94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3606


 
Introduced 2/24/2005, by Rep. Dave Winters
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













30 ILCS 500/45-70 new










    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code.  Permits  a 5% preference to be given to bidders who will use biobased products.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


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HB3606

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    AN ACT concerning procurement.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 45-70 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 500/45-70  new)
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    Sec. 45-70. Biobased products. When a State contract is to 
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be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise 
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qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract through the use 
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of biobased products may be given preference over other bidders 
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unable to do so, provided that the cost included in the bid of 
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biobased products is not more than 5% greater than the cost of 
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products that are not biobased.
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    For the purpose of this Section, a biobased product is 
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defined as in the federal Biobased Products Preferred 
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Procurement Program.