Section 6.960  Award

a)         Before awarding a public private agreement to an offeror, the Department will schedule and hold a public hearing or hearings on the proposed public private agreement and publish notice of the hearing or hearings at least 7 days before the hearing and in accordance with Section 4-219 of the Illinois Highway Code [605 ILCS 5/4-219].  

1)         The notice must include the following:

A)        The date, time, and place of the hearing and the address of the Department;

B)        The subject matter of the hearing;

C)        A description of the agreement that may be awarded; and

D)        The recommendation that has been made to select an offeror as the contractor for the Illiana Expressway project. 

2)         At the hearing, the Department will allow the public to be heard on the subject of the hearing.  (Section 20(g) of the Act)

b)         After the procedures required in this Section have been completed, the Department will make a determination as to whether the offeror should be designated as the contractor for the Illiana Expressway project and will submit the decision to the Governor and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.  After review of the Department's determination, the Governor may accept or reject the determination.  If the Governor accepts the determination of the Department, the Governor shall designate the offeror for the Illiana Expressway project. (Section 20(h) of the Act)

(Source:  Added at 37 Ill. Reg. 15878, effective September 27, 2013)