SB0420eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0420 Engrossed LRB096 06455 RCE 16539 b

AN ACT concerning finance.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Governmental Joint Purchasing Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, and 4 as follows:

(30 ILCS 525/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1602)

Sec. 2. Joint purchasing authority.

(a) Any governmental unit may purchase personal property, supplies and services jointly with one or more other governmental units. All such joint purchases shall be by competitive bids as provided in Section 4 of this Act. The provisions of any other acts under which a governmental unit operates which refer to purchases and procedures in connection therewith shall be superseded by the provisions of this Act when the governmental units are exercising the joint powers created by this Act.

(a-5) The Department of Central Management Services may purchase personal property, supplies, and services jointly with a governmental entity of another state or with a consortium of governmental entities of one or more other states. Subject to provisions of the joint purchasing solicitation, the Department of Central Management Services may designate the resulting contract as available to governmental units in Illinois.

(b) Any not-for-profit agency that qualifies under Section 45-35 of the Illinois Procurement Code 7-1 of the Illinois Purchasing Act and that either (1) acts pursuant to a board established by or controlled by a unit of local government or (2) receives grant funds from the State or from a unit of local government, shall be eligible to participate in contracts established by the State.

(Source: P.A. 87-960.)

(30 ILCS 525/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 1603)

Sec. 3. Conduct of bid-letting. Under any Any agreement of the governmental units that which desire to make joint purchases pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2, one of the governmental units shall conduct the letting of bids. Where the State of Illinois is a party to the joint purchase agreement, the Department of Central Management Services shall conduct the letting of bids. Expenses of such bid-letting may be shared by the participating governmental units in proportion to the amount of personal property, supplies or services each unit purchases.

When the State of Illinois is a party to the joint purchase agreement pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2, the acceptance of bids shall be in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code and rules promulgated under that Code. When the State of Illinois is not a party to the joint purchase agreement, the acceptance of bids shall be governed by the agreement.

When the State of Illinois is a party to a joint purchase agreement pursuant to subsection (a-5) of Section 2, the State may act as the lead state or as a participant state. When the State of Illinois is the lead state, all such joint purchases shall be conducted in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. When Illinois is a participant state, all such joint purchases shall be conducted in accordance with the procurement laws of the lead state; provided that all such joint procurements must be by competitive sealed bid. All resulting awards shall be published in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin as may be required by Illinois law governing publication of the solicitation, protest, and award of Illinois State contracts. Contracts resulting from a joint purchase shall contain all provisions required by Illinois law and rule.

The personal property, supplies or services involved shall be distributed or rendered directly to each governmental unit taking part in the purchase. The person selling the personal property, supplies or services may bill each governmental unit separately for its proportionate share of the cost of the personal property, supplies or services purchased.

The credit or liability of each governmental unit shall remain separate and distinct. Disputes between bidders and governmental units shall be resolved between the immediate parties.

(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)

(30 ILCS 525/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 1604)

Sec. 4. Bids. The purchases of all personal property, supplies and services under this Act shall be based on competitive, sealed bids. For purchases pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2, bids Bids shall be solicited by public notice inserted at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in one of the counties where the materials are to be used and at least 5 calendar days before the final date of submitting bids. Where the State of Illinois is a party to the joint purchase agreement, public notice soliciting the bids shall be inserted in the appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin official newspaper of the State. Such notice shall include a general description of the personal property, supplies or services to be purchased and shall state where all blanks and specifications may be obtained and the time and place for the opening of bids. The governmental unit conducting the bid-letting may also solicit sealed bids by sending requests by mail to prospective suppliers and by posting notices on a public bulletin board in its office.

All purchases, orders or contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration the qualities of the articles or services supplied, their conformity with the specifications, their suitability to the requirements of the participating governmental units and the delivery terms.

Where the State of Illinois is not a party, all bids may be rejected and new bids solicited if one or more of the participating governmental units believes the public interest may be served thereby. Each bid, with the name of the bidder, shall be entered on a record, which record with the successful bid indicated thereon shall, after the award of the purchase or order or contract, be open to public inspection. A copy of all contracts shall be filed with the purchasing agent or clerk or secretary of each participating governmental unit.

(Source: P.A. 76-641.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.