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30 ILCS 500/45-105

    (30 ILCS 500/45-105)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-570)
    Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction contracts.
    (c) Construction agencies procuring construction and construction-related professional services shall make reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
    (d) Beginning in 2022, each construction agency shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary location of the construction project, the percentage of the construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois businesses.
    (e) In procuring construction and construction-related professional services for projects with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section 20-20 of this Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois business as defined in this Section. The construction agency shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois business that is responsible and responsive a bid preference of 4% of the contract base bid. This subsection applies only to projects where a business that is not an Illinois business submits a bid.
    (f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any project for which federal funds are available for expenditure when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or federal regulation.
    (g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a contractor that is operating and headquartered in Illinois and providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction or construction-related professional services, and is operating as:
        (1) a sole proprietor whose primary residence is in
    
Illinois;
        (2) a business incorporated or organized as a
    
domestic corporation under the Business Corporation Act of 1983;
        (3) a business organized as a domestic partnership
    
under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997;
        (4) a business organized as a domestic limited
    
partnership under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2001;
        (5) a business organized under the Limited Liability
    
Company Act; or
        (6) a business organized under the Professional
    
Limited Liability Company Act.
    "Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors.
(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-865, Article 35, Section 35-5)
    Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction contracts.
    (c) Construction agencies procuring construction and construction-related professional services shall make reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
    (d) Beginning in 2022, each construction agency shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary location of the construction project, the percentage of the construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois businesses.
    (e) In procuring construction and construction-related professional services for projects with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section 20-20 of this Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois business as defined in this Section. The construction agency shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois business that is responsible and responsive a bid preference of 4% of the contract base bid. This subsection applies only to projects where a business that is not an Illinois business submits a bid.
    (e-5) The chief procurement officer shall require at the time of submission of a bid, and may require at the chief procurement officer's option at any time during the term of the contract, that the bidder or contractor submit an affidavit and other supporting documents demonstrating that the bidder or contractor is an Illinois business and, if applicable, submit an affidavit and other supporting documents demonstrating that the bidder or contractor is eligible for a 4% bid preference under this Section.
    (e-10) If a contractor who is awarded a contract through the use of a preference for Illinois businesses provided false information in order to obtain that preference, then the contractor is subject to disciplinary procedures as identified in Section 50-65 of this Act.
    (f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any project for which federal funds are available for expenditure when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or federal regulation.
    (g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a contractor that is, for at least one year prior, operating and headquartered in Illinois, subject to applicable State taxes, and providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction or construction-related professional services. "Illinois business" includes a foreign corporation duly authorized to transact business in this State that has a bona fide establishment for transacting business within this State where it is operating, headquartered, and performing construction or construction-related professional services at least one year before an invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is first advertised.
    "Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors or businesses headquartered outside of the State that have an affiliated entity operating in the State.
(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-865, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 1-1-25.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-865, Article 65, Section 65-5)
    Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction contracts.
    (c) A construction agency, as defined in Section 1-15.25, procuring construction services shall make reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
    (d) Each construction agency shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary location of the construction project, the percentage of the construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois businesses.
    (e) In procuring construction services for projects with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section 20-20 of this Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois business as defined in this Section. The construction agency shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois business that is responsible and responsive a bid preference of 4% of the contract base bid. This subsection applies only to projects where a business that is not an Illinois business submits a bid.
    (f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any project for which federal funds are available for expenditure when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or federal regulation.
    (g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a contractor that is operating and headquartered in Illinois and providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction services, and is operating as:
        (1) a sole proprietor whose primary residence is in
    
Illinois;
        (2) a business incorporated or organized as a
    
domestic corporation under the Business Corporation Act of 1983;
        (3) a business organized as a domestic partnership
    
under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997;
        (4) a business organized as a domestic limited
    
partnership under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2001;
        (5) a business organized under the Limited Liability
    
Company Act; or
        (6) a business organized under the Professional
    
Limited Liability Company Act.
    "Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors.
(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-865, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff. 1-1-25.)