Bill Text: IL HB4772 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that each construction agency shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 (rather than September 1) of each year that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary location of the construction project, the percentage of the construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois businesses. Provides that, in procuring construction, construction-related services, construction-related professional services, and construction support services (rather than construction and construction-related professional services) for projects with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by the Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois business. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-12-22 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB4772 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4772 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/45-105
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that each construction agency shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 (rather than September 1) of each year that identifies the Illinois businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary location of the construction project, the percentage of the construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois businesses. Provides that, in procuring construction, construction-related services, construction-related professional services, and construction support services (rather than construction and construction-related professional services) for projects with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by the Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois business. Makes other changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing Section 45-105 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/45-105)
Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.
(a) (Blank).
(b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through
the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction
contracts.
(c) A construction agency, as defined in Section 1-15.25,
Construction agencies procuring construction and
construction-related professional services shall make
reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
(d) Each Beginning in 2022, each construction agency shall
submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by
December September 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois
businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary
location of the construction project, the percentage of the
construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on
the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction

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agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois
businesses.
(e) In procuring construction, and construction-related
services, construction-related professional services, and
construction support services for projects with a total value
that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section
20-20 of this Code, construction agencies shall provide a bid
preference to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an
Illinois business as defined in this Section. The construction
agency shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois
business that is responsible and responsive a bid preference
of 4% of the contract base bid. This subsection applies only to
projects where a business that is not an Illinois business
submits a bid.
(f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any
project for which federal funds are available for expenditure
when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or
federal regulation.
(g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a
contractor that is operating and headquartered in Illinois and
providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice
of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction or
construction-related professional services, and is operating
as:
(1) a sole proprietor whose primary residence is in
Illinois;

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