Rep. Jack D. Franks

Adopted in House on Nov 17, 2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1450

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1450 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Section 40-20 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/40-20)
7    Sec. 40-20. Request for information.
8    (a) Conditions for use. Leases shall be procured by request
9for information except as otherwise provided in Section 40-15.
10    (b) Form. A request for information shall be issued and
11shall include:
12        (1) the type of property to be leased;
13        (2) the proposed uses of the property;
14        (3) the duration of the lease;
15        (4) the preferred location of the property; and
16        (5) a general description of the configuration

 

 

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1    desired.
2    (c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for
3information for the availability of real property to lease
4shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois
5Procurement Bulletin at least 14 days before the date set forth
6in the request for receipt of responses and shall also be
7published in similar manner in a newspaper of general
8circulation in the community or communities where the using
9agency is seeking space.
10    (d) Response. The request for information response shall
11consist of written information sufficient to show that the
12respondent can meet minimum criteria set forth in the request.
13State purchasing officers may enter into discussions with
14respondents for the purpose of clarifying State needs and the
15information supplied by the respondents. On the basis of the
16information supplied and discussions, if any, a State
17purchasing officer shall make a written determination
18identifying the responses that meet the minimum criteria set
19forth in the request for information. Negotiations shall be
20entered into with all qualified respondents for the purpose of
21securing a lease that is in the best interest of the State. A
22written report of the negotiations shall be retained in the
23lease files and shall include the reasons for the final
24selection. All leases shall be reduced to writing; one copy
25shall be filed with the Comptroller and filed in accordance
26with the provisions of Section 20-80, and one copy shall be

 

 

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1filed with the Board.
2    When the lowest response by price is not selected, the
3State purchasing officer shall forward to the chief procurement
4officer, along with the lease, notice of the identity of the
5lowest respondent by price and written reasons for the
6selection of a different response. The chief procurement
7officer shall publish the written reasons in the next volume of
8the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
9    (e) Board review. Upon receipt of (1) any proposed lease of
10real property of 10,000 or more square feet or (2) any proposed
11lease of real property with annual rent payments of $100,000 or
12more, the Procurement Policy Board shall have 30 days to review
13the proposed lease. If the Board does not object in writing
14within 30 days, then the proposed lease shall become effective
15according to its terms as submitted. The leasing agency shall
16make any and all materials available to the Board to assist in
17the review process.
18(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.".