1. (a) As used in this section, “contract” means a contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or any other public work by the state or a municipality that is funded, in whole or in part, by state funds, except a public highway or bridge project or any other construction project administered by the Department of Transportation. Any bid of a contractor or substantial contractor on a contract to perform work with a value of more than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million dollars in response to an invitation to bid issued by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall include the following information:

   1. (1) The bidder's form of organization; (2) the bidder's principals and key personnel and any names under which the bidder, principals or key personnel conducted business during the past five years; (3) any legal or administrative proceedings settled or concluded adversely against the bidder or any of the bidder's principals or key personnel within the past five years which relate to the procurement or performance of any public or private construction contract; (4) any legal or administrative proceedings concluded adversely against the bidder or any of the bidder's principals or key personnel within the past five years which relate to the nonpayment or underpayment of wages or benefits to the bidder's, principal's or key personnel's employees during the performance of any public or private construction contract; (5) any administrative proceedings that concluded adversely against the bidder during the past five years with the imposition of any civil penalties pursuant to section 31-69a or the issuance of any stop work orders pursuant to section 31-288; (6) a statement of whether (A) the bidder has been disqualified pursuant to section 4a-100, 4b-95, 31-57c or 31-57d, (B) the bidder is disqualified or prohibited from being awarded a contract pursuant to section 31-57b, (C) the bidder has been disqualified by another state, (D) the bidder has been disqualified by a federal agency or pursuant to federal law, (E) the bidder's registration has been suspended or revoked by the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 20-341gg, (F) the bidder has been disqualified by a municipality, and (G) the matters that gave rise to any such disqualification, suspension or revocation have been eliminated or remedied; and (7) other information as the commissioner deems relevant to the determination of the bidder's qualifications and responsibilities. Any failure to disclose any of the information required under this subsection shall disqualify a contractor or substantial subcontractor from any associated bid on a contract.

2. (b) Any employer performing work under a contract pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall participate in a workforce development program in which newly hired employees and existing employees are given the opportunity to develop skills. Such program may include, but need not be limited to:

   1. (1) An apprenticeship training through an apprenticeship program registered with the Labor Department or a federally recognized state apprenticeship agency that complies with the requirements of 29 CFR 29 and 29 CFR 30, as each may be amended from time to time, and (2) pre-apprenticeship training that will enable students to qualify for registered apprenticeship training.
3. (c) Not later than October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall hold one training session for the purpose of discussing state contracting requirements.

(P.A. 23-204, S. 437.)