of source selection other than competitive sealed bidding.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 20.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 effective January 1, 2009.