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92_HB0218

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Procurement Code by changing
 2    Section 20-10.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
 6    changing Section 20-10 as follows:

 7        (30 ILCS 500/20-10)
 8        Sec. 20-10.  Competitive sealed bidding.
 9        (a)  Conditions for use.  All contracts shall be  awarded
10    by competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in
11    Section 20-5.
12        (b)  Invitation  for  bids.  An invitation for bids shall
13    be issued and shall include a purchase  description  and  the
14    material  contractual  terms and conditions applicable to the
15    procurement.
16        (c)  Public notice.  Public notice of the invitation  for
17    bids  shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin
18    at least 14 days before the date set in  the  invitation  for
19    the opening of bids.
20        (d)  Bid  opening.   Bids shall be opened publicly in the
21    presence of one or more  witnesses  at  the  time  and  place
22    designated  in the invitation for bids. The opening may be an
23    extended opening wherein bidders whose bids were received  on
24    time  may  revise  pricing  for  the supply or service bid in
25    accordance  with  rules  issued  by  the  chief   procurement
26    officer,  which  rules may allow for pricing to be visible to
27    all bidders as part of the price revision process.  The  name
28    of  each  bidder,  the amount of each bid, and other relevant
29    information as may be specified by rule  shall  be  recorded.
30    After  the  award  of  the  contract, the winning bid and the
31    record of each unsuccessful  bid  shall  be  open  to  public
 
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 1    inspection.
 2        (e)  Bid  acceptance  and  bid evaluation.  Bids shall be
 3    unconditionally accepted without  alteration  or  correction,
 4    except  as  authorized in this Code.  Bids shall be evaluated
 5    based on the requirements set forth  in  the  invitation  for
 6    bids,  which  may include criteria to determine acceptability
 7    such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship,  delivery,
 8    and  suitability  for  a  particular purpose.  Those criteria
 9    that  will  affect  the  bid  price  and  be  considered   in
10    evaluation  for  award,  such  as  discounts,  transportation
11    costs,  and  total  or life cycle costs, shall be objectively
12    measurable. The invitation  for  bids  shall  set  forth  the
13    evaluation criteria to be used.
14        (f)  Correction  or  withdrawal  of  bids.  Correction or
15    withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids  before  or  after
16    award,  or  cancellation  of awards of contracts based on bid
17    mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules.  After
18    bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions  of
19    bids  prejudicial  to  the  interest  of  the  State  or fair
20    competition shall be permitted.  All decisions to permit  the
21    correction  or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall
22    be  supported  by  written  determination  made  by  a  State
23    purchasing officer.
24        (g)  Award.   The  contract   shall   be   awarded   with
25    reasonable   promptness  by  written  notice  to  the  lowest
26    responsible  and  responsive  bidder  whose  bid  meets   the
27    requirements  and  criteria  set  forth in the invitation for
28    bids, except when a State purchasing officer determines it is
29    not in  the  best  interest  of  the  State  and  by  written
30    explanation  determines  another  bidder  shall  receive  the
31    award.   The  explanation  shall  appear  in  the appropriate
32    volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
33        (h)  Multi-step sealed bidding.  When  it  is  considered
34    impracticable  to initially prepare a purchase description to
 
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 1    support an award based on price, an invitation for  bids  may
 2    be  issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be
 3    followed by an invitation for bids limited to  those  bidders
 4    whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth
 5    in the first solicitation.
 6    (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)

 7        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 8    becoming law.

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