Section 500.1200  Bribery

a)         Prohibition

No person or business shall be awarded a contract or subcontract who:

1)         has been convicted under the laws of Illinois or any other state of bribery or attempting to bribe an officer or employee of the State of Illinois or any other state in that officer's or employee's official capacity; or

2)         has made an admission of guilt of that conduct that is a matter of record but has not been prosecuted for that conduct.

b)         Businesses

No business shall be barred from contracting with any unit of State or local government, or subcontracting under such a contract, as a result of a conviction under this Section of any employee or agent of the business if the employee or agent is no longer employed by the business and:

1)         the business has been finally adjudicated not guilty; or

2)         the business demonstrates to the governmental entity with which it seeks to contract or which is a signatory to the contract to which the subcontract relates, and that entity finds that the commission of the offense was not authorized, requested, commanded, or performed by a director, officer, or high managerial agent on behalf of the business as provided in Section 5-4(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012.

c)         Conduct on Behalf of Business

For purposes of this Section, when an official, agent, or employee of a business committed the bribery or attempted bribery on behalf of the business and in accordance with the direction or authorization of a responsible official of the business, the business shall be chargeable with the conduct.

d)         Certification

Every bid or offer submitted to every contract executed by the State and every subcontract shall contain a certification by the bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or the subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a contract or subcontract under this Section and acknowledges that the chief procurement officer may declare the related contract void if any certifications required by this Section are false.  If the false certification is made by a subcontractor, then the contractor's submitted bid or offer 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 subcontract's certification was false. A bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor, or subcontractor who makes a false statement, material to the certification, commits a Class 3 felony.  [30 ILCS 500/50-5]

(Source:  Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 3561, effective March 1, 2015)