1. (a) Section 4a-71 shall not apply to the following:

   1. (1) Interagency or intergovernmental transactions; (2) amounts payable to employees or prospective employees of state departments or agencies as reimbursement for expenses; (3) claims subject to a good faith dispute, if before the date of timely payment, notice of the dispute is:

      1. (A) Sent by certified mail; (B) personally delivered; or (C) sent in accordance with any procedure in the contract; (4) contracts entered into before October 1, 1984; (5) contracts related to highway or road construction, reconstruction or maintenance; or (6) claims, contracts or projects that are to be paid for exclusively with federal funds.

2. (b) As used in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, “good faith dispute” means:

   1. (1) A contention by the state that goods delivered or services rendered were:

      1. (A) Of less quantity or quality than ordered or specified by contract; (B) faulty; or (C) installed improperly; or (2) any other reason giving cause for the withholding of payment by the state until such dispute is settled.

(P.A. 84-243, S. 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 20.)

History: Sec. 4-121b transferred to Sec. 4a-72 in 1989; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.