Section 1.5010  Felons

a)         Unless otherwise provided, no person or business convicted of a felony shall do business with the State of Illinois or any State agency, or enter into a subcontract, from the date of conviction until 5 years after the date of completion of the sentence for that felony, unless no person held responsible by a prosecutorial office for the facts upon which the conviction was based continues to have any involvement with the business.  [30 ILCS 500/50-10]

b)         Every bid, offer, response, submission, quotation or quote submitted to and contract executed by the State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of the Code shall contain a certification by the bidder, offeror, respondent, submitter, contractor, or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, offeror, respondent, contractor, or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a contract or subcontract under this Section and acknowledges the CPO-GS may declare the related contract void if any of the certifications required by this Section are false.  If the false certification is made by a subcontractor, then the contractor's submitted bid, offer, or response and the executed contract may not be declared void, unless the contractor refuses to terminate the subcontract upon the State's request after a finding that the subcontractor's certification was false.  [30 ILCS 500/50-10.5]

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10208, effective June 2, 2022)