Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.960
Award
Effective Sep 27, 201337 Ill. Reg. 15878AUTHORITY: 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) Before awarding a public private agreement to an offeror, the Department will schedule and hold a public hearing or hearings on the proposed public private agreement and publish notice of the hearing or hearings at least 7 days before the hearing and in accordance with Section 4-219 of the Illinois Highway Code [605 ILCS 5/4-219].
1) The notice must include the following:
- A) The date, time, and place of the hearing and the address of the Department;
B) The subject matter of the hearing;
- C) A description of the agreement that may be awarded; and
- D) The recommendation that has been made to select an offeror as the contractor for the Illiana Expressway project.
- 2) At the hearing, the Department will allow the public to be heard on the subject of the hearing. (Section 20(g) of the Act)
- b) After the procedures required in this Section have been completed, the Department will make a determination as to whether the offeror should be designated as the contractor for the Illiana Expressway project and will submit the decision to the Governor and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. After review of the Department's determination, the Governor may accept or reject the determination. If the Governor accepts the determination of the Department, the Governor shall designate the offeror for the Illiana Expressway project. (Section 20(h) of the Act)
(Source: Added at 37 Ill. Reg. 15878, effective September 27, 2013)