Public Act 93-0133

HB0942 Enrolled                      LRB093 05768 RCE 05861 b

    AN ACT concerning procurement.

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

    Section  5.   The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing Section 40-15 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 500/40-15)
    Sec. 40-15.  Method of source selection.
    (a)  Request for  information.   Except  as  provided  in
subsections  (b)  and  (c), all State contracts for leases of
real property or capital improvements shall be awarded  by  a
request  for  information  process in accordance with Section
40-20.
    (b)  Other methods.  A request  for  information  process
need not be used in procuring any of the following leases:
         (1)  Property of less than 10,000 square feet.
         (2)  Rent of less than $100,000 per year.
         (3)  Duration  of  less than one year that cannot be
    renewed.
         (4)  Specialized  space  available   at   only   one
    location.
         (5)  Renewal  or  extension  of  a  lease  in effect
    before July 1, 1999 1998; provided that:  (i)  the  chief
    procurement   officer  determines  in  writing  that  the
    renewal or extension is  in  the  best  interest  of  the
    State;  (ii) the chief procurement officer submits his or
    her written determination and the renewal or extension to
    the Board; (iii) the Board does not object in writing  to
    the  renewal  or  extension  within  30  days  after  its
    submission;   and  (iv)  the  chief  procurement  officer
    publishes the renewal or  extension  in  the  appropriate
    volume of the Procurement Bulletin.
    (c)  Leases  with  governmental units.  Leases with other
governmental  units  may  be  negotiated  without  using  the
request for information process  when  deemed  by  the  chief
procurement officer to be in the best interest of the State.
(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)