b) Standards of Responsibility. Factors to be considered in determining whether the standard of responsibility has been met include, but are not limited to, whether a prospective vendor:

1. 1) has available the appropriate financial, material, equipment, facility and personnel resources and expertise, or the ability to obtain and manage this expertise, necessary to indicate its capability to meet all contractual requirements. CDB shall not recommend a determination of responsibility for any vendor who has the appearance of being a broker, rather than a conventional business. In determining whether a vendor is a broker or a vendor with inadequate resources, CDB may consider one or more of the following:

   1. A) whether the vendor maintains and works from a separate conventional office which is not a residence or offices for other businesses;
   2. B) whether the vendor maintains a full-time office with professional and/or construction staff consisting of clerical, managerial, and supervisory personnel;
   3. C) whether key persons with the vendor have an educational and work experience background that makes the key persons sufficiently expert and knowledgeable to carry out CDB construction projects;
   4. D) whether the vendor owns equipment, tools, machinery, materials or supplies used on construction projects;
   5. E) whether the contractor has financial resources related to or generated by the construction business;
   6. F) whether the vendor has historically subcontracted for a percentage of the work in construction contracts exceeding the requirements of CDB contracts;
   7. G) whether key persons with the vendor are engaged in non-construction businesses;
2. 2) is able to comply with required or proposed delivery or performance schedules, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental commitments;
3. 3) has a satisfactory record of performance. Vendors who are or have been materially-deficient in current or recent contract performance in dealing with the State or other customers may be deemed "not responsible" unless the deficiency is shown to have been beyond the reasonable control of the vendor;
4. 4) has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Vendors who are under investigation or indictment for criminal or civil actions that bear on the particular procurement or that would make contracting with that vendor undesirable may be declared not responsible for the particular procurement;
5. 5) is qualified legally and authorized to contract with the State, which means, among other things, the vendor holds and is in good standing with respect to all licenses, certifications, financial disclosures and conflicts of interest or registrations necessary to provide the subject services in Illinois;
6. 6) has supplied all necessary information in connection with any inquiry concerning responsibility;
7. 7) has a current public contracts number from the Illinois Department of Human Rights pursuant to 44 Ill. Adm. Code 250.210, if required. Proof of application prior to opening of bids or proposals will be sufficient for an initial determination;
8. 8) does not have any financial or other conflicts of interest under Sections 50-13 and 50-35 of the Code, or any other provisions of Article 50 of the Code;
9. 9) complies with all applicable laws concerning the vendor's entitlement to conduct business in Illinois;

10) complies with all applicable provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act;

1. 11) complies with Subchapter VI ("Equal Employment Opportunities") of 42 USC 2000e et seq. and with Federal Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order No. 11375;
2. 12) has a valid Federal Employer Identification Number or, if an individual, a valid Social Security Number;
3. 13) has a valid certificate of insurance showing the following coverages as applicable: general liability, professional liability, product liability, workers' compensation, completed operations, hazardous occupation and automobile; and
4. 14) participates, including its subcontractors, in applicable apprenticeship and training programs approved by and registered with the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.