Public Act 095-0536
 
SB0767 Enrolled LRB095 05411 RCE 25501 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing the heading of Article 15 and Section 15-25 and by
adding Section 15-30 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 500/Art. 15 heading)
ARTICLE 15
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION BULLETIN

 
    (30 ILCS 500/15-25)
    Sec. 15-25. Bulletin content.
    (a) Invitations for bids. Notice of each and every contract
that is offered, including renegotiated contracts and change
orders, shall be published in the Bulletin. The applicable
chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized
format for the publication of this information, but in any case
it must include at least the date first offered, the date
submission of offers is due, the location that offers are to be
submitted to, the purchasing State agency, the responsible
State purchasing officer, a brief purchase description, the
method of source selection, information of how to obtain a
comprehensive purchase description and any disclosure and
contract forms, and encouragement to prospective vendors to
hire qualified veterans, as defined by Section 45-67 of this
Code, and Illinois residents discharged from any Illinois adult
correctional center.
    (b) Contracts let or awarded. Notice of each and every
contract that is let or awarded, including renegotiated
contracts and change orders, shall be published in the next
available subsequent Bulletin, and the applicable chief
procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for
the publication of this information, but in any case it must
include at least all of the information specified in subsection
(a) as well as the name of the successful responsible bidder or
offeror, the contract price, the number of unsuccessful
responsive bidders, and any other disclosure specified in any
Section of this Code. This notice must be posted in the online
electronic Bulletin prior to execution of the contract.
    (c) Emergency purchase disclosure. Any chief procurement
officer, State purchasing officer, or designee exercising
emergency purchase authority under this Code shall publish a
written description and reasons and the total cost, if known,
or an estimate if unknown and the name of the responsible chief
procurement officer and State purchasing officer, and the
business or person contracted with for all emergency purchases
in the next timely, practicable Bulletin. This notice must be
posted in the online electronic Bulletin within 3 business days
after the execution of the contract.
    (d) Other required disclosure. The applicable chief
procurement officer shall provide by rule for the organized
publication of all other disclosure required in other Sections
of this Code in a timely manner.
(Source: P.A. 94-1067, eff. 8-1-06.)
 
    (30 ILCS 500/15-30 new)
    Sec. 15-30. Electronic Bulletin clearinghouse.
    (a) The Procurement Policy Board shall maintain on its
official website a searchable database containing all
information required to be included in the Illinois Procurement
Bulletin under subsections (b) and (c) of Section 15-25. The
posting of procurement information on the website is subject to
the same posting requirements as the online electronic
Bulletin.
    (b) For the purposes of this Section, searchable means
searchable and sortable by successful responsible bidder or
offeror or, for emergency purchases, business or person
contracted with; the contract price or total cost; the service
or good; the purchasing State agency; and the date first
offered or announced.
    (c) The Department of Central Management Services, the
Capital Development Board, the Department of Transportation,
and the higher education chief procurement officer shall
provide the Procurement Policy Board the information and
resources necessary, and in a manner, to effectuate the purpose
of this Section.

Effective Date: 1/1/2008