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Connecticut's Official Home Page
www.state.ct.us
Links to constitutional offices, Connecticut Legislature,
courts, state agencies and municipality Web sites; state
licensing information; locate state information by topic;
state agency directories; useful links for doing business
in Connecticut.
Attorney General Opinions
www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?a=2093
&q=284590&agNav=|42249|
Contains attorney general opinions from 1990 to the present. Users can browse opinions by year, then opinion number. No search tools are provided.
Connecticut
Development Authority
www.cda.state.ct.us
Contains
list of lending partners; information about loan programs
for machinery, equipment or real estate financing; other
business assistance programs; applications and publications.
Connecticut Economic Resource Center
www.cerc.com
Provides
information about Smart Start program designed to
help businesses register with state agencies, complete forms,
receive ID numbers and obtain compliance information. SiteFinder
is a searchable database of Connecticut's available commercial
and industrial properties. Retrieves profiles of each site
and facility, including location, lease and cost, access
and other data. Contains statistics, business publications,
and links to business assistance, financing, tax credit,
procurement and other resources for business owners. Program
Finder is a database of public, private, federal, state
and local business programs and services that provides fact
sheets, agency profiles, publications and links. Resources
includes town profiles.
Connecticut
Licensing Information Center
www.ct-clic.com
Provides
online access to information on more than 900 Connecticut
licenses, permits and registrations administered by 27 licensing
agencies; links to downloadable forms. Can browse list of
licenses and permits alphabetically by name to find requirements,
renewal information, agency contacts and links, forms, and
fees. Can verify license for insurance industry professionals,
contractors, and other occupations and professions. FAQ
provides information about building, business and environmental
permits. Biz Quiz contains interactive business startup,
expansion and relocation questionnaires. Business Center
is a guide to state business resources.
Department
of Administrative Services
www.das.state.ct.us
eProcurement contains bid notices and links to other Connecticut
state agencies' bid listings. Also lists local agency and
municipality bidding opportunities; open, pending and closed
contracts; debarred contractors. Vendors can register to
receive bid notices via e-mail by commodity code; can look
up registered bidders. Provides information about minority
and small business set-aside program and certification,
program application, set-aside bid list, and vendor-database.
Includes information and schedule for Americans with Disabilities
Act training classes for employers. Can search the state
agency telephone and e-mail directory by individual and/or
state agency name.
Department of Consumer Protection
www.ct.gov/dcp/site/default.asp
Provides
information about consumer complaints and Home Improvement
Guaranty Fund. Home improvement contractors who have received
a complaint notice from DCP can fill out an online response
form. Under License Services, Home Improvement
Section contains handbook on lead poisoning prevention.
Department of Consumer Protection, Occupational and Professional Licensing Division
www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=1624&q=273664
Can
renew licenses online; verify home improvement contractor
and other professional/occupational licenses; verify application
status; and view license rosters. Contains information about
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for renovators and remodelers.
Can download license applications, instructions and other
information; can view statutes and regulations for architects,
professional engineers, land surveyors, general contractors
and major subcontractors.
Department
of Economic and Community Development
www.ct.gov/ecd/
Contains
town profiles; economic, demographic and housing permit
data; issues of Connecticut Economic Digest and article
index; set-aside bid invitations for construction and housing
rehabilitation projects; certification information and applications
for small and minority-owned businesses; links to foreign
trade resources. Contains information about federal and
state financing programs; lists local organizations that
provide financing for regional and local projects. Provides
program overviews, eligibility guidelines, funding information,
housing finance resources, list of local housing authorities;
information about tax incentives; and technical assistance
links. Includes Small Cities Community Development Block
Grant Program information, with recent grant releases by
city; brownfields funding program information; housing legislation;
and affordable housing appeals regulations. International lists upcoming trade events; provides application for Export Assistance Program; program overview, requirements; monthly trade review.
Department
of Education, Division of Grants Management
www.state.ct.us/sde/dgm/sfu/index.htm
School
construction resources include School Construction Guidelines
for School Districts and Design Professionals, annual report
on the condition of public school facilities, and forms.
Department
of Environmental Protection
www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
Provides information about environmental programs, permits,
applications, guides and statistics; requirements for reporting
environmental hazards; issues of "Managing Environmental
Compliance in Connecticut" quarterly; link to state
environmental statutes; information on accessing regulations;
full text of "Environmental Hearings - A Citizen's
Guide." Natural Diversity Database includes endangered
species information. Office of the Ombudsman provides
permitting and compliance assistance for small businesses;
enforcement statistics, reports, case summaries, policies
and rules. Bureau of Waste Management contains Green
Building brochure; Licensed Environmental Professional program
fact sheet, roster, application and regulations; underground
storage tank program information.
Department
of Labor
www.ctdol.state.ct.us
Employers can list job openings or search resumes at no
cost in the Connecticut Job Bank. Registered users can access
updated prevailing wage rates. Apprenticeship program includes
work schedules for trades with apprentices, Davis-Bacon certification
questionnaire and other forms. Provides DOL forms; state
labor market information; links to state labor statutes;
information about unemployment insurance benefits and appeals;
forms and employer guides; wage and hour compliance and
overtime information; summary of wage payment laws; information
about Connecticut Works program, which provides recruiting,
job training and related support to employers; downsizing
support information. Includes information on financial and
tax incentives; new hire reporting guide and forms.
Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety
and Health
www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/osha.htm
Contains
compliance and enforcement information; state OSHA Act;
hazard alerts; downloadable quarterly newsletter; information
about consulting services; overview of employee rights;
public employee complaint form and instructions; state occupational
injury, illness and death statistics; links to federal OSHA
standards; training; training aids available for loan.
Department of Motor Vehicles
dmvct.org
Information about vehicle property taxes and sales tax on
registrations; registration requirements for new and used
vehicles; information about the heavy-duty diesel emissions
program; vehicle safety and emissions inspection requirements
and locations; commercial driver's license information and
requirements for operation of construction equipment; DMV
forms; driver's manuals.
Department
of Public Health
www.dph.state.ct.us
Asbestos
Program includes asbestos standards, regulations and
policies; consultant and contractor licensing application
forms; list of consultants, contractors and training providers;
abatement activity fee schedule; and EPA and OSHA asbestos
links. Drinking Water Division contains Guidelines
for the Design and Operations of Public Water System Treatment,
Works, and Sources. Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
contains standards and regulations; prevention, disclosure
and technical documents; newsletters; licensing and certification
information for consultants, lead abatement contractors,
renovators and remodelers; lists of lead contractors, consultants
and training providers. Contains Environmental and Occupational
Health Reference Guide.
Department
of Public Safety, Division of Fire, Emergency and Building
Services
www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2142&Q=294116&dpsNav_GID=1672&dpsNav=|
Office
of State Building Inspector provides contact information;
directions for obtaining the State Building Code; forms
and instructions for seeking building code modifications;
list of statutes pertaining to boilers and elevators; and
building code official licensure information, training packet,
application. Office of State Fire Marshal contains
downloadable State Fire Safety Code and amendments, Hazardous
Chemicals Code, Moving Picture Theater Code, State Demolition
Code, and other codes and regulations. Bureau of Engineering
provides information about building construction and inspection,
hazardous chemicals regulation. Bureau of Licensing and
Permits contains licensing applications, regulations,
fee schedules and test study guides for crane operators,
blasters and demolition contractors.
Department
of Public Works
www.ct.gov/dpw/
Contains
construction bidding notices; online plan room; consultant
and design-build RFQs; A/E consultant guide; bid violation
guidelines; Guidelines and Procedures Manual; consultant
selection guide and procedures manual; informal consultant
letter of interest and consultant list.
Department
of Revenue Services
www.ct.gov/drs/taxonomy/
ct_taxonomy.asp?DLN=40826&drsNav=|40826|
Allows online business and personal tax filing; provides
online tax forms; full text of tax guides, including Building
Contractors' Guide to Sales and Use Taxes; Department of
Revenue Services newsletters. Business resources include
online business registration application, tax information
on starting a business and schedule of new business seminars.
Includes topical indexes to rulings, with links to full
text; summary of new legislation; links to tax regulations;
information about paying taxes by electronic funds transfer.
Lists top 100 delinquent taxpayers.
Department
of Transportation
www.ct.gov/dot/site/default.asp
Provides construction project calendar; Construction Contract
Bidding and Award Manual; bidding information for highway,
bridge and facility construction; subscription form for
Notice to Contractors, a weekly publication of highway and
facilities construction projects out to bid; contractor
prequalification information; RFQs; bid results. Can search
for prequalified consultants, contractors and DBEs; provides
price and order information for plans and specifications;
certificate of insurance form. Oversees Shore Line East commuter rail service and Bradley International Airport. Publications includes schedule of projects; project submittal form; consultant
forms; contract development documents; cost estimating guidelines;
contractor/vendor profile sheet; CONNDOT Drainage Manual;
Highway Design Manual; other bridge, highway and facilities
design information and data; planning documents (including
environmental impact statements); and Standard Specifications
for Roads, Bridges and Incidental Construction. Includes
license and permit applications. Division of Research
provides information about research activities, product
status list and online research reports. Includes Superpave
project information. Office of Engineering includes
bridge CADD details; bridge design standard practices and
special provisions; Consultant Design Manual.
Employment
Security Appeals Division
board.ctdol.state.ct.us
Contains
instructions and forms for online appeal filing; hearing
docket searchable by case number, date, name and location;
index of board decisions; employer guide and FAQs; and Unemployment
Insurance statutes and regulations.
Governor's
Office
www.state.ct.us/governor
List of bills signed into law by the governor; link to state
legislature; news releases, speeches and executive orders;
how to contact the governor's office by mail, phone or e-mail.
Housing
Finance Authority
www.chfa.org
Provides
information about multifamily and tax-credit financing programs.
Insurance
Department
www.ct.gov/cid/site/default.asp
Contains
downloadable "Comparison of Managed Care Organizations
in Connecticut" and other consumer guides; lists licensed
companies, approved reinsurers and surplus lines insurers.
Provides automobile premium data by town; complaint information
and forms; personal lines and property and casualty information;
fraud information and forms; insurance licensing resources;
regulations; accident and health insurer rankings.
Office
of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
www.state.ct.us/opapd/
Provides
ADA-related information about the state building code and
Architectural Barriers Act; lists other state and federal
statutes addressing accessibility issues.
Secretary
of the State
www.sots.state.ct.us
Provides Commercial Recording Division forms and other business
forms, fee schedule, business resources and FAQs.
Can access UCC and corporations data online. Offers
links to resources for small businesses.
You
Belong in Connecticut
www.youbelonginct.com
Provides
information about business assistance, tax climate, starting
a business, real estate, workforce and infrastructure. Includes
links to state and local professional associations, including
for architects, engineers, property owners and homebuilders.
Workers'
Compensation Commission
wcc.state.ct.us
Includes
worker's compensation statutes; Compensation Review Board
opinions organized by year, name and statute/regulation/issue;
glossary; forms; publications.
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