Section 6.50  Transportation Procurement Bulletin

a)         The CPO, in consultation with the Department, possesses the rights to, and is the authority responsible for, publishing the Department's volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.  The Department's volume is entitled the "Transportation Procurement Bulletin" (Bulletin).  (See Section 15-1 of the Code.)

b)         The Bulletin is the published source for all Department procurement actions, notices and other information relevant to Department procurement activities undertaken pursuant to this Part, including but not limited to contracts offered in the Invitation for Bids, Requests for Proposals, other methods of source selection, contracts awarded, change orders, emergency purchases and sole source procurements.

c)         The Bulletin may be published in subparts designed to enhance and focus the ability of users to find information relevant to the user's interest.

d)         The Bulletin or any subpart thereof will be published or updated at least once each month but may be updated more frequently. (See Section 15-15 of the Code.)

e)         Notice of all awarded contracts, including renegotiated contracts and change orders, will be posted on the Department's website the next business day.  Notice will be posted and published in the Bulletin and will include the following:

1)         the name of the successful responsible bidder or offeror;

2)         the contract price;

3)         the number of unsuccessful responsive bidders; and

4)         any other disclosures, such as emergency purchase disclosures or any disclosure required under the Code.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 6222, effective April 8, 2020)