Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

Filed: 4/7/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 276

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 276 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5adding Section 15-50 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/15-50 new)
7    Sec. 15-50. Pre-bid conferences. A State agency which holds
8a pre-bid conference before letting a contract for services
9shall hold the pre-bid conference at a location in the area
10where the services are to be rendered, or, if it is not
11feasible to hold the pre-bid conference at such a location,
12then the State agency must allow the use of technology to
13enable potential bidders to access and participate in the
14pre-bid conference without being physically present. A State
15agency holding a pre-bid conference must provide notice of the
16pre-bid conference to businesses listed in the Department of

 

 

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1Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directory,
2the Department of Central Management Services' Business
3Enterprise Program, and the Chief Procurement Office's Small
4Business Vendors Directory at least 30 days prior to the date
5of the pre-bid conference. Nothing in this Section shall
6preclude a State agency from implementing its own
7pre-qualification, certification, disclosure, and registration
8requirements necessary to conduct and manage its program
9operation.".