94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0120

 

Introduced 2/1/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/45-20

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that State contracts for the purchase, use, or provision of asphalt must be performed with asphalt made of recycled asphalt and recycled tires.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning procurement.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 changing Section 45-20 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 500/45-20)
7     Sec. 45-20. Recycled materials.
8     (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a public
9 contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an
10 otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract
11 through the use of products made of recycled materials may, on
12 a pilot basis or in accordance with a pilot study, be given
13 preference over other bidders unable to do so, provided that
14 the cost included in the bid of products made of recycled
15 materials is not more than 10% greater than the cost of
16 products not made of recycled materials.
17     (b) A contract for the purchase of asphalt or that includes
18 the use or provision of asphalt must be performed with asphalt
19 made of recycled asphalt and recycled tires, except that this
20 subsection shall not be construed to require the procurement of
21 asphalt that does not perform adequately for its intended end
22 use or is not available at a reasonable price in a reasonable
23 period of time.
24 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)