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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 there is created a House Task Force on the Illinois Procurement
5 Code for the purpose of examining the bidding process on State
6 of Illinois contracts, particularly on the preference given to
7 Illinois businesses; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That the House Task Force on the Illinois
9 Procurement Code shall consist of the following members:
10         (1) A chairperson who is a member of the House,
11     appointed by the Speaker of the House;
12         (2) 4 members of the House, 2 of whom are appointed by
13     the Speaker of the House and 2 of whom are appointed by the
14     Minority Leader of the House;
15         (3) 2 staff members of the Department of Central
16     Management Services appointed by the Director of Central
17     Management Services; and
18         (4) 2 staff members of the Procurement Policy Board
19     appointed by the Procurement Policy Board; and be it
20     further
 
21     RESOLVED, That the members shall serve on a voluntary basis
22 and shall be responsible for any costs associated with their
23 participation in the House Task Force; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That all members of the House Task Force shall be
2 considered to be members with voting rights, that a quorum of
3 the House Task Force shall consist of a simple majority of the
4 members of the House Task Force, and that all actions and
5 recommendations of the House Task Force be approved by a simple
6 majority of the members of the House Task Force; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That the House Task Force shall conduct a survey
9 of State contracts awarded over the course of a calendar year
10 that includes, but is not limited to, the following findings:
11         (1) how many contracts went to Illinois companies
12         during the calendar year;
13         (2) in the cases that an out-of-state company received
14     a contract instead of an Illinois company that bid on the
15     same contract, why the Illinois company did not receive the
16     contract;
17         (3) the difference in bids between companies that
18     received a State contract and those companies that did not
19     receive a State contract;
20         (4) the difference in the bid specifications process
21     between in-state and out-of-state companies; and
22         (5) the benefits to the State of awarding contracts to
23     Illinois companies instead of out-of-state companies; and
24     be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That the House Task Force on the Illinois
2 Procurement Code shall meet at the call of the chairperson and
3 shall summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to
4 the House no later than September 1, 2008.