Bill Text: IL SB1881 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that when a State contract for electronic data processing is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract by employing exclusively Illinois residents shall be given a preference over other bidders unable or unwilling to do so, so long as the total contract price in the bid of the bidder who will employ exclusively Illinois residents is no more than 10% greater than the total contract price in the bid of the lowest responsible bidder who is unable or unwilling to do so. Effective July 1, 2014.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1881 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1881-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 45-85 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/45-85 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 45-85. Electronic data processing preference. When a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | State contract for electronic data processing is to be awarded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | who will fulfill the contract by employing exclusively Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | residents shall be given a preference over other bidders unable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | or unwilling to do so, provided that the total contract price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | in the bid of the bidder who will employ exclusively Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | residents is no more than 10% greater than the total contract | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | price in the bid of the lowest responsible bidder who is unable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | or unwilling to do so. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | For the purposes of this Section, "contract for electronic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | data processing" means a contract for the lease, rental, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | purchase of electronic data processing equipment and related | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | devices, supplies, services, material, and space therefor, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | personal services needed, including expenditures for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | acquisition of electronic data processing equipment under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | multi-year lease, lease-purchase, or installment purchase |
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1 | contracts.
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
3 | 2014.
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