Bill Text: CT HB06217 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Encouraging Private Investment In The Transportation Infrastructure Of The State.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-10 - Public Hearing 03/14 [HB06217 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06217-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 4131 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Transportation |
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AN ACT ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) (a) The Departments of Transportation and Public Works and the Office of Policy and Management may, under a competitive sealed proposals procurement process, solicit proposals and enter into contracts with the private sector for design-build-finance-operate-maintain or design-build-operate-maintain services involving the sale, lease, operation and maintenance of transportation facilities. As used in this section, "transportation facilities" means infrastructure, including roads, airports, seaports, parking facilities, rail facilities or similar facilities that are open to the public and are used for the transportation of persons or goods. The Departments of Transportation and Public Works and the Office of Policy and Management may consider unsolicited proposals in accordance with a competitive bidding process.
(b) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Public Works and the Office of Policy and Management, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, establishing such proposals procurement process and competitive bidding process.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2011 |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage private investment in the state's transportation infrastructure through the establishment of a competitive sealed proposals procurement process under which state agencies may solicit proposals and enter into contracts with the private sector for design-build-finance-operate-maintain services or design-build-operate-maintain services.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]