093_SB0155
LRB093 06706 SJM 06840 b
1 AN ACT concerning procurement.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 adding Section 30-22 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 500/30-22 new)
7 Sec. 30-22. Direct payments to subcontractors pilot
8 project.
9 (a) The Illinois Department of Transportation shall
10 conduct a pilot project to commence January 1, 2004. The
11 pilot project will provide direct payments by the State to
12 subcontractors for construction work. Upon satisfactory
13 completion of any subcontractor's portion of the contract,
14 the State shall pay the subcontractor directly.
15 (b) Upon successful completion of the pilot project, the
16 Illinois Department of Transportation shall implement a
17 subcontractors direct pay program for all construction
18 projects.
19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20 becoming law.