Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4b-55a

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may select and interview at least three responsible and qualified environmental professionals, and may negotiate with any one of such professionals a contract which is both fair and reasonable to the state in order to conduct the evaluations required by section 22a-1b for a priority higher education facility project, as defined in section 4b-55 .