SB1975 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1975

Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Todd Sieben

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/15-25

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that in addition to notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin, notice of the award of a contract with an annual value of $2,000,000 or more must be published once in a newspaper of a specified circulation. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning procurement.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by changing Section 15-25 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/15-25)

Sec. 15-25. Bulletin content.

(a) Invitations for bids. Notice of each and every contract that is offered, including renegotiated contracts and change orders, shall be published in the Bulletin. The applicable chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for the publication of this information, but in any case it must include at least the date first offered, the date submission of offers is due, the location that offers are to be submitted to, the purchasing State agency, the responsible State purchasing officer, a brief purchase description, the method of source selection, and information of how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description and any disclosure and contract forms.

(b) Contracts let or awarded. Notice of each and every contract that is let or awarded, including renegotiated contracts and change orders, shall be published in the next available subsequent Bulletin, and the applicable chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for the publication of this information, but in any case it must include at least all of the information specified in subsection (a) as well as the name of the successful responsible bidder or offeror, the contract price, the number of unsuccessful responsive bidders, and any other disclosure specified in any Section of this Code. In addition to publication in the Bulletin, notices of contracts with an annual value of $2,000,000 or more that are let or awarded, including renegotiated contracts and change orders, shall be published once (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which construction is to be performed or goods delivered under the contract or (ii) in a newspaper of general statewide circulation for all other contracts, renegotiated contracts, and change orders.

(c) Emergency purchase disclosure. Any chief procurement officer, State purchasing officer, or designee exercising emergency purchase authority under this Code shall publish a written description and reasons and the total cost, if known, or an estimate if unknown and the name of the responsible chief procurement officer and State purchasing officer, and the business or person contracted with for all emergency purchases in the next timely, practicable Bulletin.

(d) Other required disclosure. The applicable chief procurement officer shall provide by rule for the organized publication of all other disclosure required in other Sections of this Code in a timely manner.

(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.