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Full Text of SB1949  98th General Assembly

SB1949sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 3/17/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1949

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1949 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-13, 1-15.107, 1-15.108, 1-15.110, 35-40,
645-45, 50-10.5, 50-35, and 50-36 and by adding Section 1-15.109
7as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 500/1-13)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2014)
10    Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher
11education.
12    (a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher
13education, regardless of the source of the funds with which
14contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section.
15    (b) Except as provided in this Section, this Code shall not
16apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public

 

 

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1institutions of higher education for any of the following:
2        (1) Memberships in professional, academic, or athletic
3    organizations on behalf of a public institution of higher
4    education, an employee of a public institution of higher
5    education, or a student at a public institution of higher
6    education.
7        (2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
8    paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or
9    activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity,
10    private grants, or any combination thereof.
11        (3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
12    for which the use of specific vendors is mandated or
13    identified by the sponsor of the event or activity,
14    provided that the sponsor is providing a majority of the
15    funding for the event or activity.
16        (4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide
17    artistic or musical services, performances, or productions
18    held at a venue operated by a public institution of higher
19    education.
20        (5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals and books
21    procured for use by a university library or academic
22    department, except for expenditures related to procuring
23    textbooks for student use or materials for resale or
24    rental.
25Notice of each contract entered into by a public institution of
26higher education that is related to the procurement of goods

 

 

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1and services identified in items (1) through (5) of this
2subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin
3within 14 days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
4Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the notice.
5Each public institution of higher education shall provide the
6Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and
7content prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report
8of contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
9services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
10report shall include the name of the contractor, a description
11of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
12contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
13Code utilized. A copy of any or all of these contracts shall be
14made available to the Chief Procurement Officer immediately
15upon request. The Chief Procurement Officer shall submit a
16report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
17November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
18annual summary of the monthly information reported to the Chief
19Procurement Officer.
20    (c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public
21institutions of higher education for any of the following shall
22be made in accordance with the requirements of this Code to the
23extent practical as provided in this subsection:
24        (1) Contracts with a foreign entity necessary for
25    research or educational activities, provided that the
26    foreign entity either does not maintain an office in the

 

 

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1    United States or is the sole source of the service or
2    product.
3        (2) Procurements of FDA-regulated goods, products, and
4    services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment
5    at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities
6    utilized by the University of Illinois or Southern Illinois
7    University.
8        (3) Contracts for programming and broadcast license
9    rights for university-operated radio and television
10    stations.
11        (4) Procurements required for fulfillment of a grant.
12    Upon the written request of a public institution of higher
13education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive
14registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this
15Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a
16grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of
17higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer
18with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity
19of contracting with a particular vendor, and shall certify that
20an effort was made in good faith to comply with the provisions
21of this Code. The Chief Procurement Officer shall provide
22written justification for any waivers. By November 1 of each
23year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall file a report with
24the General Assembly identifying each contract approved with
25waivers and providing the justification given for any waivers
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1this subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin
2within 14 days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
3Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the notice.
4    (d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the
5registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a
6business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated
7persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited
8by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in
9accordance with this Section shall be included in determining
10the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a business
11entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons.
12    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of
13this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of
14the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public
15institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a
16contract with a business that assisted the public institution
17of higher education in determining whether there is a need for
18a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing
19documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid
20or contract is essential to research administered by the public
21institution of higher education and it is in the best interest
22of the public institution of higher education to accept the bid
23or contract. For purposes of this subsection, "business"
24includes all individuals with whom a business is affiliated,
25including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee,
26consultant, independent contractor, director, partner,

 

 

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1manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive Ethics
2Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the
3implementation and administration of the provisions of this
4subsection (e).
5    (f) As used in this Section:
6    "Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a
7federal or private entity to support a project or program
8administered by a public institution of higher education and
9any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of the
10grant.
11    "Public institution of higher education" means Chicago
12State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
13University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
14University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois
15University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois
16University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois
17Mathematics and Science Academy.
18    (g) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2016 2014.
19(Source: P.A. 97-643, eff. 12-20-11; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
20    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.107)
21    Sec. 1-15.107. Subcontract. "Subcontract" means a contract
22between a person and a person who has a contract subject to
23this Code, pursuant to which the subcontractor provides to the
24contractor, or, if the contract price exceeds $50,000, another
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1property, remuneration, or other monetary forms of
2consideration that are the subject and necessary to the
3execution, in whole or in part, of the primary contract and
4includes, among other things, subleases from a lessee of a
5State agency.
6(Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793
7for the effective date of P.A. 96-795); 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
8    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.108)
9    Sec. 1-15.108. Subcontractor. "Subcontractor" means a
10person or entity that enters into a contractual agreement with
11a total value of $50,000 or more with a person or entity who
12has a contract subject to this Code pursuant to which the
13person or entity provides some or all of the goods, services,
14real property, remuneration, or other monetary forms of
15consideration that are the subject and necessary to the
16execution, in whole or in part, of the primary State contract,
17including subleases from a lessee of a State contract.
18(Source: P.A. 96-920, eff. 7-1-10; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.109 new)
20    Sec. 1-15.109. Supplier. "Supplier" means any person or
21entity providing all personal property, including but not
22limited to equipment, materials, printing and insurance, and
23the financing of those supplies that can be procured regularly
24or are available on the commercial market.
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.110)
2    Sec. 1-15.110. Supplies. "Supplies" means all personal
3property, including but not limited to equipment, materials,
4printing, and insurance, and the financing of those supplies
5that can be procured regularly or are available on the
6commercial market.
7(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
8    (30 ILCS 500/35-40)
9    Sec. 35-40. Subcontractors.
10    (a) Any contract granted under this Article shall state
11whether the services of a subcontractor will be used. The
12contract shall include the names and addresses of all
13subcontractors with subcontracts with an annual value of more
14than $50,000, the general type of work to be performed by such
15subcontractors, and the expected amount of money each will
16receive under the contract. Upon the request of the chief
17procurement officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of
18subsection (a) of Section 10-20, the contractor shall provide
19the chief procurement officer a copy of a subcontract so
20identified within 15 days after the request is made. A
21subcontractor, or contractor on behalf of a subcontractor, may
22identify information that is deemed proprietary or
23confidential. If the chief procurement officer determines the
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1chief procurement officer determines the information is
2proprietary or could harm the business interest of the
3subcontractor, then the chief procurement officer may, in his
4or her discretion, redact the information. Redacted
5information shall not become part of the public record.
6    (b) If at any time during the term of a contract, a
7contractor adds or changes any subcontractors, he or she shall
8promptly notify, in writing, the chief procurement officer for
9matters other than construction or the higher education chief
10procurement officer, whichever is appropriate, and the
11responsible State purchasing officer, or their designee of the
12names and addresses and the expected amount of money each new
13or replaced subcontractor will receive. Upon request of the
14chief procurement officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (2)
15of subsection (a) of Section 10-20, the contractor shall
16provide the chief procurement officer a copy of any new or
17amended subcontract so identified within 15 days after the
18request is made.
19    (c) In addition to any other requirements of this Code, a
20subcontract subject to this Section must include all of the
21subcontractor's certifications required by Article 50 of this
22Code.
23    (d) This Section applies to procurements solicited on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
25General Assembly.
26(Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 96-920, eff. 7-1-10.)
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 500/45-45)
2    Sec. 45-45. Small businesses.
3    (a) Set-asides. The chief procurement officer has
4authority to designate as small business set-asides a fair
5proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for
6award to small businesses in Illinois. Advertisements for bids
7or offers for those contracts shall specify designation as
8small business set-asides. In awarding the contracts, only bids
9or offers from qualified small businesses shall be considered.
10    (b) Small business. "Small business" means a business that
11is independently owned and operated and that is not dominant in
12its field of operation. The chief procurement officer shall
13establish a detailed definition by rule, using in addition to
14the foregoing criteria other criteria, including the number of
15employees and the dollar volume of business. When computing the
16size status of a bidder, annual sales and receipts of the
17bidder and all of its affiliates shall be included. The maximum
18number of employees and the maximum dollar volume that a small
19business may have under the rules promulgated by the chief
20procurement officer may vary from industry to industry to the
21extent necessary to reflect differing characteristics of those
22industries, subject to the following limitations:
23        (1) No wholesale business is a small business if its
24    annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal year
25    exceed $14,000,000 10,000,000.

 

 

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1        (2) No retail business or business selling services is
2    a small business if it employs more than 100 employees or
3    if its annual sales and receipts exceed $7,000,000
4    6,000,000. For retail business or business selling
5    information technology services that include, but are not
6    limited to, computer programming, data processing and
7    system design businesses, annual sales and receipts may not
8    exceed $25,000,000.
9        (3) No manufacturing business is a small business if it
10    employs more than 250 persons.
11        (4) No construction business is a small business if its
12    annual sales and receipts exceed $10,000,000.
13    (c) Fair proportion. For the purpose of subsection (a), for
14State agencies of the executive branch, a fair proportion of
15construction contracts shall be no less than 25% nor more than
1640% of the annual total contracts for construction.
17    (d) Withdrawal of designation. A small business set-aside
18designation may be withdrawn by the purchasing agency when
19deemed in the best interests of the State. Upon withdrawal, all
20bids or offers shall be rejected, and the bidders or offerors
21shall be notified of the reason for rejection. The contract
22shall then be awarded in accordance with this Code without the
23designation of small business set-aside.
24    (e) Small business specialist. The chief procurement
25officer shall designate a State purchasing officer who will be
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1serve as its small business specialist, whose duties shall
2include:
3        (1) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidders
4    list of small businesses. In this duty, he or she shall
5    cooperate with the Federal Small Business Administration
6    in locating potential sources for various products and
7    services.
8        (2) Assisting small businesses in complying with the
9    procedures for bidding on State contracts.
10        (3) Examining requests from State agencies for the
11    purchase of property or services to help determine which
12    invitations to bid are to be designated small business
13    set-asides.
14        (4) Making recommendations to the chief procurement
15    officer for the simplification of specifications and terms
16    in order to increase the opportunities for small business
17    participation.
18        (5) Assisting in investigations by purchasing agencies
19    to determine the responsibility of bidders on small
20    business set-asides.
21    (f) Small business annual report. The State purchasing
22officer designated under subsection (e) shall annually before
23December 1 report in writing to the General Assembly concerning
24the awarding of contracts to small businesses. The report shall
25include the total value of awards made in the preceding fiscal
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1report shall also include the total value of awards made to
2businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
3disabilities, as defined in the Business Enterprise for
4Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act, in the
5preceding fiscal year under the designation of small business
6set-aside.
7    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
8be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required by
9Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.
10(Source: P.A. 92-60, eff. 7-12-01; 93-769, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
11    (30 ILCS 500/50-10.5)
12    Sec. 50-10.5. Prohibited bidders and contractors.
13    (a) Unless otherwise provided, no business shall bid or
14enter into a contract or subcontract under this Code if the
15business or any officer, director, partner, or other managerial
16agent of the business has been convicted of a felony under the
17Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or a Class 3 or Class 2 felony under
18the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 for a period of 5 years
19from the date of conviction.
20    (b) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the
21State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this
22Code shall contain a certification by the bidder, contractor,
23or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, contractor,
24or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a contract or
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1procurement officer shall declare the related contract void if
2any of the certifications completed pursuant to this subsection
3(b) are false. If the false certification is made by a
4subcontractor, then the contractor's submitted bid and the
5executed contract may not be declared void, unless the
6contractor refuses to terminate the subcontract upon the
7State's request after a finding that the subcontract's
8certification was false.
9    (c) If a business is not a natural person, the prohibition
10in subsection (a) applies only if:
11        (1) the business itself is convicted of a felony
12    referenced in subsection (a); or
13        (2) the business is ordered to pay punitive damages
14    based on the conduct of any officer, director, partner, or
15    other managerial agent who has been convicted of a felony
16    referenced in subsection (a).
17    (d) A natural person who is convicted of a felony
18referenced in subsection (a) remains subject to Section 50-10.
19    (e) No person or business shall bid or enter into a
20contract under this Code if the person or business assisted an
21employee of the State of Illinois, who, by the nature of his or
22her duties, has the authority to participate personally and
23substantially in the decision to award a State contract, by
24reviewing, drafting, directing, or preparing any invitation
25for bids, a request for proposal, or request for information or
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1opportunity to review drafts of all or part of these documents.
2    This subsection does not prohibit a person or business from
3submitting a bid or proposal or entering into a contract if the
4person or business: (i) initiates a communication with an
5employee to provide general information about products,
6services, or industry best practices and, if applicable, that
7communication is documented in accordance with Section 50-39 or
8(ii) responds to a communication initiated by an employee of
9the State for the purposes of providing information to evaluate
10new products, trends, services, or technologies.
11    Nothing in this Section prohibits a vendor developing
12technology, goods, or services from bidding or offering to
13supply that technology or those goods or services if the
14subject demonstrated to the State represents industry trends
15and innovation and is not specifically designed to meet the
16State's needs.
17    For purposes of this subsection (e), "business" includes
18all individuals with whom a business is affiliated, including,
19but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee, consultant,
20independent contractor, director, partner, or manager , or
21shareholder of a business.
22    No person or business shall submit specifications to a
23State agency unless requested to do so by an employee of the
24State. No person or business who contracts with a State agency
25to write specifications for a particular procurement need shall
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1procurement need.
2(Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793
3for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795); 96-920,
4eff. 7-1-10; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
5    (30 ILCS 500/50-35)
6    Sec. 50-35. Financial disclosure and potential conflicts
7of interest.
8    (a) All offers from responsive bidders or offerors with an
9annual value of more than $50,000 $25,000 shall be accompanied
10by disclosure of the financial interests of the contractor,
11bidder, or proposer and each subcontractor to be used. In
12addition, all subcontracts identified as provided by Section
1320-120 of this Code with an annual value of more than $50,000
14shall be accompanied by disclosure of the financial interests
15of each subcontractor. The financial disclosure of each
16successful bidder or offeror and its subcontractors shall be
17incorporated as a material term of the contract and shall
18become part of the publicly available contract or procurement
19file maintained by the appropriate chief procurement officer.
20Each disclosure under this Section shall be signed and made
21under penalty of perjury by an authorized officer or employee
22on behalf of the bidder or offeror, and must be filed with the
23Procurement Policy Board.
24    (b) Disclosure shall include any ownership or distributive
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160% of the annual salary of the Governor, of the disclosing
2entity or its parent entity, whichever is less, unless the
3contractor, bidder, or subcontractor (i) is a publicly traded
4entity subject to Federal 10K reporting, in which case it may
5submit its 10K disclosure in place of the prescribed
6disclosure, or (ii) is a privately held entity that is exempt
7from Federal 10k reporting but has more than 100 200
8shareholders, in which case it may submit the information that
9Federal 10k reporting companies are required to report under 17
10CFR 229.401 and list the names of any person or entity holding
11any ownership share that is in excess of 5% in place of the
12prescribed disclosure. The form of disclosure shall be
13prescribed by the applicable chief procurement officer and must
14include at least the names, addresses, and dollar or
15proportionate share of ownership of each person identified in
16this Section, their instrument of ownership or beneficial
17relationship, and notice of any potential conflict of interest
18resulting from the current ownership or beneficial
19relationship of each person identified in this Section having
20in addition any of the following relationships:
21        (1) State employment, currently or in the previous 3
22    years, including contractual employment of services.
23        (2) State employment of spouse, father, mother, son, or
24    daughter, including contractual employment for services in
25    the previous 2 years.
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1    the State of Illinois, the government of the United States,
2    any unit of local government authorized by the Constitution
3    of the State of Illinois or the statutes of the State of
4    Illinois currently or in the previous 3 years.
5        (4) Relationship to anyone holding elective office
6    currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
7    mother, son, or daughter.
8        (5) Appointive office; the holding of any appointive
9    government office of the State of Illinois, the United
10    States of America, or any unit of local government
11    authorized by the Constitution of the State of Illinois or
12    the statutes of the State of Illinois, which office
13    entitles the holder to compensation in excess of expenses
14    incurred in the discharge of that office currently or in
15    the previous 3 years.
16        (6) Relationship to anyone holding appointive office
17    currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
18    mother, son, or daughter.
19        (7) Employment, currently or in the previous 3 years,
20    as or by any registered lobbyist of the State government.
21        (8) Relationship to anyone who is or was a registered
22    lobbyist in the previous 2 years; spouse, father, mother,
23    son, or daughter.
24        (9) Compensated employment, currently or in the
25    previous 3 years, by any registered election or re-election
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1    county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
2    action committee registered with either the Secretary of
3    State or the Federal Board of Elections.
4        (10) Relationship to anyone; spouse, father, mother,
5    son, or daughter; who is or was a compensated employee in
6    the last 2 years of any registered election or re-election
7    committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
8    county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
9    action committee registered with either the Secretary of
10    State or the Federal Board of Elections.
11    (b-1) The disclosure required under this Section must also
12include the name and address of each lobbyist required to
13register under the Lobbyist Registration Act and other agent of
14the bidder or offeror who is not identified under subsections
15(a) and (b) and who has communicated, is communicating, or may
16communicate with any State officer or employee concerning the
17bid or offer. The disclosure under this subsection is a
18continuing obligation and must be promptly supplemented for
19accuracy throughout the process and throughout the term of the
20contract if the bid or offer is successful.
21    (b-2) The disclosure required under this Section must also
22include, for each of the persons identified in subsection (b)
23or (b-1), each of the following that occurred within the
24previous 10 years: debarment from contracting with any
25governmental entity; professional licensure discipline;
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1findings; and criminal felony convictions. The disclosure
2under this subsection is a continuing obligation and must be
3promptly supplemented for accuracy throughout the process and
4throughout the term of the contract if the bid or offer is
5successful.
6    (c) The disclosure in subsection (b) is not intended to
7prohibit or prevent any contract. The disclosure is meant to
8fully and publicly disclose any potential conflict to the chief
9procurement officers, State purchasing officers, their
10designees, and executive officers so they may adequately
11discharge their duty to protect the State.
12    (d) When a potential for a conflict of interest is
13identified, discovered, or reasonably suspected, the chief
14procurement officer or State procurement officer shall send the
15contract to the Procurement Policy Board. In accordance with
16the objectives of subsection (c), if the Procurement Policy
17Board finds evidence of a potential conflict of interest not
18originally disclosed by the contractor or subcontractor, the
19Board shall provide written notice to the contractor or
20subcontractor that is identified, discovered, or reasonably
21suspected of having a potential conflict of interest. The
22contractor or subcontractor shall have 15 days to respond in
23writing to the Board, and a hearing before the Board will be
24granted upon the contractor's or subcontractor's request, at a
25date and time to be determined by the Board, but which in no
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1request. Upon consideration, the Board shall recommend, in
2writing, whether to allow or void the contract, bid, offer, or
3subcontract weighing the best interest of the State of
4Illinois. All recommendations shall be submitted to the
5Executive Ethics Commission. The Executive Ethics Commission
6must hold a public hearing within 30 days after receiving the
7Board's recommendation if the Procurement Policy Board makes a
8recommendation to (i) void a contract or (ii) void a bid or
9offer and the chief procurement officer selected or intends to
10award the contract to the bidder or offeror. A chief
11procurement officer is prohibited from awarding a contract
12before a hearing if the Board recommendation does not support a
13bid or offer. The recommendation and proceedings of any
14hearing, if applicable, shall be available to the public.
15    (e) These thresholds and disclosure do not relieve the
16chief procurement officer, the State purchasing officer, or
17their designees from reasonable care and diligence for any
18contract, bid, offer, or proposal. The chief procurement
19officer, the State purchasing officer, or their designees shall
20be responsible for using any reasonably known and publicly
21available information to discover any undisclosed potential
22conflict of interest and act to protect the best interest of
23the State of Illinois.
24    (f) Inadvertent or accidental failure to fully disclose
25shall render the contract, bid, proposal, subcontract, or
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1she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois and,
2at his or her discretion, may be cause for barring from future
3contracts, bids, proposals, subcontracts, or relationships
4with the State for a period of up to 2 years.
5    (g) Intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose
6shall render the contract, bid, proposal, subcontract, or
7relationship voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or
8she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois and
9shall result in debarment from future contracts, bids,
10proposals, subcontracts, or relationships for a period of not
11less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. Reinstatement
12after 2 years and before 10 years must be reviewed and
13commented on in writing by the Governor of the State of
14Illinois, or by an executive ethics board or commission he or
15she might designate. The comment shall be returned to the
16responsible chief procurement officer who must rule in writing
17whether and when to reinstate.
18    (h) In addition, all disclosures shall note any other
19current or pending contracts, proposals, subcontracts, leases,
20or other ongoing procurement relationships the bidding,
21proposing, offering, or subcontracting entity has with any
22other unit of State government and shall clearly identify the
23unit and the contract, proposal, lease, or other relationship.
24    (i) The contractor or bidder has a continuing obligation to
25supplement the disclosure required by this Section throughout
26the bidding process or during the term of any contract.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793
2for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795); 96-920,
3eff. 7-1-10; 97-490, eff. 8-22-11; 97-895, eff. 8-3-12.)
 
4    (30 ILCS 500/50-36)
5    Sec. 50-36. Disclosure of business in Iran.
6    (a) As used in this Section:
7    "Business operations" means engaging in commerce in any
8form in Iran, including, but not limited to, acquiring,
9developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing,
10or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products,
11services, personal property, real property, or any other
12apparatus of business or commerce.
13    "Company" means any sole proprietorship, organization,
14association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
15partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability
16company, or other entity or business association, including all
17wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent
18companies, or affiliates of those entities or business
19associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit.
20    "Mineral-extraction activities" include exploring,
21extracting, processing, transporting, or wholesale selling or
22trading of elemental minerals or associated metal alloys or
23oxides (ore), including gold, copper, chromium, chromite,
24diamonds, iron, iron ore, silver, tungsten, uranium, and zinc.
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1owning rights to oil blocks; exporting, extracting, producing,
2refining, processing, exploring for, transporting, selling, or
3trading of oil; and constructing, maintaining, or operating a
4pipeline, refinery, or other oil-field infrastructure. The
5mere retail sale of gasoline and related consumer products is
6not considered an oil-related activity.
7    "Petroleum resources" means petroleum, petroleum
8byproducts, or natural gas.
9    "Substantial action" means adopting, publicizing, and
10implementing a formal plan to cease scrutinized business
11operations within one year and to refrain from any such new
12business operations.
13    (b) Each bid, offer, or proposal submitted for a State
14contract, other than a small purchase defined in Section 20-20,
15shall include a disclosure of whether or not the bidder,
16offeror, or proposing entity, or any of its corporate parents
17or subsidiaries, within the 24 months before submission of the
18bid, offer, or proposal had business operations that involved
19contracts with or provision of supplies or services to the
20Government of Iran, companies in which the Government of Iran
21has any direct or indirect equity share, consortiums or
22projects commissioned by the Government of Iran, or companies
23involved in consortiums or projects commissioned by the
24Government of Iran and:
25        (1) more than 10% of the company's revenues produced in
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1    mineral-extraction activities; less than 75% of the
2    company's revenues produced in or assets located in Iran
3    involve contracts with or provision of oil-related or
4    mineral-extraction products or services to the Government
5    of Iran or a project or consortium created exclusively by
6    that government; and the company has failed to take
7    substantial action; or
8        (2) the company has, on or after August 5, 1996, made
9    an investment of $20 million or more, or any combination of
10    investments of at least $10 million each that in the
11    aggregate equals or exceeds $20 million in any 12-month
12    period, that directly or significantly contributes to the
13    enhancement of Iran's ability to develop petroleum
14    resources of Iran.
15    (c) A bid, offer, or proposal that does not include the
16disclosure required by subsection (b) shall not be awarded a
17contract considered responsive. A chief procurement officer
18may request any correction of the disclosure and may consider
19the disclosure when evaluating the bid, offer, or proposal or
20awarding the contract.
21    (d) Each chief procurement officer shall provide the State
22Comptroller with the name of each entity disclosed under
23subsection (b) as doing business or having done business in
24Iran. The State Comptroller shall post that information on his
25or her official website.
26(Source: P.A. 95-616, eff. 1-1-08.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".