Criteria for approval

(a) Set Aside contracts shall be solicited as "Small Contractors Set Aside Contracts." (b) In addition to other statutory requirements with respect to bid solicitation, Set Aside contracts shall be advertised in newspapers that are likely to be read by Small Contractors and minorities. The advertisements shall be placed by the State Agency responsible for letting the contract. (c) A Set Aside contract bid shall not be accepted by any State Agency if it is more than ten percent above the price which could be anticipated in general bidding, based on staff analysis prior to going to bid. The staff analysis shall be made part of the award recommendation. (d) No minimum number of certified vendor bids shall be required for award consideration of Set Aside contracts. (e) A Set Aside contract shall be awarded by the State Agency that solicited it in accordance with Section 32-9e of the General Statutes, other applicable statutes, these regulations and the normal practices and procedures of the State Agency. (f) Each Agency shall submit to the Department its procedures for competitive bidding based on Section 32-9e of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Section 1 of Public Act 83-390 and Section 7 of Public Act 84-412. The Commissioner shall review said procedures and determine if such procedures are in compliance of said section and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Upon determination by the Commissioner that said procedures are in compliance with said statute and regulations, the Commissioner shall provide written approval of said procedures. (g) Payment to Small Contractors under Set Aside contracts shall be made as stipulated by each State Agency for its standard contracts, but in no case shall payment be made later than thirty days after performance of the contract. (h) Each State Agency shall submit to the Commissioner, by the tenth day of each month, a list of Set Aside contracts awarded, including personal services contracts, during the preceding month. The list shall include the names and addresses of the Small Contractors and the dollar value of the awards.