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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Citizens of Illinois want a transparent and
3accountable State Government; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has put procurement
5rules in place to eliminate questions of impropriety when it
6comes to State contracts; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Recent reports have uncovered that the Toll
8Highway Authority's Board approved a $157 million contract with
9an engineering firm that contributed to the directors'
10charities and employs family members of two tollway officials;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, The tollway has also approved a $6.6 million
13subcontract with a politically-connected communications firm
14that did not require an open-bid process; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois
17Tollway Authority to provide the citizens of Illinois greater
18transparency and accountability in the Authorities procurement
19process; this includes, but is not limited to: abiding by all
20procurement regulations on prime and subcontracts; posting all
21contracts online, including those not publicly bid; following

 

 

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1all disadvantaged, minority and women-owned business
2enterprise laws; and disclosing all potential conflicts of
3interest on the Authority's online electric bulletin; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6presented to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.