House Sponsors: SCHOENBERG-HANNIG-MADIGAN,MJ-CURRY,JULIE-DART, PHELPS, SMITH,MICHAEL, LANG, FEIGENHOLTZ, ERWIN, FANTIN, GASH, BOLAND AND HOLBROOK. Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER-LINK-OBAMA Short description: PROCUREMENT CODE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University shall appoint a State purchasing officer. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB1481 fails to create a State mandate. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous mandates note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCMS) Estimated implementation cost is $2,737,654. In addition, for every percentage increase in State lease costs, due to the pur- chase option requirement, State expenditures would increase by $937,000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the Code applies only to procurements for which contractors were first solicited on or after July 1,1998. Provides that the Code shall not apply to contracts between the State and its political subdivisions or other governments, or between State governmental bodies; grants; purchase of care; contracts for personal services; or collective bargaining contracts. Provides that in certain cases, procurements involving the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority shall be delegated to the Secretary of Transportation or the Authority, as the case may be, rather than the State purchasing officers. Provides that the Illinois Procurement Bulletin shall be published at least twice monthly (now at least once a month). Provides that, by rule, bids or proposals may be accepted by fax, electronic data exchange, or other methods. Provides that for purposes of sole source procurements, the procuring agency shall maintain a list of contracts awarded on a sole source basis including the reasons for determining the contractor was the sole economically feasible source. Provides that public notice of the need for the procurement and the request for information for the availability of real property to lease shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at least 14 days before the date for the opening of the proposals (now 28 days). Provides for procurement of legal, medical, and related services without notice of competition in certain instances. Provides that with respect to real property and capital improvement leases, the option to purchase shall not be included if the purchasing officer determines that it is not in the State's best interest. Provides that the State Agency may enter into concessions and leases of State property in writing. Provides that an executive ethics board or commission designated by the Governor may exempt individuals from certain provisions under the Code. Effective July 1, 1997, to be implemented on July 1, 1998. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status