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90_HB1481eng SEE INDEX Creates the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides for the purchasing of supplies, services, and construction and, until 1998, the leasing of real property and capital improvements by the State. Establishes a Procurement Policy Board appointed by the Governor to promulgate procurement policies and rules. Provides for a Chief Procurement Officer appointed by the Board to oversee implementation of its policies. Grants general procurement and rulemaking authority to 16 State purchasing officers appointed by State officers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and the governing boards of State colleges and universities. Permits delegation of procurement authority under certain circumstances. Grants procurement authority for professional or artistic services to individual State entities. Makes competitive sealed bidding the required method of source selection, with exceptions for procurements of a small, emergency, or sole source nature. Provides for procurement preferences, contract requirements, auditing, prohibitions, and penalties. Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act and repeals various Acts and Sections of Acts governing State purchasing. Effective immediately. LRB9002279DNsb HB1481 Engrossed LRB9002279DNsb 1 AN ACT to create the Illinois Procurement Code, and to 2 amend and repeal certain named Acts. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 ARTICLE 1 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS 7 Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 8 Illinois Procurement Code. 9 Section 1-5. Public policy. It is the purpose of this 10 Code and is declared to be the policy of the State that the 11 principles of competitive bidding and economical procurement 12 practices shall be applicable to all purchases and contracts 13 by or for any State agency. 14 Section 1-10. Application. 15 (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which 16 contractors were first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. 17 This Code shall not be construed to affect or impair any 18 contract, or any provision of a contract, entered into prior 19 to the implementation date of this Code as described in 20 Article 99, including but not limited to, any covenant 21 entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar 22 instruments. 23 (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of 24 the funds with which the contracts are paid, including 25 federal assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to: (1) 26 contracts between the State and its political subdivisions or 27 other governments, or between State governmental bodies 28 except as specifically provided in this Code; (2) grants; (3) 29 purchase of care; (4) contracts for personal services; or (5) HB1481 Engrossed -2- LRB9002279DNsb 1 collective bargaining contracts. Nothing in this Code or in 2 rules promulgated hereunder shall prevent any State 3 governmental body from complying with the terms and 4 conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative 5 agreement. 6 Section 1-15. Definitions. For the purposes of this 7 Code, the words set forth in the following Sections of this 8 Article have the meanings set forth in those Sections. 9 Section 1-15.03. Bidder or offeror. "Bidder" or 10 "offeror" means any person who submits a bid, proposal, or 11 other type of offer. These terms may be used 12 interchangeably. 13 Section 1-15.05. Board. "Board" means the Procurement 14 Policy Board. 15 Section 1-15.10. Business. "Business" means any 16 corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, 17 joint stock company, joint venture, or other private legal 18 entity. 19 Section 1-15.15. Chief Procurement Officer. "Chief 20 Procurement Officer" means that person designated as such by 21 the Procurement Policy Board. 22 Section 1-15.17. Concession. "Concession" means any use 23 of State property, primarily real estate, by a party not 24 associated with State government, whether or not a charge is 25 levied for such use. 26 Section 1-15.20. Construction. "Construction" means 27 building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any HB1481 Engrossed -3- LRB9002279DNsb 1 public structure or building, or making improvements of any 2 kind to public real property. Construction does not include 3 the routine operation, routine repair, or routine maintenance 4 of existing structures, buildings, or real property. 5 Section 1-15.25. Construction agency. "Construction 6 agency" means the Capital Development Board for construction 7 or remodeling of State-owned facilities; the Illinois 8 Department of Transportation for construction or maintenance 9 of roads, highways, bridges, and airports; the Illinois Toll 10 Highway Authority for construction or maintenance of toll 11 highways; and any other State agency entering into 12 construction contracts as authorized by law or by delegation 13 from the Procurement Policy Board. 14 Section 1-15.30. Contract. "Contract" means all types 15 of State agreements, regardless of what they may be called, 16 for the procurement or use of goods, services, including 17 professional or artistic services, construction, or real 18 property leases, and including master contracts and contracts 19 for financing through use of installment or lease-purchase 20 arrangements. 21 Section 1-15.35. Cost-reimbursement contract. 22 "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a 23 contractor is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and 24 allocable in accordance with the contract terms and the 25 provisions of this Code, and a fee, if any. 26 Section 1-15.40. Council. "Council" means the 27 Procurement Advisory Council. 28 Section 1-15.42. Goods. "Goods" means all personal 29 property, including but not limited to, equipment, materials, HB1481 Engrossed -4- LRB9002279DNsb 1 printing, and insurance, and the financing of those goods. 2 Section 1-15.43. Grant. "Grant" means the furnishing by 3 the State of assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to 4 any person to support a program authorized by law. It does 5 not include an award, the primary purpose of which is to 6 procure an end product for the direct benefit or use of the 7 State governmental body making the grant, whether in the form 8 of goods, services, or construction; a contract resulting 9 from such an award is not a grant but a procurement contract. 10 Section 1-15.45. Invitation for bids. "Invitation for 11 bids" means the process by which a purchasing agency requests 12 information from bidders, including all documents, whether 13 attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting 14 bids. 15 Section 1-15.50. Negotiation. "Negotiation" means the 16 process of selecting a contractor other than by competitive 17 sealed bids, multi-step sealed bidding, or competitive sealed 18 proposals, whereby a purchasing agency can establish any and 19 all terms and conditions of a procurement contract by 20 discussion with one or more prospective contractors. 21 Section 1-15.55. Person. "Person" means any business, 22 public or private corporation, partnership, individual, 23 union, committee, club, unincorporated association or other 24 organization or group of individuals, or other legal entity. 25 Section 1-15.56. Personal service. "Personal services" 26 means services rendered to the State by an individual, as an 27 employee and not an independent contractor, and for whom 28 federal income taxes are withheld. HB1481 Engrossed -5- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 1-15.57. Price. "Price" means any dollar 2 related factor relevant to the State, including but not 3 limited to, discounts and transportation, and where specified 4 in purchase specifications or descriptions, "price" means 5 total or life cycle costs. 6 Section 1-15.58. Procurement. "Procurement" means 7 buying, renting, leasing, licensing or otherwise acquiring 8 any goods, services, construction or real estate lease. It 9 also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining 10 same, including describing requirements, selection and 11 soliciting sources, preparing and awarding contracts, and all 12 phases of contract administration. 13 Section 1-15.60. Professional and artistic services. 14 "Professional and artistic services" means those services 15 provided under contract to a State agency by a person or 16 business, acting as an independent contractor, qualified by 17 education, experience, and technical ability to advise and 18 assist in solving specific management and programmatic 19 problems involving the organization, planning, direction, 20 control, and operation of State agencies. 21 Section 1-15.65. Purchase description. "Purchase 22 description" means the words used in a solicitation to 23 describe the supplies, services, professional or artistic 24 services, construction, or real property or capital 25 improvements to be procured or leased and includes 26 specifications attached to or made a part of the 27 solicitation. 28 Section 1-15.67. Purchase of care. "Purchase of care" 29 means a contract with a person for the furnishing of medical, 30 educational, psychiatric, vocational, rehabilitative, social HB1481 Engrossed -6- LRB9002279DNsb 1 or human services directly to a recipient of a State aid 2 program. 3 Section 1-15.70. Purchasing agency. "Purchasing agency" 4 means a State agency that is authorized by this Code, by its 5 implementing rules, or by authorized delegation of a State 6 purchasing officer to enter into contracts. 7 Section 1-15.75. Request for proposals. "Request for 8 proposals" means the process by which a purchasing agency 9 requests information from offerors, including all documents, 10 whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for 11 soliciting proposals. 12 Section 1-15.80. Responsible bidder or offeror. 13 "Responsible bidder or offeror" means a person who has the 14 capability in all respects to perform fully the contract 15 requirements and the integrity and reliability that will 16 assure good faith performance. 17 Section 1-15.85. Responsive bidder. "Responsive bidder" 18 means a person who has submitted a bid that conforms in all 19 material respects to the invitation for bids. 20 Section 1-15.90. Services. "Services" means the 21 furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not 22 involving the delivery of a specific end product other than 23 reports or supplies that are incidental to the required 24 performance. 25 Section 1-15.93. Solicitation. "Solicitation" means an 26 invitation for bids, request for proposals, request for 27 information, or other means of requesting contractors to 28 respond with offers or qualifications. HB1481 Engrossed -7- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 1-15.95. Specifications. "Specifications" means 2 any description, provision, or requirement pertaining to the 3 physical or functional characteristics or of the nature of a 4 supply, service, or other item to be procured under a 5 contract. Specifications may include a description of any 6 requirement for inspecting, testing, or preparing a supply, 7 service, professional or artistic service, construction, or 8 other item for delivery. 9 Section 1-15.100. State agency. "State agency" means 10 all officers, boards, commissions, and agencies created by 11 the Constitution, whether in the executive, legislative, or 12 judicial branch, but other than the circuit court; all 13 officers, departments, boards, commissions, agencies, 14 institutions, authorities, universities, bodies politic and 15 corporate of the State; and administrative units or corporate 16 outgrowths of the State government that are created by or in 17 accordance with statute, other than units of local government 18 and their officers, school districts, and boards of election 19 commissioners; and all administrative units and corporate 20 outgrowths of State agencies and as may be created by 21 executive order of the Governor. "State agency" does not 22 include the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board. 23 Section 1-15.105. State purchasing officer. "State 24 purchasing officer" means a person appointed as provided in 25 Article 10 to exercise the procurement authority created by 26 this Code. 27 Section 1-15.110. Supplies. "Supplies" means all 28 personal property, including but not limited to equipment, 29 materials, printing, and insurance, and the financing of 30 those supplies. HB1481 Engrossed -8- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 1-15.112. Supported employee. "Supported 2 employee" means an individual who has a severe physical or 3 mental disability that seriously limits functional capacities 4 including, but not limited to, mobility, communications, 5 self-care, self-direction, work tolerance, or work skills and 6 for whom competitive employment has not traditionally 7 occurred or for whom competitive employment has been 8 interrupted or intermittent as a result of a severe 9 disability and who, because of the nature and the severity of 10 that person's disability, needs intensive supported 11 employment services or extended services in order to perform 12 work. 13 Section 1-15.115. Using agency. "Using agency" means a 14 State agency that uses items procured under this Code. 15 ARTICLE 5 16 POLICY ORGANIZATION 17 Section 5-5. Procurement Policy Board. 18 (a) Creation. There is created a Procurement Policy 19 Board. 20 (b) Authority and duties. The Board shall have the 21 authority and responsibility to promulgate rules, consistent 22 with this Code, governing the procurement, management, 23 control, and disposal of supplies, services, professional or 24 artistic services, construction, and real property and 25 capital improvement leases procured by the State. All rules 26 shall be promulgated and published in accordance with the 27 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Board shall 28 consider and decide matters of policy within the provisions 29 of this Code. The Board shall have the power to audit and 30 monitor the implementation of its rules and the requirements 31 of this Code but shall not exercise authority over the award HB1481 Engrossed -9- LRB9002279DNsb 1 or administration of any particular contract or over any 2 dispute, claim, or litigation pertaining to a particular 3 contract. 4 (c) Members. The Board shall consist of 5 members 5 appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. No 6 more than 3 members may be of the same political party. Each 7 member shall have demonstrated sufficient business or 8 professional experience in the area of procurement to perform 9 the functions of the Board. 10 (d) Terms. Of the initial appointees, the Governor 11 shall designate one member to serve a one-year term, 2 12 members to serve 2-year terms, and 2 members to serve 3-year 13 terms. Subsequent terms shall be 4 years. Members may be 14 reappointed for succeeding terms. 15 (e) Reimbursement. Members shall receive no 16 compensation but shall be reimbursed for any expenses 17 reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties. 18 Section 5-10. Chief Procurement Officer. 19 (a) Creation. There is created the Office of the Chief 20 Procurement Officer. 21 (b) Authority and duties. The Chief Procurement Officer 22 shall be responsible for overseeing implementation of the 23 Board's rules and policies and shall be appointed by a 24 majority vote of the Board. The Chief Procurement Officer 25 may be removed at the discretion of the Board. 26 (c) Compensation. The Chief Procurement Officer shall 27 be a full-time position compensated in an amount determined 28 by the Board. A member of the Board may not serve as Chief 29 Procurement Officer. 30 (d) Staff support. Subject to appropriation, the Chief 31 Procurement Officer may have up to 3 staff persons. 32 Section 5-15. Procurement Advisory Council. HB1481 Engrossed -10- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (a) Creation. There is created the Procurement Advisory 2 Council. The Council shall consist of the Chief Procurement 3 Officer and the 16 State purchasing officers appointed as 4 provided in Article 10. The Chief Procurement Officer shall 5 act as chair of the Council. 6 (b) Purposes. The Council shall: 7 (1) advise the Board on procurement policies; 8 (2) coordinate purchases of the same item by more 9 than one purchasing agency to obtain volume discounts; 10 (3) recommend specific State purchasing officers or 11 State agencies as responsible for certain categories of 12 purchases; and 13 (4) assist State purchasing officers and State 14 agencies in planning, purchasing, installing, and using 15 certain technology, including telecommunications systems. 16 Section 5-20. Joint Purchasing Program Advisory Council. 17 There is created a Joint Purchasing Program Advisory Council. 18 Members of the Joint Purchasing Program Advisory Council 19 shall be appointed by the Board and shall consist of 20 representatives of local governmental units and 21 representatives of the Procurement Advisory Council. The 22 Joint Purchasing Program Advisory Council shall advise and 23 consult with the Board on the scope and nature of joint 24 governmental purchasing. 25 Section 5-25. Rulemaking authority. A State agency 26 authorized to make procurements under this Code shall have 27 the authority to promulgate rules to carry out that 28 authority. All rules shall be promulgated in accordance with 29 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and shall be 30 subject to the approval of the Board. 31 ARTICLE 10 HB1481 Engrossed -11- LRB9002279DNsb 1 PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION 2 Section 10-5. Exercise of procurement authority. 3 (a) The State purchasing officers appointed by their 4 respective State officers or State agencies shall exercise 5 the procurement authority created by this Code except as 6 otherwise provided in this Code. 7 (b) (1) Procurements for all construction, construction 8 related services, operation of any facility, and the 9 provision of any service or activity committed by law to the 10 jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois Department of 11 Transportation, including the direct or reimbursable 12 expenditure of all federal funds for which the Department of 13 Transportation is responsible or accountable for the use 14 thereof in accordance with federal law, regulation or 15 procedure, shall be delegated to the Secretary of 16 Transportation if required to comply with federal law. 17 (2) Procurements for all construction, construction 18 related services, operation of any facility, and the 19 provision of any service or activity committed by law to the 20 jurisdiction or responsibility of the Illinois Toll Highway 21 Authority, including the direct or reimbursable expenditure 22 of all federal funds for which the Authority is responsible 23 or accountable for the use thereof in accordance with federal 24 law, regulation or procedure, shall be delegated to the 25 Authority if required to comply with federal law. 26 Section 10-10. Appointment of State purchasing officers. 27 (a) General appointments. The following State officers 28 shall each appoint a State purchasing officer to exercise 29 within his or her jurisdiciton the procurement authority 30 created by this Code: 31 (1) Director of Central Management Services. 32 (2) Attorney General. HB1481 Engrossed -12- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (3) Comptroller. 2 (4) Secretary of State. 3 (5) Treasurer. 4 (6) Auditor General. 5 (7) Supreme Court. 6 (8) Speaker of the House of Representatives. 7 (9) President of the Senate. 8 (10) Minority leader of the House of 9 Representatives. 10 (11) Minority leader of the Senate. 11 (12) Chair of the Joint Committee on Legislative 12 Support Services. 13 (13) Board of Trustees of the University of 14 Illinois. 15 (14) Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois 16 University. 17 (15) Board of Trustees of Chicago State University. 18 (16) Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois 19 University. 20 (17) Board of Trustees of Governors State 21 University. 22 (18) Board of Trustees of Illinois State 23 University. 24 (19) Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois 25 University. 26 (20) Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois 27 University. 28 (21) Board of Trustees of Western Illinois 29 University. 30 No new personnel position may be created to fill the 31 position of State purchasing officer. 32 (b) Legislative support services agencies. The State 33 purchasing officer appointed under subsection (a) by the 34 chair of the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services HB1481 Engrossed -13- LRB9002279DNsb 1 shall serve as the State purchasing officer for the 2 legislative support services agencies during the term of the 3 chair. 4 (c) Central Management Services. The State purchasing 5 officer appointed under subsection (a) by the Director of 6 Central Management Services shall serve as the State 7 purchasing officer for all State agencies under the 8 jurisdiction of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor and all 9 State agencies outside the jurisdiction of any other State 10 purchasing officer. 11 Section 10-15. Delegation of authority. A State 12 purchasing officer may delegate procurement powers and duties 13 to any State agency under that officer's jurisdiction as 14 authorized by the Board. 15 ARTICLE 15 16 PROCUREMENT BULLETIN 17 Section 15-5. Publisher. The Board shall designate a 18 State agency responsible for publishing the Illinois 19 Procurement Bulletin. 20 Section 15-10. Contents. The Illinois Procurement 21 Bulletin shall contain notices and other information required 22 by this Code or by rules promulgated under this Code to be 23 published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. The rules of 24 the Board promulgated under this Section shall require 25 inclusion in the Bulletin sufficient information to 26 adequately inform the public of the nature of each contract. 27 Each issue shall include a comprehensive index of its 28 contents. A purchasing agency may also choose, as applicable 29 and in accordance with rules of the Board, to place notices 30 in the official State newspaper or a newspaper circulating in HB1481 Engrossed -14- LRB9002279DNsb 1 a locality relevant to the specified procurement. 2 Section 15-15. Publication. The Illinois Procurement 3 Bulletin shall be published at least twice monthly. It shall 4 be available through subscription for a minimal fee not 5 exceeding publication and distribution costs. The Illinois 6 Procurement Bulletin shall be distributed free to public 7 libraries within Illinois. A purchasing officer may on his 8 or her own authority authorize publication in electronic form 9 or in the official newspaper in addition to publication in 10 the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. 11 Section 15-20. Qualified bidders. Subscription to the 12 Illinois Procurement Bulletin shall not be required to 13 qualify as a bidder or offeror under this Code. 14 ARTICLE 20 15 SOURCE SELECTION AND CONTRACT FORMATION 16 Section 20-5. Method of source selection. Unless 17 otherwise authorized by law, all State contracts shall be 18 awarded by competitive sealed bidding, in accordance with 19 Section 20-10, except as provided in Sections 20-15, 20-20, 20 20-25, 20-30, 20-35, 30-15, and 40-20. 21 Section 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding. 22 (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded 23 by competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in 24 Section 20-5. 25 (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall 26 be issued and shall include a purchase description and the 27 material contractual terms and conditions applicable to the 28 procurement. 29 (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for HB1481 Engrossed -15- LRB9002279DNsb 1 bids shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin 2 at least 28 days before the date set in the invitation for 3 the opening of bids. 4 (d) Bid submission and opening. Bids shall be submitted 5 in a sealed form and shall be opened publicly in the presence 6 of one or more witnesses at the time and place designated in 7 the invitation for bids. The rules may provide for the 8 acceptance of bids submitted by fax, electronic data exchange 9 or by other methods. The name of each bidder, the amount of 10 each bid, and other relevant information as may be specified 11 by rule shall be recorded. After the award of the contract, 12 the winning bid and the record of each unsuccessful bid shall 13 be open to public inspection. 14 (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be 15 unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, 16 except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated 17 based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for 18 bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability 19 such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, 20 and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria 21 that will affect the bid price and be considered in 22 evaluation for award, such as discounts, transportation 23 costs, and total or life cycle costs, shall be objectively 24 measurable. The invitation for bids shall set forth the 25 evaluation criteria to be used. Only criteria set forth in 26 the invitation for bids may be used in the bid evaluation. 27 (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or 28 withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after 29 award, or cancellation of awards of contracts based on bid 30 mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules of the 31 Board. After bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other 32 provisions of bids prejudicial to the interest of the State 33 or fair competition shall be permitted. All decisions to 34 permit the correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid HB1481 Engrossed -16- LRB9002279DNsb 1 mistakes shall be supported by written determination made by 2 a purchasing agency. 3 (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with 4 reasonable promptness by written notice to the lowest 5 responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the 6 requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for 7 bids. 8 (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered 9 impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to 10 support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may 11 be issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be 12 followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders 13 whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth 14 in the first solicitation. 15 Section 20-15. Competitive sealed proposals. 16 (a) Conditions for use. 17 (1) Competitive sealed proposals may be used when 18 the purchasing officer determines in writing that 19 competitive sealed bidding is either not practical or not 20 advantageous to the State. 21 (2) The Board may establish by rule additional 22 categories that may be procured by this method. 23 (3) When under rules it is determined in writing 24 that competitive sealed bidding is either not practical 25 or advantageous, a contract may be entered into by 26 competitive sealed proposals. 27 (b) Request for proposals. Proposals shall be solicited 28 through a request for proposals. 29 (c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for 30 proposals shall be published in the Illinois Procurement 31 Bulletin at least 28 days before the date set in the 32 invitation for the opening of proposals. 33 (d) Receipt of proposals. Proposals shall be opened HB1481 Engrossed -17- LRB9002279DNsb 1 publicly in the presence of one or more witnesses at the time 2 and place designated in the request for proposals, but 3 proposals shall be opened in a manner to avoid disclosure of 4 contents to competing offerors during the process of 5 negotiation. A register of proposals shall be prepared and 6 shall be open for public inspection after contract award. The 7 rules may provide for the acceptance of proposals submitted 8 by fax, electronic data exchange, or by other methods. 9 (e) Evaluation factors. The requests for proposals 10 shall state the relative importance of price and other 11 evaluation factors. Proposals shall be submitted in 2 parts: 12 the first, covering items except price; and the second, 13 covering price. The first part of all proposals shall be 14 evaluated and ranked prior to the opening of the second part 15 of all proposals. 16 (f) Discussion with responsible offerors and revisions 17 of proposals. As provided in the request for proposals and 18 under rules of the Board, discussions may be conducted with 19 responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be 20 reasonably susceptible of being selected for award for the 21 purpose of clarifying and assuring full understanding of and 22 responsiveness to the solicitation requirements. Those 23 offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with 24 respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of 25 proposals. Revisions may be permitted after submission and 26 before award for the purpose of obtaining best and final 27 offers. In conducting discussions there shall be no 28 disclosure of any information derived from proposals 29 submitted by competing offerors. 30 (g) Award. Awards shall be made to the responsible 31 offeror whose proposal is determined in writing to be the 32 most advantageous to the State, taking into consideration 33 price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for 34 proposals. No other factors or criteria shall be used in the HB1481 Engrossed -18- LRB9002279DNsb 1 evaluation. The contract file shall contain the basis on 2 which the award is made. 3 Section 20-20. Small purchases. 4 (a) Amount. Any individual procurement of supplies or 5 services not exceeding $25,000 may be made without 6 competitive sealed bidding. Procurements shall not be 7 artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase 8 under this Section. 9 (b) Adjustment. Each July 1, the small purchase maximum 10 established in subsection (a) shall be adjusted for inflation 11 as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 12 Consumers as determined by the United States Department of 13 Labor and rounded to the nearest $100. 14 Section 20-25. Sole source procurements. Contracts may 15 be awarded without notice or competition when there is only 16 one economically feasible source for the item, including but 17 not limited to, contracts for specific works of art and for 18 the services of a particular artist. The procuring agency 19 shall maintain a list of contracts awarded on a sole source 20 basis including the reasons for determining the contractor 21 was the sole economically feasible source. The list and the 22 reasons shall be open to inspection, and shall be published 23 in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin in the issue published 24 after the contract is awarded. 25 Section 20-30. Emergency purchases. 26 (a) Conditions for use. In accordance with standards 27 set by the Board, a purchasing agency may make emergency 28 procurements without competitive sealed bidding or prior 29 notice when there exists a threat to public health or public 30 safety, or when immediate expenditure is necessary for 31 repairs to State property in order to protect against further HB1481 Engrossed -19- LRB9002279DNsb 1 loss of or damage to State property, to prevent or minimize 2 serious disruption in State services, or to ensure the 3 integrity of State records. Emergency procurements shall be 4 made with as much competition as is practicable under the 5 circumstances and as required by the rule of the Board. A 6 written description of the basis for the emergency and 7 reasons for the selection of the particular contractor shall 8 be included in the contract file. 9 (b) Notice. Before the 10th of each month, the 10 purchasing agency shall publish in the Illinois Procurement 11 Bulletin a copy of each written description and reasons and 12 the total cost of each emergency procurement made during the 13 previous month. When only an estimate of the total cost is 14 known at the time of publication, the estimate shall be 15 identified as an estimate and published. When the actual 16 total cost is determined, it shall also be published in like 17 manner before the 10th day of the next succeeding month. 18 (c) Affidavits. A purchasing agency making a 19 procurement under this Section shall file affidavits with 20 the Board and the Auditor General within 10 days after the 21 procurement setting forth the amount expended, the name of 22 the contractor involved, and the conditions and circumstances 23 requiring the emergency procurement. When only an estimate 24 of the cost is available within 10 days after the 25 procurement, the actual cost shall be reported immediately 26 after it is determined. At the end of each fiscal quarter, 27 the Auditor General shall file with the Legislative Audit 28 Commission and the Governor a complete listing of all 29 emergency procurements reported during that fiscal quarter. 30 The Legislative Audit Commission shall review the emergency 31 procurements so reported and, in its annual reports, advise 32 the General Assembly of procurements that appear to 33 constitute an abuse of this Section. 34 (d) Quick purchases. The Board may promulgate policies HB1481 Engrossed -20- LRB9002279DNsb 1 extending the circumstances by which a purchasing agency may 2 make purchases under this Section, including but not limited 3 to the procurement of items available at a discount for a 4 limited period of time. 5 Section 20-35. Competitive selection procedures. 6 (a) Conditions for use. The services specified in 7 Article 35 shall be procured in accordance with this Section, 8 except as authorized under Sections 20-25 and 20-30 of this 9 Article or as authorized by the Board in accordance with the 10 provisions of this Code. 11 (b) Statement of qualifications. Potential contractors 12 may submit statements of qualifications and expressions of 13 interest. The Board may specify a uniform format for 14 statements of qualifications. Persons may amend these 15 statements at any time by filing a new statement. 16 (c) Public announcement and form of request for 17 proposals. Public notice of the need for the procurement 18 shall be given in the form of a request for proposals and 19 published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at least 14 20 days before the date set in the request for proposals for the 21 opening of proposals. The request for proposals shall 22 describe the services required, list the type of information 23 and data required of each offeror, and shall state the 24 relative importance of particular qualifications. 25 (d) Discussions. The purchasing agency may conduct 26 discussions with any offeror who has submitted a proposal to 27 determine the offeror's qualifications for further 28 consideration. Discussions shall not disclose any 29 information derived from proposals submitted by other 30 offerors. 31 (e) Award. Award shall be made to the offeror 32 determined in writing by the purchasing agency to be best 33 qualified based on the evaluation factors set forth in the HB1481 Engrossed -21- LRB9002279DNsb 1 request for proposals and negotiation of compensation 2 determined to be fair and reasonable. If compensation cannot 3 be agreed upon with the best qualified offeror, then 4 negotiations shall be formally terminated with the selected 5 offeror. If proposals were submitted by one or more other 6 offerors determined to be qualified, negotiations may be 7 conducted with the other offeror or offerors, in the order of 8 their respective qualification ranking. The contract may be 9 awarded to the offeror then ranked as best qualified if the 10 amount of compensation is determined to be fair and 11 reasonable. 12 Section 20-37. Legal, medical, and related services. If 13 premature disclosure of the need for legal and related 14 services, or of the name of the law firm, attorney or related 15 service provider might jeopardize the State's ability to 16 formulate policy, its position in litigation, and for other 17 such reasons, legal and related services may be procured 18 without notice of competition. If a person's health is in 19 jeopardy, medical services may be procured without notice of 20 competition. The procuring agency shall maintain a list of 21 contracts awarded under these provisions including the reason 22 why a competitive method of source selection was not used. 23 The list and the reasons shall be open to inspection after 24 the purchasing officer determines that release of the list 25 would no longer jeopardize the State's ability to formulate 26 policy, its position in litigation, or similar reasons no 27 longer exist. 28 Section 20-38. Other government contracts. Notice and 29 competition is not required by the General Services 30 Administration, or when it is determined that use of a 31 contract established by another governmental entity is in the 32 State's best interest. HB1481 Engrossed -22- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 20-39. Sheltered workshops and supported 2 employees. Goods and services may be procured without notice 3 and competition from businesses which meet the requirements 4 set forth in Sections 45-35 and 45-37. 5 Section 20-40. Cancellation of invitations for bids or 6 requests for proposals. An invitation for bids, a request 7 for proposals, or any other solicitation may be cancelled, or 8 any and all bids or proposals may be rejected in whole or in 9 part as may be specified in the solicitation, when it is in 10 the best interests of the State in accordance with rules 11 promulgated by the Board. The reasons for cancellation or 12 rejection shall be made part of the contract file. 13 Section 20-45. Prequalification of suppliers. The Board 14 shall promulgate rules for the development of prequalified 15 supplier lists for appropriate categories of purchases and 16 the periodic updating of those lists. 17 Section 20-50. Specifications. Specifications shall be 18 prepared in accordance with standards promulgated by the 19 Board. Those standards shall include a prohibition against 20 the use of brand-name products except under specified 21 circumstances and a restriction on the use of specifications 22 drafted by a potential bidder. All specifications shall seek 23 to promote overall economy for the purposes intended and 24 encourage competition in satisfying the State's needs and 25 shall not be unduly restrictive. 26 Section 20-55. Types of contracts. Subject to the 27 limitations of this Section and unless otherwise authorized 28 by law, any type of contract that will promote the best 29 interests of the State may be used, except that 30 cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contracts are prohibited. A HB1481 Engrossed -23- LRB9002279DNsb 1 cost-reimbursement contract may be used only when a 2 determination is made in writing that a cost-reimbursement 3 contract is likely to be less costly to the State than any 4 other type or that it is impracticable to obtain the item 5 required except under that type of contract. The general 6 form of contracts shall be specified by the Comptroller. 7 Section 20-60. Duration of contracts. 8 (a) Maximum duration. A contract may be entered into 9 for any period of time deemed by the Board to be in the best 10 interests of the State but not exceeding 10 years. The 11 length of a lease for real property or capital improvements 12 may be in accordance with the provisions of Section 40-25. 13 (b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or 14 entered into shall recite that they are subject to 15 termination and cancellation in any year for which the 16 General Assembly fails to make an appropriation to make 17 payments under the terms of the contract. 18 Section 20-65. Right to audit records. 19 (a) Maintenance of books and records. Every contract 20 and subcontract shall require the contractor or 21 subcontractor, as applicable, to maintain books and records 22 relating to the performance of the contract or subcontract 23 and necessary to support amounts charged to the State under 24 the contract or subcontract. The books and records shall be 25 maintained by the contractor for a period of 3 years from the 26 later of the date of final payment under the contract or 27 completion of the contract and by the subcontractor for a 28 period of 3 years from the later of the date of final payment 29 under the subcontract or completion of the subcontract. 30 However, the 3-year period shall be extended for the duration 31 of any audit in progress at the time of that period's 32 expiration. HB1481 Engrossed -24- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (b) Audit. Every contract and subcontract shall provide 2 that all books and records required to be maintained under 3 subsection (a) shall be available for review and audit by the 4 Auditor General and the purchasing agency. Every contract 5 and subcontract shall require the contractor and 6 subcontractor, as applicable, to cooperate fully with any 7 audit. 8 (c) Failure to maintain books and records. Failure to 9 maintain the books and records required by this Section shall 10 establish a presumption in favor of the State for the 11 recovery of any funds paid by the State for which required 12 books and records are not available. 13 Section 20-70. Finality of determinations. 14 Determinations made by a purchasing agency under this Code 15 are final and conclusive unless they are clearly erroneous, 16 arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law. 17 Section 20-75. Disputes and protests. The Board shall 18 by rule establish procedures to be followed by purchasing 19 agencies in resolving protested solicitations and awards and 20 contract controversies, for debarment or suspension of 21 contractors, and for resolving other procurement-related 22 disputes. 23 Section 20-80. Contract files. 24 (a) Written determinations. All written determinations 25 required under this Article shall be placed in the contract 26 file maintained by the purchasing agency. 27 (b) Filing with Comptroller. Whenever a contract 28 liability, except for: 29 (1) contracts paid from personal services, or 30 (2) contracts between the State and its employees 31 to defer compensation in accordance with Article 24 of HB1481 Engrossed -25- LRB9002279DNsb 1 the Illinois Pension Code 2 exceeding $5,000 is incurred by any State agency, a copy of 3 the contract, purchase order, or lease shall be filed with 4 the Comptroller within 15 days thereafter. Any cancellation 5 or modification to any such contract liability shall be filed 6 with the Comptroller within 15 days of its execution. 7 (c) Late filing affidavit. When a contract, purchase 8 order, or lease required to be filed by this Section has not 9 been filed within 30 days of execution, the Comptroller shall 10 refuse to issue a warrant for payment thereunder until the 11 agency files with the Comptroller the contract, purchase 12 order, or lease and an affidavit, signed by the chief 13 executive officer of the agency or his or her designee, 14 setting forth an explanation of why the contract liability 15 was not filed within 30 days of execution. A copy of this 16 affidavit shall be filed with the Auditor General. 17 (d) Professional and artistic services contracts. No 18 voucher shall be submitted to the Comptroller for a warrant 19 to be drawn for the payment of money from the State treasury 20 or from other funds held by the State Treasurer on account of 21 any contract for services involving professional or artistic 22 skills involving an expenditure of more than $5,000 for the 23 same type of service at the same location during any fiscal 24 year unless the contract is reduced to writing before the 25 services are performed and filed with the Comptroller. When 26 a contract for professional or artistic skills in excess of 27 $5,000 was not reduced to writing before the services were 28 performed, the Comptroller shall refuse to issue a warrant 29 for payment for the services until the State agency files 30 with the Comptroller: 31 (1) a written contract covering the services, and 32 (2) an affidavit, signed by the chief executive 33 officer of the State agency or his or her designee, 34 stating that the services for which payment is being made HB1481 Engrossed -26- LRB9002279DNsb 1 were agreed to before commencement of the services and 2 setting forth an explanation of why the contract was not 3 reduced to writing before the services commenced. 4 A copy of this affidavit shall be filed with the Auditor 5 General. The Comptroller shall maintain professional or 6 artistic service contracts filed under this Section 7 separately from other filed contracts. 8 (e) Method of source selection. When a contract is 9 filed with the Comptroller under this Section, the 10 Comptroller's file shall identify the method of source 11 selection used in obtaining the contract. 12 ARTICLE 25 13 SUPPLIES AND SERVICES (EXCLUDING 14 PROFESSIONAL OR ARTISTIC) 15 Section 25-5. Applicability. All contracts for supplies 16 and services shall be procured in accordance with the 17 provisions of this Article. 18 Section 25-10. Authority. State purchasing officers 19 shall have the authority to procure supplies and services, 20 except as that authority may be limited by the Board or 21 delegated by the State purchasing officer in accordance with 22 Section 10-15. 23 Section 25-15. Method of source selection. 24 (a) Competitive sealed bidding. Except as provided in 25 subsection (b) and Sections 20-20, 20-25, and 20-30, all 26 State contracts for supplies and services shall be awarded by 27 competitive sealed bidding in accordance with Section 20-10. 28 (b) Other methods. The Board shall establish by rule 29 categories of purchases that may be made without competitive 30 sealed bidding and the most competitive alternate method of HB1481 Engrossed -27- LRB9002279DNsb 1 source selection that shall be used for each category of 2 purchase. 3 Section 25-20. Prevailing wage requirements. 4 (a) Applicability. All services furnished under 5 printing contracts exceeding $25,000 and under service 6 contracts exceeding $2,000 or $200 per month shall be 7 performed by employees of the contractor receiving the 8 prevailing wage rate and working under conditions prevalent 9 in the locality in which the work is produced. A contract 10 bidder or offeror, in order to be considered a responsible 11 bidder or offeror for the purposes of this Code, shall 12 certify to the State purchasing officer that wages paid to 13 its employees are no less, and fringe benefits and working 14 conditions of employees are not less favorable, than those 15 prevailing in the locality where the contract is to be 16 performed. Prevailing wages and working conditions shall be 17 determined by the Director of Labor. Whenever a collective 18 bargaining agreement is in effect between an employer, other 19 than a State agency, and service or printing employees as 20 defined in this Section who are represented by a responsible 21 organization that is in no way influenced or controlled by 22 the management, that agreement and its provisions shall be 23 considered as conditions prevalent in that locality and shall 24 be the minimum requirements taken into consideration by the 25 Director of Labor. Collective bargaining agreements between 26 State employees and the State of Illinois shall not be taken 27 into account by the Department of Labor in determining the 28 prevailing wage rate. 29 (b) Services and printing defined. As used in this 30 Section, "services" means janitorial cleaning services, 31 window cleaning services, food services, and security 32 services. "Printing" means all processes and operations 33 involved in printing and any type of photographic HB1481 Engrossed -28- LRB9002279DNsb 1 reproduction or other duplicating process, including but not 2 limited to letterpress, offset, and gravure processes, the 3 multilith method, any type of photographic or other 4 duplicating process, and the operations of composition, 5 platemaking, presswork, and binding; and the end products of 6 those processes, methods, and operations. As used in this 7 Section "printing" does not include photocopiers used in the 8 course of normal business activities, photographic equipment 9 used for geographic mapping, printed matter used in the 10 normal day to day operations of the General Assembly, the 11 printing of State Lottery tickets, shares, or other State 12 Lottery game related materials, or preprinted or printed 13 matter that is commonly available to the general public from 14 contractor inventory. 15 (c) Inapplicability. This Section does not apply to 16 services furnished under contracts for professional or 17 artistic services. This Section does not apply to vocational 18 programs of training for persons with physical or mental 19 disabilities. 20 Section 25-25. Printing cost offsets. The Board may 21 promulgate rules permitting the exchange of advertising 22 rights in or receipt of free copies of printed products 23 procured under this Article as a means of reducing printing 24 costs. The Board's rules shall specify the appropriate 25 method of source selection to be used to competitively 26 acquire printing cost offsets. 27 Section 25-30. More favorable terms. A supply or 28 service contract may include, if determined by a State 29 purchasing officer to be in the best interests of the State, 30 a clause requiring that if more favorable terms are granted 31 by the contractor to any similar state or local governmental 32 agency in any state in a contemporaneous agreement let under HB1481 Engrossed -29- LRB9002279DNsb 1 the same or similar financial terms and circumstances for 2 comparable supplies or services, the more favorable terms 3 shall be applicable under the contract. 4 Section 25-35. Purchase of coal and postage stamps. 5 (a) Delivery of necessary supplies. To avoid 6 interruption or impediment of delivery of necessary supplies, 7 commodities, and coal, State purchasing officers may make 8 purchases of or contracts for supplies and commodities after 9 April 30 of a fiscal year when delivery of the supplies and 10 commodities is to be made after June 30 of that fiscal year 11 and payment for which is to be made from appropriations for 12 the next fiscal year. 13 (b) Postage. All postage stamps purchased from State 14 funds must be perforated for identification purposes. A 15 General Assembly member may furnish the U.S. Post Office with 16 a warrant so as to allow for the creation or continuation of 17 a bulk rate mailing fund in the name of the General Assembly 18 member or may furnish a postage meter company or post office 19 with a warrant so as to facilitate the purchase of a postage 20 meter and its stamps. Any postage meter so purchased must 21 also contain a stamp that shall state "Official State Mail". 22 Section 25-40. Freight increases. If the Illinois 23 Department of Transportation provides by contract or 24 regulation that general increases in freight rates incurred 25 by a contractor after entering into the contract may be added 26 to the contract price or passed through to the Department, 27 then this remedy shall be available to the contractor whether 28 the increased general freight rates are for railroads, barge 29 lines, or motor carriers of property. 30 Section 25-45. Energy conservation program. State 31 purchasing officers may enter into energy conservation HB1481 Engrossed -30- LRB9002279DNsb 1 program contracts that provide for utility cost savings. The 2 Board shall promulgate and adopt rules for the implementation 3 of this Section. 4 Section 25-50. Human services. Every purchasing agency 5 that contracts or provides grants for human services may, 6 upon request of the service provider, review the contract or 7 grant, upon notification by the provider that the cost of the 8 provider's property and casualty insurance has increased by 9 25% or more. The purchasing agency may adjust the existing 10 contract or grant with the service provider in accordance 11 with any agreement reached and subject to the limitations of 12 that agency's appropriated funds. For purposes of this 13 Section the revised contract amount shall not exceed the 14 percentage calculated by dividing the total contract or grant 15 amount by the provider's total budget as agreed to by the 16 purchasing agency. 17 Section 25-55. Annual reports. Every printed annual 18 report produced by a State agency shall bear a statement 19 indicating whether it was printed by the State of Illinois or 20 by contract and indicating the printing cost per copy and the 21 number of copies printed. The Department of Central 22 Management Services shall prepare and submit to the General 23 Assembly on the fourth Wednesday of January in each year a 24 report setting forth with respect to each State agency for 25 the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in 26 which the report is filed the total quantity of annual 27 reports printed, the total cost, and the cost per copy and 28 the cost per page of the annual report of the State agency 29 printed during the calendar year covered by the report. 30 Section 25-60. General Assembly printing; session laws. 31 (a) Authority. Public printing for the use of either HB1481 Engrossed -31- LRB9002279DNsb 1 House of the General Assembly shall be subject to its 2 control. Any printing or operation of printing that the 3 Legislative Printing Unit is unable to perform may be 4 purchased in accordance with this Article. 5 (b) Time of delivery. Daily calendars, journals, and 6 other similar printing for which manuscript or copy is 7 delivered to the Legislative Printing Unit by the clerical 8 officer of either House shall be printed so as to permit 9 delivery at any reasonable time required by the clerical 10 officer. Any petition, bill, resolution, joint resolution, 11 memorial, and similar manuscript or copy delivered to the 12 Legislative Printing Unit by the clerical officer of either 13 House shall be printed at any reasonable time required by 14 that officer. 15 (c) Style. The manner, form, style, size, and 16 arrangement of type used in printing the bills, resolutions, 17 amendments, conference reports, and journals, including daily 18 journals, of the General Assembly shall be as provided in the 19 Rules of the General Assembly. 20 (d) Daily journal. The Clerk of the House of 21 Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall each 22 prepare and deliver to the Legislative Printing Unit, 23 immediately after the close of each daily session, a 24 printer's copy of the daily journal for their respective 25 House. 26 (e) Daily and bound journals. 27 (1) Subscriptions. The Legislative Printing Unit 28 shall have printed the number of copies of the daily 29 journal as may be requested by the clerical officer of 30 each House. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 31 the House of Representatives shall furnish a copy of each 32 daily journal of their respective House to those persons 33 who apply therefor upon payment of a reasonable 34 subscription fee established separately by the Secretary HB1481 Engrossed -32- LRB9002279DNsb 1 of the Senate and the Clerk of the House for their 2 respective House. Each subscriber shall specify at the 3 time he or she subscribes the address where he or she 4 wishes the journals mailed. The daily journals shall be 5 furnished free of charge on a pickup basis to State 6 offices and to the public as long as the supply lasts. 7 The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 8 shall determine the number of journals available for 9 pickup at their respective offices. 10 (2) Other copies. After the General Assembly 11 adjourns, the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the 12 Senate shall prepare and deliver to the Legislative 13 Printing Unit a printer's copy of matter for the regular 14 House and Senate journals, together with any matter, not 15 previously printed in the daily journals, that is 16 required by law, by order of either House, or by joint 17 resolution to be printed in the journals. The 18 Legislative Printing Unit shall have printed the number 19 of copies of the bound journal as may be requested by the 20 clerical officer of each House. A reasonable number of 21 bound volumes of the journal of each House of the General 22 Assembly shall be provided to State and local officers, 23 boards, commissions, institutions, departments, agencies, 24 and libraries requesting them through canvasses conducted 25 separately by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 26 of the House. Reasonable fees established separately by 27 the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 28 may be charged for bound volumes of the journal of each 29 House of the General Assembly. 30 (f) Session laws. Immediately after the General Assembly 31 adjourns, the Secretary of State shall prepare a printer's 32 copy for the "Session Laws of Illinois" that shall set forth 33 in full all Acts and joint resolutions passed by the General 34 Assembly at the session just concluded and all executive HB1481 Engrossed -33- LRB9002279DNsb 1 orders of the Governor taking effect under Article V, Section 2 11 of the Constitution and the Executive Reorganization 3 Implementation Act. The printer's copy shall be furnished 4 and delivered to the Secretary of State by the Enrolling and 5 Engrossing Department of the 2 Houses. At the time an 6 enrolled law is filed with the Secretary of State, whether 7 before or after the conclusion of the session in which it was 8 passed, it shall be assigned a Public Act number, the first 9 part of which shall be the number of the General Assembly 10 followed by a dash and then a number showing the order in 11 which that law was filed with the Secretary of State. The 12 title page of each volume of the session laws shall contain 13 the following: "Printed by the authority of the General 14 Assembly of the State of Illinois". The laws shall be 15 arranged by the Secretary of State and printed in the 16 chronological order of Public Act numbers. At the end of 17 each Act the dates when the Act was passed by the General 18 Assembly and when the Act was approved by the Governor shall 19 be stated. Any Act becoming law without the approval of the 20 Governor shall be marked at its end in the session laws by 21 the printed certificate of the Secretary of State. Executive 22 orders taking effect under Article V, Section 11 of the 23 Constitution and the Executive Reorganization Implementation 24 Act shall be printed in chronological order of executive 25 order number and shall state at the end of each executive 26 order the date it was transmitted to the General Assembly and 27 the date it takes effect. In the case of an amendatory Act, 28 the changes made by the amendatory Act shall be indicated in 29 the session laws in the following manner: (i) all new matter 30 shall be printed in italics; and (ii) all matter deleted by 31 the amendatory Act shall be shown crossed with a line. The 32 Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish a table of 33 contents and an index to each volume of the session laws. 34 (g) Distribution. The bound volumes of the session laws HB1481 Engrossed -34- LRB9002279DNsb 1 of the General Assembly shall be made available to the 2 following: 3 (1) one copy of each to each State officer, board, 4 commission, institution, and department requesting a copy 5 in accordance with a canvass conducted by the Secretary 6 of State before the printing of the session laws except 7 judges of the appellate courts and judges and associate 8 judges of the circuit courts; 9 (2) 10 copies to the law library of the Supreme 10 Court; one copy each to the law libraries of the 11 appellate courts; and one copy to each of the county law 12 libraries or, in those counties without county law 13 libraries, one copy to the clerk of the circuit court; 14 (3) one copy of each to each county clerk; 15 (4) 10 copies of each to the library of the 16 University of Illinois; 17 (5) 3 copies of each to the libraries of the 18 University of Illinois at Chicago, Southern Illinois 19 University at Carbondale, Southern Illinois University at 20 Edwardsville, Northern Illinois University, Western 21 Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, 22 Illinois State University, Chicago State University, 23 Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Kent College of 24 Law, DePaul University, John Marshall Law School, Loyola 25 University, Northwestern University, Roosevelt 26 University, and the University of Chicago; 27 (6) a number of copies sufficient for exchange 28 purposes to the Legislative Reference Bureau and the 29 University of Illinois College of Law Library; 30 (7) a number of copies sufficient for public 31 libraries in the State and the State Library; and 32 (8) the remainder shall be retained for 33 distribution as the interests of the State may require to 34 persons making application in writing or in person for HB1481 Engrossed -35- LRB9002279DNsb 1 the publication. 2 (h) Messages and reports. The following shall be 3 printed in a quantity not to exceed the maximum stated in 4 this subsection and bound and distributed at public expense: 5 (1) messages to the General Assembly by the 6 Governor, 10,000 copies; 7 (2) the biennial report of the Lieutenant Governor, 8 1,000 copies; 9 (3) the biennial report of the Secretary of State, 10 3,000 copies; 11 (4) the biennial report of the State Comptroller, 12 5,000 copies; 13 (5) the biennial report of the State Treasurer, 14 3,000 copies; 15 (6) the annual report of the State Board of 16 Education, 6,000 copies; and 17 (7) the biennial report and annual opinions of the 18 Attorney General, 5,000 copies. 19 The reports of all other State officers, boards, 20 commissions, institutions, and departments shall be printed, 21 bound, and distributed at public expense in a number of 22 copies determined from previous experience not to exceed the 23 probable and reasonable demands of the State therefor. Any 24 other report required by law to be made to the Governor 25 shall, upon his or her order, be printed in the quantity 26 ordered by the Governor, bound and distributed at public 27 expense. 28 (i) Prohibition. All books, pamphlets, documents, and 29 reports published through or by the State of Illinois or any 30 State agency, board, or commission shall have printed thereon 31 "Printed by authority of the State of Illinois", the date of 32 each publication, the number of copies printed, and the 33 printing order number. Each using agency shall be 34 responsible for ascertaining the compliance of printing HB1481 Engrossed -36- LRB9002279DNsb 1 materials procured by or for it with this subsection. No 2 printing or reproduction contract shall be let and no 3 printing or reproduction shall be accomplished when that 4 wording does not appear on the material to be printed or 5 reproduced. No publication may have written, stamped, or 6 printed on it, or attached to it, "Compliments of ........ 7 (naming a person)" or any words of similar import. 8 Section 25-65. Federal requirements. A State agency 9 receiving federal-aid funds, grants or loans shall have 10 authority to adapt its procedures, rules, project statements, 11 drawings, maps, surveys, plans, specifications, contract 12 terms, estimates, bid forms, bond forms, and other documents 13 or practices to comply with the regulations, policies, and 14 procedures of the designated authority, administration or 15 department of the United States in order to remain eligible 16 for such federal-aid funds, grants, or loans. 17 Section 25-70. Foreign country procurements. 18 Procurements to meet the needs of State offices located in 19 foreign countries shall comply with the provisions of this 20 Code to the extent practical. 21 Section 25-75. Donations. Nothing in this Code or in 22 the rules promulgated hereunder shall prevent any State 23 agency from complying with the terms and conditions of any 24 grant, gift, or bequest which calls for the procurement of a 25 particular good or service, or use of a particular 26 contractor, provided the grant, gift, or bequest provides 27 complete funding for the contract. 28 ARTICLE 30 29 CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION- 30 RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HB1481 Engrossed -37- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 30-5. Applicability. Construction and 2 construction-related professional services shall be procured 3 in accordance with this Article. 4 Section 30-10. Authority. Construction agencies shall 5 have the authority to procure construction and 6 construction-related professional services. 7 Section 30-15. Method of source selection. 8 (a) Competitive sealed bidding. Except as provided in 9 subsections (b), (c), and (d) and Sections 20-20, 20-25, and 10 20-30, all State construction contracts shall be awarded by 11 competitive sealed bidding in accordance with Section 20-10. 12 (b) Other methods. The Board shall establish by rule 13 construction purchases that may be made without competitive 14 sealed bidding and the most competitive alternate method of 15 source selection that shall be used. 16 (c) Construction-related professional services. All 17 construction-related professional services contracts shall be 18 awarded in accordance with the provisions of the 19 Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications 20 Based Selection Act. "Professional services" means those 21 services within the scope of the practice of architecture, 22 professional engineering, structural engineering, or 23 registered land surveying, as defined by the laws of this 24 State. 25 (d) Correctional facilities. Remodeling and 26 rehabilitation projects at correctional facilities under 27 $25,000 funded from the General Revenue Fund are exempt from 28 the provisions of this Article. The Department of 29 Corrections may use inmate labor for the remodeling or 30 rehabilitation of correctional facilities on those projects 31 under $25,000 funded from the General Revenue Fund. HB1481 Engrossed -38- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 30-20. Prequalification. The Board shall 2 promulgate rules for the development of prequalified supplier 3 lists for construction and construction-related professional 4 services and the periodic updating of those lists. 5 Construction and construction-related professional services 6 contracts over $25,000 may be awarded to any qualified 7 suppliers. 8 Section 30-25. Retention of a percentage of contract 9 price. Whenever any contract entered into by a construction 10 agency for the repair, remodeling, renovation, or 11 construction of a building or structure, for the construction 12 or maintenance of a highway, as those terms are defined in 13 Article 2 of the Illinois Highway Code, or for the 14 reclamation of abandoned lands as those terms are defined in 15 Article I of the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation 16 Act provides for the retention of a percentage of the 17 contract price until final completion and acceptance of the 18 work, upon the request of the contractor and with the 19 approval of the construction agency the amount so retained 20 may be deposited under a trust agreement with an Illinois 21 bank of the contractor's choice and subject to the approval 22 of the construction agency. The contractor shall receive any 23 interest on the deposited amount. Upon application by the 24 contractor, the trust agreement must contain, at a minimum, 25 the following provisions: 26 (1) the amount to be deposited subject to the 27 trust; 28 (2) the terms and conditions of payment in case of 29 default by the contractor; 30 (3) the termination of the trust agreement upon 31 completion of the contract; and 32 (4) the contractor shall be responsible for 33 obtaining the written consent of the bank trustee and for HB1481 Engrossed -39- LRB9002279DNsb 1 any costs or service fees. 2 The trust agreement may, at the discretion of the 3 construction agency and upon request of the contractor, 4 become effective at the time of the first partial payment in 5 accordance with existing statutes and rules of the Board. 6 Section 30-30. Contracts in excess of $250,000. For 7 construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate 8 specifications shall be prepared for all equipment, labor, 9 and materials in connection with the following 5 subdivisions 10 of the work to be performed: 11 (1) plumbing; 12 (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic 13 temperature control systems, including the testing and 14 balancing of those systems; 15 (3) ventilating and distribution systems for 16 conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of 17 those systems; 18 (4) electric wiring; and 19 (5) general contract work. 20 The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate 21 and independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of 22 work. All contracts awarded for any part thereof shall award 23 the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and 24 reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these 25 classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the 26 construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder 27 on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on 28 the subdivision of work designated by the construction agency 29 before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided 30 that all payments will be made directly to the contractors 31 for the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the 32 conditions of the contract. A contract may be let for one or 33 more buildings in any project to the same contractor. The HB1481 Engrossed -40- LRB9002279DNsb 1 specifications shall require, however, that unless the 2 buildings are identical, a separate price shall be submitted 3 for each building. The contract may be awarded to the lowest 4 responsible bidder for each or all of the buildings included 5 in the specifications. 6 Section 30-35. Expenditure in excess of contract price. 7 (a) Germaneness. No funds in excess of the contract 8 price may be obligated or expended unless the additional work 9 to be performed or materials to be furnished is germane to 10 the original contract. Even if germane to the original 11 contract, no additional expenditures or obligations may, in 12 their total combined amounts, be in excess of the percentages 13 of the original contract amount set forth in subsection (b) 14 unless they have received the prior written approval of the 15 construction agency. In the event that the total of the 16 combined additional expenditures or obligations exceeds the 17 percentages of the original contract amount set forth in 18 subsection (b), the construction agency shall investigate all 19 the additional expenditures or obligations in excess of the 20 original contract amount and shall in writing approve or 21 disapprove subsequent expenditures or obligations and state 22 in detail the reasons for the approval or disapproval. 23 (b) Written determination required. When the contract 24 amount is no more than $75,000, the percentage shall be 9% 25 (maximum $6,750). When the contract amount is between 26 $75,001 and $200,000, the percentage shall be 7% of the 27 amount above $75,000 plus $6,750, but not to exceed 7% of 28 $200,000 (maximum $14,000). When the contract amount is 29 between $200,001 and $500,000, the percentage shall be 5% of 30 the amount above $200,000 plus $14,000, but not to exceed 5% 31 of $500,000 (maximum $25,000). When the contract amount is 32 in excess of $500,000, the percentage shall be 3% of the 33 amount above $500,000 plus $25,000. HB1481 Engrossed -41- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 30-40. Certification. Any contract entered into 2 or expenditure of funds by a construction agency for 3 remodeling, renovation, or construction, involving an 4 expenditure in excess of $5,000, shall be subject to the 5 supervision of a licensed architect or engineer. No payment 6 shall be made for the remodeling, renovation, or construction 7 unless the vouchers or invoice for the work is accompanied by 8 a written certificate of the licensed architect or engineer 9 that the payment represents work satisfactorily completed, 10 labor, or materials incorporated in or stored at the site of 11 the work; provided, periodic payments can be made during the 12 course of the work upon a certificate of the licensed 13 architect or engineer indicating the proportionate amount of 14 the total work completed satisfactorily. 15 Section 30-45. Other Acts. This Article is subject to 16 applicable provisions of the following Acts: 17 (1) the Prevailing Wage Act; 18 (2) the Public Construction Bond Act; 19 (3) the Public Works Employment Discrimination Act; 20 (4) the Public Works Preference Act; 21 (5) the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public 22 Works Act; 23 (6) the Public Contract Fraud Act; and 24 (7) the Illinois Construction Evaluation Act. 25 ARTICLE 35 26 PROFESSIONAL OR ARTISTIC SERVICES 27 Section 35-5. Applicability. All contracts for 28 professional or artistic services shall be procured in 29 accordance with the provisions of this Article. 30 Section 35-10. Authority. Each State agency shall have HB1481 Engrossed -42- LRB9002279DNsb 1 the authority to procure its own professional or artistic 2 services. 3 Section 35-15. Method of source selection. 4 (a) Competitive selection procedures. Except as 5 provided in subsection (b) and Sections 20-25 and 20-30, all 6 State contracts for professional or artistic services of 7 $25,000 or more shall be awarded by a competitive request for 8 proposal process in accordance with this Section and Section 9 20-35. 10 (b) Other methods. The Board shall identify categories 11 of professional and artistic services and shall determine the 12 method of source selection that is in the best interests of 13 the State for each category. A State agency may award a 14 professional or artistic service contract by a method of 15 source selection other than the method designated by the 16 Board for that category of service only when justified in 17 writing to the Board and approved by the Board in advance of 18 the award. 19 (c) If a State agency awards a professional or artistic 20 service contract exceeding $25,000 to a party other than the 21 lowest bidder, the State purchasing officer must forward a 22 written decision together with the contract notice of who the 23 lowest bidder was to the Board, which shall publish the 24 decision in the next issue of the Illinois Procurement 25 Bulletin. 26 Section 35-20. Uniformity in procurement. 27 (a) The Board shall develop, cause to be printed, and 28 distribute uniform documents for the solicitation, review, 29 and acceptance of all professional and artistic services. 30 (b) All State purchasing officers and their designees 31 shall use the uniform procedures and forms specified in this 32 Code for all professional and artistic services. HB1481 Engrossed -43- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (c) These forms shall include in detail, in writing, at 2 least: 3 (1) a description of the goal to be achieved; 4 (2) the services to be performed; 5 (3) the need for the service; 6 (4) the qualifications that are necessary; and 7 (5) a plan for post-performance review. 8 Section 35-25. Uniformity in contract. 9 (a) The Board shall develop, cause to be printed, and 10 distribute uniform documents for the contracting of 11 professional and artistic services. 12 (b) All State purchasing officers and their designees 13 shall use these uniform contracts and forms in contracting 14 for all professional and artistic services. 15 (c) These contracts and forms shall include in detail, 16 in writing, at least: 17 (1) the detail listed in subsection (c) of Section 18 35-20; 19 (2) the duration of the contract, with a schedule 20 of delivery, when applicable; 21 (3) the method for charging and measuring cost 22 (hourly, per day, etc.); 23 (4) the rate of remuneration; and 24 (5) the maximum price. 25 Section 35-35. Subcontractors. 26 (a) Use specified. Any contract for professional or 27 artistic services shall state whether the services of a 28 subcontractor will be used. The contract shall include the 29 names and addresses of all subcontractors and the anticipated 30 amount of money that they will receive under the contract. 31 (b) Amendment. If at any time a contractor for 32 professional or artistic services that had not intended to HB1481 Engrossed -44- LRB9002279DNsb 1 use the services of a subcontractor decides to use a 2 subcontractor, the contractor and the State agency shall file 3 an amendment to the original contract with the Comptroller 4 stating the names and addresses of all subcontractors and the 5 anticipated amount of money that they will receive under the 6 original contract. 7 ARTICLE 40 8 REAL PROPERTY AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LEASES 9 Section 40-5. Applicability. All leases for real 10 property or capital improvements, including office and 11 storage space, buildings, and other facilities for State 12 agencies, shall be procured in accordance with the provisions 13 of this Article. 14 Section 40-10. Authority. State purchasing officers 15 shall have the authority to procure leases for real property 16 or capital improvements, except as that authority may be 17 limited by the Board or delegated by the State purchasing 18 officer in accordance with Section 10-15. 19 Section 40-15. Method of source selection. 20 (a) Request for information. Except as provided in 21 subsections (b) and (c), all State contracts for leases of 22 real property or capital improvements shall be awarded by a 23 request for information process in accordance with Section 24 40-20. 25 (b) Other methods. A request for information process 26 need not be used in procuring any of the following leases: 27 (1) Property of less than 10,000 square feet. 28 (2) Rent of less than $100,000 per year. 29 (3) Duration of less than one year that cannot be 30 renewed. HB1481 Engrossed -45- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (4) Specialized space available at only one 2 location. 3 (c) Leases with governmental units. Leases with other 4 governmental units may be negotiated without using the 5 request for information process when deemed by the Board to 6 be in the best interest of the State. 7 Section 40-20. Request for information. 8 (a) Conditions for use. Leases shall be procured by 9 request for information except as otherwise provided in 10 Section 40-15. 11 (b) Form. A request for information shall be issued and 12 shall include: 13 (1) the type of property to be leased; 14 (2) the proposed uses of the property; 15 (3) the duration of the lease; 16 (4) the preferred location of the property; and 17 (5) a general description of the configuration 18 desired. 19 (c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for 20 information for the availability of real property to lease 21 shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at 22 least 14 days before the date set forth in the request for 23 receipt of responses and shall also be published in similar 24 manner in a newspaper of general circulation in the community 25 or communities where the using agency is seeking space. 26 (d) Response. The request for information response 27 shall consist of written information sufficient to show that 28 the respondent can meet minimum criteria set forth in the 29 request. State purchasing officers may enter into 30 discussions with respondents for the purpose of clarifying 31 State needs and the information supplied by the respondents. 32 On the basis of the information supplied and discussions, if 33 any, a State purchasing officer shall make a written HB1481 Engrossed -46- LRB9002279DNsb 1 determination identifying the responses that meet the minimum 2 criteria set forth in the request for information. 3 Negotiations shall be entered into with all qualified 4 respondents for the purpose of securing a lease that is in 5 the best interest of the State. A written report of the 6 negotiations shall be retained in the lease files and shall 7 include the reasons for the final selection. All leases 8 shall be reduced to writing and filed in accordance with the 9 provisions of Section 20-80. 10 (e) Exceptions. A request for information process need 11 not be used and the procurement may be negotiated when, 12 according to Board rules, the purchasing officer determines 13 that negotiations are in the best interest of the State in 14 the following situations: 15 (1) renewal or extension of leases; 16 (2) temporary space as defined by rule; or 17 (3) specialized space available at only one 18 location and parking. 19 Section 40-25. Length of leases. 20 (a) Maximum term. Leases shall be for a term not to 21 exceed 10 years and shall include a termination option in 22 favor of the State after 5 years. 23 (b) Renewal. Leases may include a renewal option. An 24 option to renew may be exercised only when a State purchasing 25 officer determines in writing that renewal is in the best 26 interest of the State. 27 (c) Subject to appropriation. All leases shall recite 28 that they are subject to termination and cancellation in any 29 year for which the General Assembly fails to make an 30 appropriation to make payments under the terms of the lease. 31 Section 40-30. Purchase option. Initial leases of all 32 space in entire, free-standing buildings shall include an HB1481 Engrossed -47- LRB9002279DNsb 1 option to purchase exerciseable by the State, unless the 2 purchasing officer determines that inclusion of such purchase 3 option is not in the State's best interest and makes that 4 determination in writing along with the reasons for making 5 that determination. Leases from governmental units and 6 not-for-profit entities are exempt from requirements of this 7 Section. 8 Section 40-35. Rent without occupancy. Except when 9 deemed by the Board to be in the best interest of the State, 10 no State agency may incur rental obligations before occupying 11 the space rented. 12 Section 40-40. Local site preferences. Upon the request 13 of the chief executive officer of a unit of local government, 14 leasing preferences may be given to sites located in 15 enterprise zones, tax increment districts, or redevelopment 16 districts. 17 ARTICLE 42 18 CONCESSIONS 19 Section 42-10. Concessions and leases of State property. 20 (a) Concessions, including the assignment, license, 21 sale, or transfer of interests in or rights to discoveries, 22 inventions, patents, or copyrightable works, and leases of 23 State property, including easements, may be entered into by 24 the State Agency with jurisdiction over the property, whether 25 tangible or intangible. 26 (b) All concessions and leases of State property shall 27 be reduced to writing and shall be awarded under the 28 provisions of Article 20 of the Code, except that the 29 contract shall be awarded to the highest and best bidder or 30 offeror. HB1481 Engrossed -48- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 42-20. Contract duration and terms. The 2 duration and terms of concessions and leases of State 3 property shall be in accordance with applicable law or rule. 4 ARTICLE 45 5 PREFERENCES 6 Section 45-5. Procurement preferences. To promote 7 business and employment opportunities in Illinois, 8 procurement preferences are established and shall be 9 applicable to any procurement made under this Code. 10 Section 45-10. Resident bidders. 11 (a) Amount of preference. 12 (1) A resident contractor shall be allowed a 13 preference as against a non-resident contractor in the 14 event of a tie bid. 15 (2) A resident contractor shall be allowed a 16 preference as against a non-resident contractor from any 17 state that gives or requires a preference to contractors 18 from that state. The preference shall be equal to the 19 preference given or required by the state of the 20 non-resident contractor. 21 (3) If only non-resident contractors are competing, 22 the purchasing agency is within its right to specify that 23 Illinois labor and manufacturing locations be used as a 24 part of the manufacturing process, if applicable. This 25 specification may be negotiated as part of the 26 procurement process. 27 (b) Residency. A resident bidder is a person authorized 28 to transact business in this State and having a bona fide 29 establishment for transacting business within this State 30 where it was actually transacting business on the date when 31 any bid for a public contract is first advertised or HB1481 Engrossed -49- LRB9002279DNsb 1 announced. A resident bidder includes a foreign corporation 2 duly authorized to transact business in this State that has a 3 bona fide establishment for transacting business within this 4 State where it was actually transacting business on the date 5 when any bid for a public contract is first advertised or 6 announced. 7 (c) Federal funds. This Section does not apply to any 8 contract for any project as to which federal funds are 9 available for expenditure when its provisions may be in 10 conflict with federal law or federal regulation. 11 Section 45-15. Soybean oil-based ink. 12 (a) Contracts requiring the procurement of printing 13 services shall specify the use of soybean oil-based ink 14 unless a State purchasing officer determines that another 15 type of ink is required to assure high quality and reasonable 16 pricing of the printed product. 17 (b) All other printing done by or for the State shall 18 use soybean oil-based ink unless the agency by or for whom 19 the printing is done determines that another type of ink is 20 required to assure high quality and reasonable pricing of the 21 printed product. Printing done by or for the State in 22 soybean oil-based ink shall state, if practical, that soybean 23 oil-based ink was used. 24 Section 45-20. Recycled materials. When a public 25 contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, 26 an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract 27 through the use of products made of recycled materials may, 28 on a pilot basis or in accordance with a pilot study, be 29 given preference over other bidders unable to do so, provided 30 that the cost included in the bid of products made of 31 recycled materials is not more than 10% greater than the cost 32 of products not made of recycled materials. HB1481 Engrossed -50- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 45-25. Recyclable paper. All paper purchased 2 for use by State agencies must be recyclable paper unless 3 recyclable paper cannot be used to meet the requirements of 4 the State agencies. State agencies shall determine their 5 paper requirements to allow the use of recyclable paper 6 whenever possible, including without limitation using plain 7 paper rather than colored paper that is not recyclable. 8 Section 45-30. Correctional industries. Notwithstanding 9 any other provision to the contrary, the Board shall, in 10 consultation with the Department of Corrections, determine 11 which articles, materials, industry related services, food 12 stuffs, and supplies that are produced or manufactured by 13 persons confined in institutions and facilities of the 14 Department of Corrections shall be given preference by 15 purchasing agencies procuring those items. The Board shall 16 develop and distribute to the various Procurement and Using 17 Agencies procedures for executing this Section. 18 Section 45-35. Sheltered workshops for the severely 19 handicapped. 20 (a) Qualification. Supplies and services may be 21 procured without advertising or calling for bids from any 22 qualified not-for-profit agency for the severely handicapped 23 that: 24 (1) complies with Illinois laws governing private 25 not-for-profit organizations; 26 (2) is certified as a sheltered workshop by the 27 Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of 28 Labor; and 29 (3) meets the Department of Rehabilitation Services 30 (until July 1, 1997 and the Department of Human Services 31 on and after July 1, 1997) just standards for 32 rehabilitation facilities. HB1481 Engrossed -51- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (b) Participation. To participate, the not-for-profit 2 agency must have indicated an interest in providing the 3 supplies and services, must meet the specifications and needs 4 of the using agency, and must set a fair market price. 5 (c) Committee. There is created within the Department 6 of Central Management Services a committee to facilitate the 7 purchase of products and services of persons so severely 8 handicapped by a physical or mental disability that they 9 cannot engage in normal competitive employment. The 10 committee shall consist of the Director of Central Management 11 Services, the Director of Mental Health and Developmental 12 Disabilities until July 1, 1997, the Director of 13 Rehabilitation Services until July 1, 1997, the Director of 14 Human Services on and after July 1, 1997, and 2 15 representatives from private business and 2 public members 16 all appointed by the Governor who are knowledgeable in the 17 needs and concerns of rehabilitation facilities in Illinois. 18 The public members shall serve 2 year terms, commencing upon 19 appointment and every 2 years thereafter. A public member 20 may be reappointed, and vacancies may be filled by 21 appointment for the completion of the term. The members 22 shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for 23 expenses at a rate equal to that of State employees on a per 24 diem basis by the Department of Central Management Services. 25 All members shall be entitled to vote on issues before the 26 committee. 27 The committee shall have the following powers and duties: 28 (1) To request from any State agency information as 29 to product specification and service requirements in 30 order to carry out its purpose. 31 (2) To meet quarterly or more often as necessary to 32 carry out its purposes. 33 (3) To request a quarterly report from each 34 participating qualified not-for-profit agency for the HB1481 Engrossed -52- LRB9002279DNsb 1 severely handicapped describing the volume of sales for 2 each product or service sold under this Section. 3 (4) To prepare a report for the Governor annually. 4 (5) To prepare a publication that lists all 5 supplies and services currently available from any 6 qualified not-for-profit agency for the severely 7 handicapped. This list and any revisions shall be 8 distributed to all purchasing agencies. 9 (6) To encourage diversity in supplies and services 10 provided by qualified not-for-profit agencies for the 11 severely handicapped and discourage unnecessary 12 duplication or competition among facilities. 13 (7) To develop guidelines to be followed by 14 qualifying agencies for participation under the 15 provisions of this Section. The guidelines shall be 16 developed within 6 months after the effective date of 17 this Code and made available on a nondiscriminatory basis 18 to all qualifying agencies. 19 (8) To review all bids submitted under the 20 provisions of this Section and reject any bid for any 21 purchase that is determined to be substantially more than 22 the purchase would have cost had it been competitively 23 bid. 24 (d) Former committee. The committee created under 25 subsection (c) shall replace the committee created under 26 Section 7-2 of the Illinois Purchasing Act, which shall 27 continue to operate until the appointments under subsection 28 (c) are made. 29 Section 45-37. Purchases from qualified private business 30 with a supported employment work force. A State agency may 31 buy products and services, without advertising or using 32 competitive procedures, from a qualified private business 33 that: HB1481 Engrossed -53- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (1) complies with Illinois laws governing private, 2 for-profit enterprises; 3 (2) employs individuals meeting the definition of 4 supported employee; 5 (3) provides necessary supports to its supported 6 employees to assist them in maintaining their employment; 7 (4) provides its employees with an integrated 8 setting in which: 9 (A) at least 5% and not more than 20% of 10 employees are supported employees approved by the 11 Department of Rehabilitation Services or the 12 Department of Human Services; 13 (B) most interpersonal interactions of a 14 supported employment worker that are in or 15 associated with the work place are with employees of 16 that work place who are not supported employment 17 workers; and 18 (C) most (at least 50%) of the work expended 19 to produce the amount of the goods and services to 20 be sold to the State is provided by supported 21 employees; 22 (5) completes a Bidders Application form that is on 23 file with the Department of Central Management Services; 24 and 25 (6) meets the bid specifications or the needs of 26 the purchasing agency at a fair market price. 27 Those businesses must file a quarterly report with 28 Department of Central Management Services listing all 29 contracts with State agencies. 30 The State Use Committee is responsible for interpreting 31 the provisions of this Section and for monitoring and making 32 decisions regarding contracts under this Section. 33 Section 45-40. Gas mileage. HB1481 Engrossed -54- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (a) Specification. Contracts for the purchase or lease 2 of new passenger automobiles, other than station wagons, 3 vans, four-wheel drive vehicles, emergency vehicles, and 4 police and fire vehicles, shall specify the procurement of a 5 model that, according to the most current mileage study 6 published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, can 7 achieve at least the minimum average fuel economy in miles 8 per gallon imposed upon manufacturers of vehicles under Title 9 V of The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act. 10 (b) Exemptions. The State purchasing officer may exempt 11 procurements from the requirement of subsection (a) when 12 there is a demonstrated need, submitted in writing, for an 13 automobile that does not meet the minimum average fuel 14 economy standards. The Board shall promulgate rules for 15 determining need consistent with the intent of this Section. 16 Section 45-45. Small businesses. 17 (a) Set-asides. The Board has authority to designate as 18 small business set-asides a fair proportion of construction, 19 supply, and service contracts for award to small businesses 20 in Illinois. Advertisements for bids or offers for those 21 contracts shall specify designation as small business 22 set-asides. In awarding the contracts, only bids or offers 23 from qualified small businesses shall be considered. 24 (b) Small business. "Small business" means a business 25 that is independently owned and operated and that is not 26 dominant in its field of operation. The Board shall 27 establish a detailed definition by rule, using in addition to 28 the foregoing criteria other criteria, including the number 29 of employees and the dollar volume of business. When 30 computing the size status of a bidder, annual sales and 31 receipts of the bidder and all of its affiliates shall be 32 included. The maximum number of employees and the maximum 33 dollar volume that a small business may have under the rules HB1481 Engrossed -55- LRB9002279DNsb 1 promulgated by the Board may vary from industry to industry 2 to the extent necessary to reflect differing characteristics 3 of those industries, subject to the following limitations: 4 (1) No wholesale business is a small business if 5 its annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal 6 year exceed $7,500,000. 7 (2) No retail business or business selling services 8 is a small business if its annual sales and receipts 9 exceed $1,500,000. 10 (3) No manufacturing business is a small business 11 if it employs more than 250 persons. 12 (4) No construction business is a small business if 13 its annual sales and receipts exceed $3,000,000. 14 (c) Fair proportion. For the purpose of subsection (a), 15 a fair proportion of construction contracts shall be no less 16 than 25% nor more than 40% of the annual total contracts for 17 construction. 18 (d) Withdrawal of designation. A small business 19 set-aside designation may be withdrawn by the purchasing 20 agency when deemed in the best interests of the State. Upon 21 withdrawal, all bids or offers shall be rejected, and the 22 bidders or offerors shall be notified of the reason for 23 rejection. The contract shall then be awarded in accordance 24 with this Code without the designation of small business 25 set-aside. 26 (e) Small business assistance. The purchasing officers 27 shall assist small businesses by: 28 (1) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive 29 bidders list of small businesses. In this duty, he or 30 she shall cooperate with the Federal Small Business 31 Administration in locating potential sources for various 32 products and services. 33 (2) Assisting small businesses in complying with 34 the procedures for bidding on State contracts. HB1481 Engrossed -56- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (3) Examining requests from State agencies for the 2 purchase of property or services to help determine which 3 invitations to bid are to be designated small business 4 set-asides. 5 (4) Making recommendations to the Board for the 6 simplification of specifications and terms in order to 7 increase the opportunities for small business 8 participation. 9 (5) Assisting in investigations by purchasing 10 agencies to determine the responsibility of bidders on 11 small business set-asides. 12 (f) Small business annual report. The State purchasing 13 officer designated under subsection (e) shall annually before 14 December 1 report in writing to the General Assembly 15 concerning the awarding of contracts to small businesses. 16 The report shall include the total value of awards made in 17 the preceding fiscal year under the designation of small 18 business set-aside. 19 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 20 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required 21 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act. 22 Section 45-50. Illinois agricultural products. In 23 awarding contracts requiring the procurement of agricultural 24 products, preference may be given to an otherwise qualified 25 bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the 26 use of agricultural products grown in Illinois. 27 Section 45-55. Corn-based plastics. In awarding 28 contracts requiring the procurement of plastic products, 29 preference may be given to an otherwise qualified bidder or 30 offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of 31 plastic products made from Illinois corn by-products. HB1481 Engrossed -57- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 45-60. Vehicles powered by agricultural 2 commodity-based fuel. In awarding contracts requiring the 3 procurement of vehicles, preference may be given to an 4 otherwise qualified bidder or offeror who will fulfill the 5 contract through the use of vehicles powered by ethanol 6 produced from Illinois corn or biodiesel fuels produced from 7 Illinois soybeans. 8 Section 45-65. Additional preferences. This Code is 9 subject to applicable provisions of: 10 (1) the Public Purchases in Other States Act; 11 (2) the Illinois Mined Coal Act; 12 (3) the Steel Products Procurement Act; 13 (4) the Veterans Preference Act; and 14 (5) the Business Enterprise for Minorities, 15 Females, and Disabled Persons Act. 16 ARTICLE 50 17 PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND PENALTIES 18 Section 50-5. Bribery. 19 (a) Prohibition. No person or business shall be awarded 20 a contract or subcontract under this Code who: 21 (1) has been convicted under the laws of Illinois 22 or any other state of bribery or attempting to bribe an 23 officer or employee of the State of Illinois or any other 24 state in that officer's or employee's official capacity; 25 or 26 (2) has made an admission of guilt of that conduct 27 that is a matter of record but has not been prosecuted 28 for that conduct. 29 (b) Businesses. No business shall be barred from 30 contracting with any unit of State or local government as a 31 result of a conviction under this Section of any employee or HB1481 Engrossed -58- LRB9002279DNsb 1 agent of the business if the employee or agent is no longer 2 employed by the business and: 3 (1) the business has been finally adjudicated not 4 guilty; or 5 (2) the business demonstrates to the governmental 6 entity with which it seeks to contract, and that entity 7 finds that the commission of the offense was not 8 authorized, requested, commanded, or performed by a 9 director, officer, or high managerial agent on behalf of 10 the business as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection 11 (a) of Section 5-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961. 12 (c) Conduct on behalf of business. For purposes of this 13 Section, when an official, agent, or employee of a business 14 committed the bribery or attempted bribery on behalf of the 15 business and in accordance with the direction or 16 authorization of a responsible official of the business, the 17 business shall be chargeable with the conduct. 18 (d) Certification. Every bid submitted to and contract 19 executed by the State shall contain a certification by the 20 contractor that the contractor is not barred from being 21 awarded a contract or subcontract under this Section. A 22 contractor who makes a false statement, material to the 23 certification, commits a Class 3 felony. 24 Section 50-10. Felons. Unless otherwise provided, no 25 person or business convicted of a felony shall do business 26 with the State of Illinois or any State agency from the date 27 of conviction until one year after the date of completion of 28 the sentence for that felony, unless no person held 29 responsible by a prosecutorial office for the facts upon 30 which the conviction was based continues to have any 31 involvement with the business. 32 Section 50-15. Conflicts of interest. HB1481 Engrossed -59- LRB9002279DNsb 1 (a) Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person holding 2 an elective office in this State, holding a seat in the 3 General Assembly, or appointed to or employed in any of the 4 offices or agencies of State government, and who receives 5 compensation for such employment in excess of 60% of the 6 salary of the Governor of the State of Illinois, or who is an 7 officer or employee of the Capital Development Board or the 8 Illinois Toll Highway Authority, or who is the spouse or 9 minor child of any such person to have or acquire any 10 contract, or any direct pecuniary interest in any contract 11 therein, whether for stationery, printing, paper, or any 12 services, materials, or supplies, that will be wholly or 13 partially satisfied by the payment of funds appropriated by 14 the General Assembly of the State of Illinois or in any 15 contract of the Capital Development Board or the Illinois 16 Toll Highway Authority. 17 (b) Interests. It is unlawful for any firm, 18 partnership, association, or corporation in which any person 19 listed in subsection (a) is entitled to receive (i) more than 20 7 1/2% of the total distributable income, or (ii) an amount 21 in excess of the salary of the Governor, whichever is lower, 22 to have or acquire any such contract or direct pecuniary 23 interest therein. 24 (c) Combined interests. It is unlawful for any firm, 25 partnership, association, or corporation in which any person 26 listed in subsection (a) together with his or her spouse or 27 minor children is entitled to receive (i) more than 15%, in 28 the aggregate, of the total distributable income, or (ii) an 29 amount in excess of 2 times the Governor's salary, whichever 30 is lower, to have or acquire any such contract or direct 31 pecuniary interest therein. 32 (d) Securities. Nothing in this Section invalidates the 33 provisions of any bond or other security previously offered 34 or to be offered for sale or sold by or for the State of HB1481 Engrossed -60- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Illinois. 2 (e) Prior interests. This Section does not affect the 3 validity of any contract made between the State and an 4 officer or employee of the State or member of the General 5 Assembly, his or her spouse, minor child or any combination 6 of those persons if that contract was in existence before his 7 or her election or employment as an officer, member, or 8 employee. The contract is void, however, if it cannot be 9 completed within 6 months after the officer, member, or 10 employee takes office or is employed. 11 (f) Exceptions. 12 (1) Public aid payments. This Section does not 13 apply to payments made for a public aid recipient. 14 (2) Teaching. This Section does not apply to a 15 contract for personal services as a teacher or school 16 administrator between a member of the General Assembly or 17 his or her spouse, or a State officer or employee or his 18 or her spouse, and any school district, public community 19 college district, or the State colleges and universities 20 and their governing boards. 21 (3) Ministerial duties. This Section does not 22 apply to a contract for personal services of a wholly 23 ministerial character, including but not limited to 24 services as a laborer, clerk, typist, stenographer, page, 25 bookkeeper, receptionist, or telephone switchboard 26 operator, made by a spouse or minor child of an elective 27 or appointive State officer or employee or of a member of 28 the General Assembly. 29 (4) Child and family services. This Section does 30 not apply to payments made to a member of the General 31 Assembly, a State officer or employee, his or her spouse 32 or minor child acting as a foster parent, homemaker, 33 advocate, or volunteer for or in behalf of a child or 34 family served by the Department of Children and Family HB1481 Engrossed -61- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Services. 2 (g) Penalty. Any person convicted of a violation of 3 this Section is guilty of a business offense and shall be 4 fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. 5 Section 50-20. Negotiations. 6 (a) Prohibition. Except as provided in Section 50-25, 7 it is unlawful for any person employed in or on a continual 8 contractual relationship with any of the offices or agencies 9 of State government to participate in contract negotiations 10 on behalf of that office or agency with any firm, 11 partnership, association, or corporation with whom that 12 person has a contract for future employment or is negotiating 13 concerning possible future employment. 14 (b) Penalty. Any person violating this Section is 15 guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than 16 $1,000 and not more than $5,000. 17 Section 50-25. Exemptions. The Governor, or an 18 executive ethics board or commission designated by the 19 Governor, may exempt named individuals or business from the 20 prohibitions of Section 50-5, 50-10, or 50-15 when, in the 21 discretion of the Governor or the ethics board or commission, 22 it is determined that the public interest in having the 23 individual in the service of the State outweighs the public 24 policy evidenced in those Sections. An exemption is 25 effective only when it is filed with the Secretary of State 26 and the Comptroller and includes a statement setting forth 27 the name of the individual and all the pertinent facts that 28 would make that Section applicable, setting forth the reason 29 for the exemption, and declaring the individual exempted from 30 that Section. Notice of each exemption shall be published. 31 Section 50-30. Inducement. Any person who offers or HB1481 Engrossed -62- LRB9002279DNsb 1 pays any money or other valuable thing to any person to 2 induce him or her not to bid for a State contract or as 3 recompense for not having bid on a State contract is guilty 4 of a Class 4 felony. Any person who accepts any money or 5 other valuable thing for not bidding for a State contract or 6 who withholds a bid in consideration of the promise for the 7 payment of money or other valuable thing is guilty of a Class 8 4 felony. 9 Section 50-35. Revolving door prohibition. State 10 employees whose duties with the State were directly related 11 to procurement may not, for a period of one year following 12 separation of service with the employing agency, have a 13 contract with that agency, or engage in lobbying that agency 14 whether directly or as an employee or agent of another. 15 Section 50-40. Disclosures by contractors and bidders. 16 (a) All offers from responsive bidders or offerors with 17 an annual value of more than $5,000 shall be accompanied by 18 disclosure of the financial interests of the contractor, 19 bidder, or proposer. The financial disclosure of each 20 successful bidder or offeror shall become part of the 21 publicly available contract or procurement file. The nature 22 and extent of the disclosure required by this Section shall 23 be established in rules formulated by the Board. 24 (b) The disclosure in subsection (a) is not intended to 25 prohibit or prevent any contract. The disclosure is meant to 26 fully and publicly disclose any potential conflict. 27 Section 50-45. Disclosures by State employees and 28 officers. 29 (a) Contract negotiations. Any person participating in 30 the making of a contract, or who enters into a contract, on 31 behalf of an office or agency of State government with the HB1481 Engrossed -63- LRB9002279DNsb 1 knowledge that his or her spouse, child, parent, or sibling 2 is entitled to receive (i) more than 7.5% of the total 3 distributable income of the other contracting party or (ii) 4 an amount in excess of the salary of the Governor, whichever 5 is lower, or in which that child, parent, or sibling, 6 together with his or her spouse or minor children, is 7 entitled to receive (i) more than 15%, in the aggregate, of 8 the total distributable income of the other contracting party 9 or (ii) an amount in excess of 2 times the salary of the 10 Governor, whichever is lower, shall immediately file a 11 written statement setting out the facts of the transaction. 12 The statement shall be filed with the administrative head of 13 the office or agency and be kept available for public 14 inspection. A person failing to file a statement or filing a 15 false statement is guilty of a business offense and shall be 16 fined not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000. Any 17 such contract is contrary to public policy and may be voided 18 at the option of the State unless it is shown to be in the 19 best interests of the State. Moreover, if fraud or 20 substantial monetary harm to the State results from the 21 nepotic element of the transaction, the government officer or 22 employee involved in the element is guilty of a Class A 23 misdemeanor. 24 (b) Other positions and contracts. Each State employee 25 is responsible for annually notifying his or her State 26 employer of contracts held by the employee or by the 27 employee's spouse and minor children and of other payroll 28 positions held by the employee. The State employee shall 29 notify his or her employer of any changes in this 30 notification at the time the changes occur. 31 Section 50-50. Identical bids. Every State agency that 32 obtains 2 or more identical bids under this Code shall inform 33 the Attorney General in writing of those facts within 30 days HB1481 Engrossed -64- LRB9002279DNsb 1 after the disposition of all bids received in response for 2 bids, whether by the awarding of the contract or other 3 action. The Attorney General shall prescribe the form and 4 manner of notification. 5 Section 50-55. Reporting of anticompetitive practices. 6 When for any reason collusion or other anticompetitive 7 practices are suspected among any bidders or offerors, a 8 notice of the relevant facts shall be transmitted to the 9 Attorney General. 10 Section 50-58. Confidentiality. The chief procurement 11 officer or any State purchasing officer, designee, or 12 executive officer who willfully uses or allows the use of 13 specifications, competitive bid documents, proprietary 14 competitive information, proposals, contracts, or selection 15 information to compromise the fairness or integrity of the 16 procurement, bidding, or contract process shall be subject to 17 discipline up to and including immediate dismissal, 18 regardless of the Personnel Code, and may in addition be 19 subject to criminal prosecution. 20 Section 50-60. Insider information. It is unlawful for 21 any current or former elected or appointed State official or 22 State employee to knowingly use confidential information 23 available only by virtue of that office or employment for 24 actual or anticipated personal gain or for the actual or 25 anticipated personal gain of another person. 26 Section 50-65. Supply inventory. Every State agency 27 shall inventory or stock no more than a 12-month need of 28 equipment, supplies, commodities, articles, and other items, 29 except as otherwise authorized by the State agency's 30 regulations. Every State agency shall periodically review HB1481 Engrossed -65- LRB9002279DNsb 1 its inventory to ensure compliance with this Section. If, 2 upon review, an agency determines it has more than a 12-month 3 supply of any equipment, supplies, commodities, or other 4 items, the agency shall undertake transfers of the 5 oversupplied items or other action necessary to maintain 6 compliance with this Section. This Section shall not apply 7 to lifesaving medications, mechanical spare parts, and items 8 for which the supplier requires a minimum order stipulation. 9 Section 50-75. Suspension and debarment. Any contractor 10 may be suspended for violation of this Code or for failure to 11 conform to specifications or terms of delivery. Suspension 12 shall be for cause and may be for a period of up to 2 years 13 at the discretion of the applicable State procurement 14 officer. Contractors may be debarred in accordance with 15 rules promulgated by the Board or as otherwise provided by 16 law. 17 Section 50-80. Additional provisions. This Code is 18 subject to applicable provisions of the following Acts: 19 (1) Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961; 20 (2) the Illinois Human Rights Act; 21 (3) the Discriminatory Club Act; 22 (4) the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act; 23 (5) the State Prompt Payment Act; 24 (6) the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act; 25 and 26 (7) the Drug Free Workplace Act. 27 Section 50-85. Other violations. 28 (a) The chief procurement officer or any State 29 purchasing officer or designee who willfully violates or 30 allows the violation of this Code shall be subject to 31 discipline up to and including immediate dismissal, HB1481 Engrossed -66- LRB9002279DNsb 1 regardless of the Personnel Code. 2 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, whoever 3 violates this Code or the rules promulgated under it is 4 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 5 ARTICLE 90 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 7 Section 90-5. References to repealed provisions. After 8 the effective date of this Act, all references to the 9 provisions of law repealed by this Act shall be construed, 10 where necessary and appropriate, as references to the 11 Illinois Procurement Code. 12 Section 90-10. Severability. If any provision of this 13 Code or any application of it to any person or circumstance 14 is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other 15 provisions or applications of this Code that can be given 16 effect without the invalid provision or application, and to 17 this end the provisions of this Code are declared to be 18 severable. 19 Section 90-20. Voidable contracts. If any contract is 20 entered into or purchase or expenditure of funds is made in 21 violation of this Code or any other law, the contract may be 22 declared void by the purchasing officer, or may be 23 terminated, ratified and affirmed, provided it is determined 24 that ratification is in the best interests of the State. If 25 the contract is ratified and affirmed, it shall be without 26 prejudice to the State's rights to any appropriate damages. 27 ARTICLE 95 28 AMENDATORY AND REPEALING PROVISIONS HB1481 Engrossed -67- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 95-5. The Governmental Joint Purchasing Act is 2 amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 3 (30 ILCS 525/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 1603) 4 Sec. 3. Any agreement of the governmental units which 5 desire to make joint purchases, one of the governmental units 6 shall conduct the letting of bids. Where the State of 7 Illinois is a party to the joint purchase agreement, the 8 Department of Central Management Services shall conduct the 9 letting of bids. Expenses of such bid-letting may be shared 10 by the participating governmental units in proportion to the 11 amount of personal property, supplies or services each unit 12 purchases. 13 When the State of Illinois is a party to the joint 14 purchase agreement, the acceptance of bids shall be in 15 accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code and rules 16 promulgated under that Code. When the State of Illinois is 17 not a party to the joint purchase agreement, the acceptance 18 of bids shall be governed by the agreement. 19 The personal property, supplies or services involved 20 shall be distributed or rendered directly to each 21 governmental unit taking part in the purchase. The person 22 selling the personal property, supplies or services may bill 23 each governmental unit separately for its proportionate share 24 of the cost of the personal property, supplies or services 25 purchased. 26 The credit or liability of each governmental unit shall 27 remain separate and distinct. Disputes between bidders and 28 governmental units shall be resolved between the immediate 29 parties. 30 (Source: P.A. 87-860.) 31 (15 ILCS 405/11 rep.) 32 (15 ILCS 405/15 rep.) HB1481 Engrossed -68- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 95-10. The State Comptroller Act is amended by 2 repealing Sections 11 and 15. 3 (20 ILCS 5/29 rep.) 4 (20 ILCS 5/30 rep.) 5 (20 ILCS 405/35.7b rep.) 6 (20 ILCS 405/67.01 rep.) 7 (20 ILCS 405/67.04 rep.) 8 Section 95-15. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 9 is amended by repealing Sections 29, 30, 35.7b, 67.01, and 10 67.04. 11 (20 ILCS 1015/13 rep.) 12 Section 95-20. The Public Employment Office Act is 13 amended by repealing Section 13. 14 (30 ILCS 505/Act rep.) 15 Section 95-25. The Illinois Purchasing Act is repealed. 16 (30 ILCS 510/Act rep.) 17 Section 95-30. The State Paper Purchasing Act is 18 repealed. 19 (30 ILCS 515/Act rep.) 20 Section 95-35. The State Printing Contracts Act is 21 repealed. 22 (30 ILCS 615/Act rep.) 23 Section 95-40. The State Vehicle Mileage Act is 24 repealed. 25 ARTICLE 99 26 EFFECTIVE DATE HB1481 Engrossed -69- LRB9002279DNsb 1 Section 99-5. Effective date and transition. This 2 Article 99 takes effect July 1, 1997. Article 95 takes 3 effect July 1, 1998. Articles 1 through 90 take effect July 4 1, 1997 solely for the purpose of allowing the Procurement 5 Policy Board and State agencies designated under Article 5 to 6 promulgate rules to implement this Code. Articles 1 through 7 90, for all other purposes, take effect July 1, 1998. HB1481 Engrossed -70- LRB9002279DNsb 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 New Act 4 30 ILCS 525/3 from Ch. 85, par. 1603 5 15 ILCS 405/11 rep. 6 15 ILCS 405/15 rep. 7 20 ILCS 5/29 rep. 8 20 ILCS 5/30 rep. 9 20 ILCS 405/35.7b rep. 10 20 ILCS 405/67.01 rep. 11 20 ILCS 405/67.04 rep. 12 20 ILCS 1015/13 rep. 13 30 ILCS 505/Act rep. 14 30 ILCS 510/Act rep. 15 30 ILCS 515/Act rep. 16 30 ILCS 615/Act rep.