Full Text of SB0268 97th General Assembly
SB0268sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Martin A. Sandoval Filed: 4/11/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 268
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 268 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | 6 | | Sections 2705-594 and 2705-596 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-594 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2705-594. Outreach events for businesses. | 9 | | (a) In order to aid in its efforts to achieve greater | 10 | | participation in its construction design projects, the | 11 | | Department shall host periodic outreach events designed to | 12 | | increase the number of businesses that participate in | 13 | | contracting opportunities within the Department. | 14 | | (b) Events hosted pursuant to this Section shall: | 15 | | (i) notify and educate businesses about State | 16 | | contracting opportunities within the Department; |
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| 1 | | (ii) assist prime contractors in locating businesses; | 2 | | (iii) provide information for businesses which have | 3 | | been newly prequalified or are interested in learning more | 4 | | about Department project procedures; | 5 | | (iv) provide compliance technicians to aid in the | 6 | | clarification of Department programs and procedures; | 7 | | (v) provide opportunities for contractors and | 8 | | consultants to meet with representatives from the | 9 | | Department's Division of Highways and Consultant Selection | 10 | | Committee; and | 11 | | (vi) contain any other features designed to increase | 12 | | the number of businesses that participate in contracting | 13 | | opportunities within the Department. | 14 | | (c) The Department may adopt appropriate rules to implement | 15 | | this Section. | 16 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-596 new) | 17 | | Sec. 2705-596. Contracts for professional services. | 18 | | (a) The Department may not award a contract for | 19 | | professional services unless at least 3 distinct proposals for | 20 | | the contract have been submitted. | 21 | | (b) The Department may request an oral presentation for a | 22 | | contract for professional services from a potential vendor for | 23 | | the contract.
| 24 | | Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
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| 1 | | changing Section 50-39 as follows: | 2 | | (30 ILCS 500/50-39) | 3 | | Sec. 50-39. Procurement communications reporting | 4 | | requirement. | 5 | | (a) Any written or oral communication which is received by | 6 | | a State employee who, by the nature of his or her duties has | 7 | | the authority to participate personally and substantially in | 8 | | the award of a State contract, and which that imparts or | 9 | | requests material information or makes a material argument | 10 | | regarding potential action concerning an active a procurement | 11 | | matter, including, but not limited to, an application, a | 12 | | contract, or a project, shall be reported to the Procurement | 13 | | Policy Board. For purposes of this Section, "active procurement | 14 | | matter" means a contractual process currently being | 15 | | administered, beginning with publication in the Illinois | 16 | | Procurement Bulletin. These communications do not include the | 17 | | following: (i) statements by a person publicly made in a public | 18 | | forum; (ii) statements regarding matters of procedure and | 19 | | practice, such as format, the number of copies required, the | 20 | | manner of filing, and the status of a matter; and (iii) | 21 | | statements made by a State employee of the agency to the agency | 22 | | head or other employees of that agency or to the employees of | 23 | | the Executive Ethics Commission. The provisions of this Section | 24 | | shall not apply to communications regarding the administration | 25 | | and implementation of an existing contract, except |
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| 1 | | communications regarding change orders or the renewal or | 2 | | extension of a contract. | 3 | | (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be | 4 | | submitted monthly and include at least the following: (i) the | 5 | | date and time of each communication; (ii) the identity of each | 6 | | person from whom the written or oral communication was | 7 | | received, the individual or entity represented by that person, | 8 | | and any action the person requested or recommended; (iii) the | 9 | | identity and job title of the person to whom each communication | 10 | | was made; (iv) if a response is made, the identity and job | 11 | | title of the person making each response; (v) a detailed | 12 | | summary of the points made by each person involved in the | 13 | | communication; (vi) the duration of the communication; (vii) | 14 | | the location or locations of all persons involved in the | 15 | | communication and, if the communication occurred by telephone, | 16 | | the telephone numbers for the callers and recipients of the | 17 | | communication; and (viii) any other pertinent information. | 18 | | (c) Additionally, when an oral communication made by a | 19 | | person required to register under the Lobbyist Registration Act | 20 | | is received by a State employee that is covered under this | 21 | | Section, all individuals who initiate or participate in the | 22 | | oral communication shall submit a written report to that State | 23 | | employee that memorializes the communication and includes, but | 24 | | is not limited to, the items listed in subsection (b). | 25 | | (d) The Procurement Policy Board shall make each report | 26 | | submitted pursuant to this Section available on its website |
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| 1 | | within 7 days after its receipt of the report. The Procurement | 2 | | Policy Board may promulgate rules to ensure compliance with | 3 | | this Section. | 4 | | (e) The reporting requirements shall also be conveyed | 5 | | through ethics training under the State Employees and Officials | 6 | | and Employees Ethics Act. An employee who knowingly and | 7 | | intentionally violates this Section shall be subject to | 8 | | suspension or discharge. The Executive Ethics Commission shall | 9 | | promulgate rules, including emergency rules, to implement this | 10 | | Section. | 11 | | (f) This Section becomes operative on January 1, 2011. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 | 13 | | for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795); 96-920, | 14 | | eff. 7-1-10; revised 9-27-10.) | 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 | | becoming law.".
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