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| Public Act 096-1521 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 40-20 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 500/40-20)
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Sec. 40-20. Request for information.
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(a) Conditions for use. Leases shall be procured by request
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for information except as
otherwise provided in Section 40-15.
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(b) Form. A request for information shall be issued and
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shall include:
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(1) the type of property to be leased;
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(2) the proposed uses of the property;
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(3) the duration of the lease;
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(4) the preferred location of the property; and
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(5) a general description of the configuration | ||||
desired.
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(c) Public notice. Public notice of the request for
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information for the availability of real
property to lease | ||||
shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois
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Procurement Bulletin at least 14 days before
the date set forth | ||||
in the request for receipt of responses and
shall also be | ||||
published in similar
manner in a newspaper of general | ||||
circulation in the community or
communities where the using
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agency is seeking space.
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(d) Response. The request for information response shall
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consist of written information
sufficient to show that the | ||
respondent can meet minimum criteria
set forth in the request. | ||
State
purchasing officers may enter into discussions with | ||
respondents
for the purpose of clarifying
State needs and the | ||
information supplied by the respondents. On
the basis of the | ||
information
supplied and discussions, if any, a State | ||
purchasing officer shall
make a written determination
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identifying the responses that meet the minimum criteria set | ||
forth
in the request for information.
Negotiations shall be | ||
entered into with all qualified respondents
for the purpose of | ||
securing a
lease that is in the best interest of the State. A | ||
written report
of the negotiations shall be
retained in the | ||
lease files and shall include the reasons for the
final | ||
selection. All leases shall
be reduced to writing; one copy | ||
shall be filed with the Comptroller and filed in accordance | ||
with the provisions
of Section 20-80, and one copy shall be | ||
filed with the Board.
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When the lowest response by price is not selected, the | ||
State purchasing
officer shall forward to the chief procurement | ||
officer, along with the lease,
notice of the identity of the | ||
lowest respondent by price and written reasons
for the | ||
selection of a different response. The chief procurement | ||
officer shall
publish the written reasons in the next volume of | ||
the Illinois Procurement
Bulletin. | ||
(e) Board review. Upon receipt of (1) any proposed lease of | ||
real property of 10,000 or more square feet or (2) any proposed | ||
lease of real property with annual rent payments of $100,000 or | ||
more, the Procurement Policy Board shall have 30 days to review | ||
the proposed lease. If the Board does not object in writing | ||
within 30 days, then the proposed lease shall become effective | ||
according to its terms as submitted. The leasing agency shall | ||
make any and all materials available to the Board to assist in | ||
the review process.
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(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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