Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.1080
Diversity
Effective Jul 1, 202448 Ill. Reg. 10137AUTHORITY: Authorized and implementing the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500], Governmental Joint Purchasing Act [30 ILCS 525], Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act [630 ILCS 5], Innovation for Transportation Infrastructure Act [630 ILCS 10], Section 2705-600 of the Department of Transportation Law [20 ILCS 2705], and the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act [605 ILCS 130] and authorized by Section 5-25 of the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500], Section 2 of the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act [30 ILCS 525], Section 2705-600(7) of the Department of Transportation Law [20 ILCS 2705], Section 25-101 of the Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS 175], Section 15(a) of the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act [605 ILCS 130], and Section 75(b) of the Innovation for Transportation Infrastructure Act [630 ILCS 10].CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- a) The Department's Office of Business and Workforce Diversity shall retain a staff member or consultant to act as a liaison for the Department on CMGC, PDB and DB project for outreach, monitoring, and compliance with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, consistent with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations that govern DBE requirements.
- b) The Department shall determine attainable DBE utilization goals for all CMGC, PDB, and DB contracts in accordance with established Department and federal goal setting procedures for both professional and construction services.
- c) The Department shall determine attainable DBE utilization goals for professional services contracts entered into under any owner's representative procurement in accordance with established Department policies and procedures.
- d) Evaluation criteria developed for RFQ and RFP procurement documents shall address a proposer's record of past DBE utilization as well as planned future utilization of DBE consultants and contractors.
- e) The Department shall publish an annual report regarding projects sourced under the CMGC, PDB, and DB project delivery methods shall include project DBE utilization goals and DBE utilization achieved.
(Source: Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 10137, effective July 1, 2024)