SB 2192

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that if a bidder has failed to be awarded a contract after 4 consecutive bids to provide the same services to a single agency, the applicable chief procurement officer for that agency shall in writing detail why all 4 bids were rejected. Provides that the chief procurement officer shall submit by certified copy to the bidder the reasoning for the rejection of the bid within the same quarter in which the 4th bid was rejected and prior to 15 days before the next Illinois Procurement Bulletin for that type of bid. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the provisions of the introduced bill only apply to the Department of Innovation and Technology, the Department of Transportation, the Capital Development Board, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the provisions of the introduced bill only apply to the Department of Transportation, the Capital Development Board, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. In provisions concerning failed bids, provides that the applicable agency (in the engrossed bill, the chief procurement officer) shall detail, in writing, why the 4 bids were not awarded to the bidder (in the engrossed bill, why the bids were rejected). Removes language providing that the notice shall be sent prior to 15 days before the next Illinois Procurement Bulletin.