TITLE 44: GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SUBTITLE B: SUPPLEMENTAL PROCUREMENT RULES
CHAPTER XIV: COMPTROLLER
PART 1120 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER STANDARD PROCUREMENT
SECTION 1120.4510 RESIDENT BIDDER PREFERENCE


 

Section 1120.4510  Resident Bidder Preference

 

a)         "Illinois resident vendor" as used in this Section means a person authorized to transact business in this State and having a bona fide establishment for transacting business within this State at which it was actually transacting business on the date when any competitive solicitation for a public contract was first advertised or announced, including a foreign corporation duly authorized to transact business in this State that has a bona fide establishment for transacting business within this State at which it was actually transacting business on the date when any competitive solicitation for a public contract was first advertised or announced.

 

b)         In breaking a tie, an Illinois resident vendor shall be given the award.

 

c)         An Illinois resident vendor who would perform the services or provide the supplies from another state shall be considered a resident of that other state as against an Illinois resident vendor who would perform the services or provide the supplies from Illinois, if that other state has an in-state preference.

 

d)         If an Illinois resident vendor produces or performs at least 51% of the goods or services in another state, that Illinois resident vendor shall be considered a resident of that other state for purposes of application of this reciprocal preference when evaluating the bid of an Illinois resident contractor that produces or performs at least 51% of the goods or services in Illinois.

 

e)         The CPO may refer to the list of states with in-state preference maintained by DCMS, which shall be considered in all procurements involving out-of-state vendors.

 

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 3075, effective March 1, 2013)