Bill Text: IL SR1697 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the Illinois Tollway Authority to provide the citizens of Illinois greater transparency and accountability in the authorities procurement process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SR1697 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR1697-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Citizens of Illinois want a transparent and
accountable State Government; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has put procurement
rules in place to eliminate questions of impropriety when it
comes to State contracts; and
WHEREAS, Recent reports have uncovered that the Toll
Highway Authority's Board approved a $157 million contract with
an engineering firm that contributed to the directors'
charities and employs family members of two tollway officials;
and
WHEREAS, The tollway has also approved a $6.6 million
subcontract with a politically-connected communications firm
that did not require an open-bid process; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois
Tollway Authority to provide the citizens of Illinois greater
transparency and accountability in the Authorities procurement
process; this includes, but is not limited to: abiding by all
procurement regulations on prime and subcontracts; posting all
contracts online, including those not publicly bid; following

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all disadvantaged, minority and women-owned business
enterprise laws; and disclosing all potential conflicts of
interest on the Authority's online electric bulletin; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.