Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.275
Notice of Award
Effective Sep 30, 201135 Ill. Reg. 16518AUTHORITY: 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) Notice of the Department's intent to award a contract, with concurrence of the SPO, pursuant to this Subpart D will be published in the Bulletin.
b) When the SPO determines that it is not in the best interest of the State to award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, the SPO will provide, by written explanation, for the determination that another bidder will receive the award. The written explanation will be filed with the Legislative Audit Commission and the PPB. It will also be available to the public within 30 days after the decision to award the contract. The written explanation must include:
- 1) A description of the Department's needs;
- 2) A determination that the anticipated cost will be fair and reasonable based on engineering estimates;
- 3) A listing of all evaluated responsible and responsive bidders; and
- 4) The name of the bidder selected, pricing, and the reasons for selecting that bidder. (Section 20-10(g) of the Code)
(Source: Added at 35 Ill. Reg. 16518, effective September 30, 2011)