100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3029

 

Introduced , by Rep. Tim Butler

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/1-10

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to contracts for participation in domestic and international trade shows and exhibitions selected by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Section 1-10 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
7    Sec. 1-10. Application.
8    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
9bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
10first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
11be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any provision
12of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation prior to
13the implementation date of this Code as described in Article
1499, including but not limited to any covenant entered into with
15respect to any revenue bonds or similar instruments. All
16procurements for which contracts are solicited between the
17effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and July 1, 1998 shall be
18substantially in accordance with this Code and its intent.
19    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
20funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
21assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
22        (1) Contracts between the State and its political
23    subdivisions or other governments, or between State

 

 

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1    governmental bodies except as specifically provided in
2    this Code.
3        (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
4    Section 20-80.
5        (3) Purchase of care.
6        (4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
7    independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
8    code or policy or by contract directly with that
9    individual.
10        (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
11        (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of this
12    type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 must be
13    published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10 calendar
14    days after the deed is recorded in the county of
15    jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
16    purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
17    value of the contract, and the effective date of the
18    contract.
19        (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
20    litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
21    provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor shall
22    give his or her prior approval when the procuring agency is
23    one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, and
24    provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
25    procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or her
26    prior approval when the procuring entity is not one subject

 

 

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1    to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
2        (8) Contracts for services to Northern Illinois
3    University by a person, acting as an independent
4    contractor, who is qualified by education, experience, and
5    technical ability and is selected by negotiation for the
6    purpose of providing non-credit educational service
7    activities or products by means of specialized programs
8    offered by the university.
9        (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
10    Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
11        (10) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois Health
12    Information Exchange Authority involving private funds
13    from the Health Information Exchange Fund. "Private funds"
14    means gifts, donations, and private grants.
15        (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
16    to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
17    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
18    design-build agreements entered into according to the
19    procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
20    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
21        (12) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
22    professional and artistic services entered into on or
23    before December 31, 2018 by the Illinois Finance Authority
24    in which the State of Illinois is not obligated. Such
25    contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process
26    authorized by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority

 

 

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1    and are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20,
2    50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final
3    approval by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority of
4    the terms of the contract.
5        (13) The provisions of this paragraph (13), other than
6    this sentence, are inoperative on and after January 1, 2019
7    or 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
8    of the 99th General Assembly, whichever is later. Contracts
9    for services, commodities, and equipment to support the
10    delivery of timely forensic science services in
11    consultation with and subject to the approval of the Chief
12    Procurement Officer as provided in subsection (d) of
13    Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
14    for the requirements of Sections 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and
15    20-160 and Article 50 of this Code; however, the Chief
16    Procurement Officer may, in writing with justification,
17    waive any certification required under Article 50 of this
18    Code. For any contracts for services which are currently
19    provided by members of a collective bargaining agreement,
20    the applicable terms of the collective bargaining
21    agreement concerning subcontracting shall be followed.
22        (14) Contracts for participation in domestic and
23    international trade shows and exhibitions selected by the
24    Illinois Department of Agriculture.
25    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contracts
26entered into under item (12) of this subsection (b) shall be

 

 

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1published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days
2after contract execution. The chief procurement officer shall
3prescribe the form and content of the notice. The Illinois
4Finance Authority shall provide the chief procurement officer,
5on a monthly basis, in the form and content prescribed by the
6chief procurement officer, a report of contracts that are
7related to the procurement of goods and services identified in
8item (12) of this subsection (b). At a minimum, this report
9shall include the name of the contractor, a description of the
10supply or service provided, the total amount of the contract,
11the term of the contract, and the exception to the Code
12utilized. A copy of each of these contracts shall be made
13available to the chief procurement officer immediately upon
14request. The chief procurement officer shall submit a report to
15the Governor and General Assembly no later than November 1 of
16each year that shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary
17of the monthly information reported to the chief procurement
18officer.
19    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
20procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
21Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
22Utilities Act.
23    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
24and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
25Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
26procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the

 

 

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1Illinois Lottery Law.
2    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
3Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
4assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related to
5the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
6facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
7Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 of
8the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range of
9capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance costs, or
10the sequestration costs or monitoring the construction of clean
11coal SNG brownfield facility for the full duration of
12construction.
13    (f) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
14Illinois Power Agency to retain a mediator to mediate sourcing
15agreement disputes between gas utilities and the clean coal SNG
16brownfield facility, as defined in Section 1-10 of the Illinois
17Power Agency Act, as required under subsection (h-1) of Section
189-220 of the Public Utilities Act.
19    (g) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
20Illinois Power Agency to retain a mediator to mediate contract
21disputes between gas utilities and the clean coal SNG facility
22and to retain an expert to assist in the review of contracts
23under subsection (h) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities
24Act. This Code does not apply to the process used by the
25Illinois Commerce Commission to retain an expert to assist in
26determining the actual incurred costs of the clean coal SNG

 

 

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1facility and the reasonableness of those costs as required
2under subsection (h) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities
3Act.
4    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
5contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
611-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
7    (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
8necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
9expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
10Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
11privilege.
12    (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
13Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
14of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
15Board Act.
16    (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
17contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
18Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
19appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
20(Source: P.A. 98-90, eff. 7-15-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
2198-572, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-1076, eff.
221-1-15; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.