99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1251
 
Introduced 2/17/2015, by Sen. Emil Jones, III
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 





30 ILCS 500/45-10
    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning resident bidders.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning finance.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:

 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by 
5changing Section 45-10 as follows:
 


6    (30 ILCS 500/45-10)



7    Sec. 45-10. Resident bidders and  offerors. 

8    (a) Amount of preference.  When a contract is to be awarded

9to the
the lowest responsible
bidder or offeror, a resident 
10bidder or offeror shall be allowed a preference as against
a 
11non-resident bidder or offeror from any
state that gives or 
12requires a preference to bidders or offerors from that
state.  
13The preference shall be equal
to the preference given or 
14required by the state of the
non-resident bidder or offeror.  
15Further, if only non-resident bidders or offerors are
bidding, 
16the purchasing agency is within its right to specify that

17Illinois
labor and manufacturing locations be used as a part of 
18the
manufacturing process, if applicable.
This specification 
19may be negotiated as part of the solicitation
process.
20    (b) Residency.  A resident bidder or offeror is a person 
21authorized to
transact business in this State
and having a bona 
22fide establishment for transacting business
within this State 
23where it was
actually transacting business on the date when any 
 
 
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1bid for a
public contract is first advertised
or announced.  A 
2resident bidder or offeror includes a foreign corporation
duly 
3authorized to transact
business in this State that has a bona 
4fide establishment for
transacting business within this State

5where it was actually transacting business on the date when any

6bid for a public contract is first
advertised or announced.

7    (c) Federal funds.  This Section does not apply to any

8contract for any project as to
which federal funds are 
9available for expenditure when its
provisions may be in 
10conflict with
federal law or federal regulation.

11(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)