Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.210
Public Opening 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) Bids shall be opened publicly or through an electronic procurement system at the time and place specified in the Invitation for Bids. (See Section 20-10(d) of the Code.)
- b) The name of each bidder and the price term of each bid will be read aloud and/or recorded in a tabulation of bids for each contract item advertised.
- c) After execution of the contract, the tabulation of bids in the total amount and unit price items, if applicable, of all bidders will be available for public inspection.
- d) The Department or CPO may postpone a bid opening if unforeseen circumstances arise (e.g., severe weather, natural disaster, power or network outage).
(Source: Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 6222, effective April 8, 2020)