Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.705
Property Rights
Effective Nov 15, 201337 Ill. Reg. 19098AUTHORITY: 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
Receipt of an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals or other procurement document, or submission of any response thereto or other offer confers no right to receive an award or contract, nor does it obligate the State in any manner. All procurement documents submitted by a bidder or offeror become the property of the Department for disposition in accordance with the requirements of law. Trade secrets or other proprietary information submitted to the Department shall be expressly identified in writing; however, the Department reserves the right to determine the validity of any such claim, and may refuse to award a contract or may void any contract in circumstances where the party claiming the trade secret or proprietary data is unable to agree to disclosure for a public purpose. (See Section 1-25 of the Code.)
(Source: Section 6.705 renumbered from Section 6.700 at 37 Ill. Reg. 19098, effective November 15, 2013)