The 2014 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly closed with only a few new laws on the books that will affect the design and construction industry. The summaries below highlight the most significant of these. Links to specific statutes are included below. For more information, please contact Robert M. Barrack (rbarrack@rc.com).

WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO STATE PUBLIC CONTRACTING LAWS -

Special Act No. 14- 18: An Act Establishing the Construction Contracting and Bidding Transparency Working Group -

Special Act 14- 18 establishes the Construction Contracting and Bidding Transparency Working Group, chaired by the commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The act charges the working group, which includes members of several state agencies, as well as certain appointed representatives from the construction industry, with studying state construction contracting and subcontracting laws, regulations, and processes. As part of this study, the act requires the working group to solicit testimony and recommendations from the public, trade associations, general contractors, and subcontractors.