(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any real asset, except any dam, flood or erosion control system, highway, bridge or any mass transit, marine or aviation transportation facility, a facility of the Connecticut Marketing Authority, an asset of the Department of Agriculture program established pursuant to section 26-237a, or any building under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, involving an expenditure in excess of one million dollars, and except that: (1) The University of Connecticut shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any project, as defined in subdivision (16) of section 10a-109c, notwithstanding the amount of the expenditure involved, and (2) (A) until June 30, 2028, (i) the Judicial Branch may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars, (ii) each constituent unit of the state system of higher education may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars, and (iii) the Military Department may have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of any real asset involving an expenditure of not more than three million dollars; and (B) on and after July 1, 2028, the maximum dollar amounts listed in subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(iii), inclusive, of this subdivision for which the Judicial Branch, each such constituent unit and the Military Department shall have charge and supervision of the remodeling, alteration, repair, construction or enlargement of real assets shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. In any decision to remodel, alter, repair or enlarge any real asset, the commissioner shall consider the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.

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(b) Not later than July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall (1) adjust the maximum dollar amounts listed in subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(iii), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section by the percentage change in the Producer Price Index by Commodity: Construction (Partial) (WPU80), not seasonally adjusted, or its successor index, as calculated by the United States Department of Labor, over the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars; and (2) post such adjusted dollar amounts on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services.

(c) No officer, department, institution, board, commission or council of the state government, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Connecticut Marketing Authority, the Department of Agriculture for purposes of the program established pursuant to section 26-237a, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, the Judicial Branch, a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or the Military Department as authorized in subsection (a) of this section, shall, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to any real asset involving an expenditure of more than one million dollars.

(d) The plans necessary for any such remodeling, alteration, repair or enlargement of any state humane institution, as defined in section 17b-222, shall be subject to the approval of the administrative head of such humane institution.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may select consultants to be on a list established for the purpose of providing any consultant services. Such list shall be established as provided in sections 4b-56 and 4b-57. The commissioner may enter into a contract with any consultant on such list to perform a range of consultant services or to perform a range of tasks pursuant to a task letter detailing services to be performed under such contract.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may (A) compile a list of architects, professional engineers and construction administrators for the limited purpose of providing consultant services for a particular program involving various projects for the construction of new buildings or renovations to existing buildings where such buildings are under the operation and control of either the Military Department or the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and (B) enter into a contract with any architect, professional engineer or construction administrator on such list for such limited purpose, except that the Adjutant General may perform the functions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision for any such building under the operation and control of the Military Department.

(3) As used in this subsection, “consultant” means “consultant” as defined in section 4b-55, “consultant services” means “consultant services” as defined in section 4b-55, and “program” means multiple projects involving the planning, design, construction, repair, improvement or expansion of specified buildings, facilities or site improvements, wherein the work (A) will be of a repetitive nature, (B) will share a common funding source that imposes particular requirements, or (C) would be significantly facilitated if completed by the same design professional or construction administrator.

(f) Costs for projects authorized under subsection (c) of this section shall be charged to the bond fund account for the project for which such costs are incurred. The Department of Administrative Services shall develop procedures for expediting the administration of projects for alterations, repairs or additions authorized under said subsection.

(g) Any state agency proposing to remodel, alter or enlarge any real asset shall submit a statement to the commissioner demonstrating the capability of the real asset to facilitate recycling programs.