Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-175f: Purchase of materials by Transportation Department and towns. Commissioner to test materials.

The Commissioner of Transportation upon reasonable request of the selectmen or other authority having charge of highways of any town shall allow such town to join with the department in the purchase of materials used for the laying out, construction, repair, reconstruction or maintenance of any highway or bridge. The commissioner shall conduct such tests as are necessary to insure the quality of such materials.