30 ILCS 500/50-1

(30 ILCS 500/50-1)

Sec. 50-1.

Purpose.

It is the express duty of all chief procurement
officers, State purchasing officers, and their designees to maximize the value
of the expenditure of public moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts
for the State of Illinois and to act in a manner that maintains the integrity
and public trust of State government.  In discharging this duty, they are
charged to use all available information, reasonable efforts, and reasonable
actions to protect, safeguard, and maintain the procurement process of the
State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)