Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.160
Preparation of Bids
Effective Apr 8, 202044 Ill. Reg. 6222AUTHORITY: 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) Bidders shall follow all instructions included in the Invitation for Bids and bid forms for submission of bids on the contract item for which bids are sought.
- b) Bidders shall submit their bids in the manner required by the Invitation for Bids.
- c) Unless otherwise provided, all prices shall be given in dollars and cents. Separate prices shall be entered for all pricing items indicated in the bid form. When alternate bids are sought for a particular contract item, the alternates will be identified in the bid form. A bid on every alternate is not required unless otherwise specifically provided. When required by the Invitation for Bids, the bidder shall indicate a unit price for each of the separate price items called for in the bid form. The bidder may be required to show the products of the respective quantities and unit prices in a space provided for that purpose, and a gross sum shown in the place indicated in the bid form as the summation of those products. All writing shall be in a permanent, noneraseable form, except the signature of the bidder, which shall be written in permanent, noneraseable ink. Electronic signatures will be accepted for electronically submitted bids in accordance with the security standards established by the Department of Central Management Services. (See 5 ILCS 175/25-101(c) and 14 Ill. Adm. Code 105.300.)
- d) When required by the Invitation for Bids, each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond in the form provided by the Department with the bid form package. The bid bond shall be made and tendered by a surety acceptable to the CPO in the amount stated in the Invitation for Bids. The Department will accept a bank cashier's check or a certified check in lieu of a surety bid bond.
(Source: Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 6222, effective April 8, 2020)