Chapter 30 — FINANCE

(30 ILCS 500/1-12) Sec. 1-12. Applicability to artistic or musical services. (a) This Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures necessary to provide artistic or musical services, performances, or theatrical productions held at a venue operated or leased by a State agency. …

(30 ILCS 500/1-13) Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher education. (a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher education, regardless of the source of the funds with which contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section. (b) Except as pro…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15) Sec. 1-15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Code, the words set forth in the following Sections of this Article have the meanings set forth in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.01) Sec. 1-15.01. Bid. "Bid" means the response submitted by a bidder in a competitive sealed bidding process, to an invitation for bid, or to a multi-step sealed bidding process. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.02) Sec. 1-15.02. Bidder. "Bidder" means one who submits a response in a competitive sealed bidding process, to an invitation for bid, or to a multi-step sealed bidding process. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.03) Sec. 1-15.03. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98. Repealed by P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.05) Sec. 1-15.05. Board. "Board" means the Procurement Policy Board. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.10) Sec. 1-15.10. Business. "Business" means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or other private legal entity. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.100) Sec. 1-15.100. State agency. "State agency" means and includes all boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities, and bodies politic and corporate of the State, created by or in accordance with the constitution or statute, of the executive branch…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.105) Sec. 1-15.105. State purchasing officer. "State purchasing officer" means a person appointed by any of the chief procurement officers to exercise the procurement authority created by this Code or by rule. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.107) Sec. 1-15.107. Subcontract. "Subcontract" means a contract between a person and a person who has a contract subject to this Code, pursuant to which the subcontractor provides to the contractor, or, if the contract price exceeds the small purchase maximum es…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.108) Sec. 1-15.108. Subcontractor. "Subcontractor" means a person or entity that enters into a contractual agreement with a total value that exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section 20-20 of this Code with a person or entity who has a contract s…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.110) Sec. 1-15.110. Supplies. "Supplies" means all personal property, including but not limited to equipment, materials, printing, and insurance, and the financing of those supplies that can be procured regularly or are available on the commercial market. (Sourc…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.111) Sec. 1-15.111. Supplier. "Supplier" means any person or entity providing supplies, including, but not limited to, equipment, materials, printing, and insurance, and the financing of those supplies that can be procured regularly or are available on the comme…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.115) Sec. 1-15.115. Using agency. "Using agency" means a State agency that uses items procured under this Code. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.12) Sec. 1-15.12. Change order. "Change order" means a change in a contract term, other than as specifically provided for in the contract, which authorizes or necessitates any increase or decrease in the cost of the contract or the time for completion for procur…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.120) Sec. 1-15.120. Expatriated entity. "Expatriated entity" means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under subsection (b) of Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 395(b), or any subsidiary of …

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.13) Sec. 1-15.13. Chief Procurement Office. "Chief Procurement Office" means the offices to which the chief procurement officers are appointed pursuant to Section 10-20. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.15) Sec. 1-15.15. Chief Procurement Officer. "Chief Procurement Officer" means any of the 4 persons appointed or approved by a majority of the members of the Executive Ethics Commission: (1) for procurements for (i) construction and construction-related services…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.17) Sec. 1-15.17. Contractor. "Contractor" means any person having a contract with a State agency as defined in Section 1-15.30. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.20) Sec. 1-15.20. Construction, construction-related, and construction support services. "Construction" means building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any public structure or building, or making improvements of any kind to public real property. C…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.25) Sec. 1-15.25. Construction agency. "Construction agency" means the Capital Development Board for construction or remodeling of State-owned facilities; the Illinois Department of Transportation for construction or maintenance of roads, highways, bridges, and …

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.30) Sec. 1-15.30. Contract. "Contract" means all types of State agreements, regardless of what they may be called, for the procurement, use, or disposal of supplies, services, professional or artistic services, or construction or for leases of real property wher…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.35) Sec. 1-15.35. Cost-reimbursement contract. "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and the provisions of this Code, and a fee, if a…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.40) Sec. 1-15.40. Electronic procurement. "Electronic procurement" means conducting all or some of the procurement function over the Internet. (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.42) Sec. 1-15.42. Grant. "Grant" means the furnishing by the State of assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to any person to support a program authorized by law. It does not include an award the primary purpose of which is to procure an end product for the…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.45) Sec. 1-15.45. Invitation for bids. "Invitation for bids" means the process by which a purchasing agency requests information from bidders, including all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting bids. (Source: P.A. 90-572,…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.47) Sec. 1-15.47. Master contract. "Master contract" means a definite quantity, indefinite quantity, or requirements contract awarded in accordance with this Code, against which subsequent orders may be placed to meet the needs of a State purchasing entity. A ma…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.48) Sec. 1-15.48. Multiple award. "Multiple award" means an award that is made to 2 or more bidders or offerors for similar supplies, services, or construction-related services. (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.49) Sec. 1-15.49. No-cost contract. "No-cost contract" means a contract in which the State of Illinois does not make a payment to or receive a payment from the vendor, but the vendor has the contractual authority to charge an entity other than the State of Illin…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.50) Sec. 1-15.50. Negotiation. "Negotiation" means the process of selecting a contractor other than by competitive sealed bids, multi-step sealed bidding, or competitive sealed proposals, whereby a purchasing agency can establish any and all terms and conditions…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.51) Sec. 1-15.51. Offer. "Offer" means a response submitted by an offeror in a competitive sealed proposal process or to a request for proposal. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.52) Sec. 1-15.52. Offeror. "Offeror" means any person who submits a proposal in response to a competitive sealed proposal process or a request for proposals. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.55) Sec. 1-15.55. Person. "Person" means any business, public or private corporation, partnership, individual, union, committee, club, unincorporated association or other organization or group of individuals, or other legal entity. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.60) Sec. 1-15.60. Professional and artistic services. "Professional and artistic services" means those services provided under contract to a State agency by a person or business, acting as an independent contractor, qualified by education, experience, and techni…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.65) Sec. 1-15.65. Purchase description. "Purchase description" means the words used in a solicitation to describe the supplies, services, professional or artistic services, or construction to be procured or real property or capital improvements to be leased and …

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.68) Sec. 1-15.68. Purchase of care. "Purchase of care" means a contract with a person for the furnishing of medical, educational, psychiatric, vocational, rehabilitative, social, or human services directly to a recipient of a State aid program. (Source: P.A. 90-…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.70) Sec. 1-15.70. Purchasing agency. "Purchasing agency" means a State agency that enters into a contract at the direction of a State purchasing officer authorized by a chief procurement officer or a chief procurement officer. (Source: P.A. 96-795, eff. 7-1-10 (…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.75) Sec. 1-15.75. Request for proposals. "Request for proposals" means the process by which a purchasing agency requests information from offerors, including all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting proposals. (Source: P.…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.80) Sec. 1-15.80. Responsible bidder, potential contractor, or offeror. "Responsible bidder, potential contractor, or offeror" means a person who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability that…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.85) Sec. 1-15.85. Responsive bidder. "Responsive bidder" means a person who has submitted a bid that conforms in all material respects to the invitation for bids. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.86) Sec. 1-15.86. Responsive offeror. "Responsive offeror" means a person who has submitted an offer that conforms in all material respects to the request for proposals. (Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.90) Sec. 1-15.90. Services. "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports or supplies that are incidental to the required performance. (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff.…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.93) Sec. 1-15.93. Single prime. "Single prime" means the design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building construction project in which the Capital Development Board or a public institution of higher education, as defined in Section 1-13 of this Code,…

(30 ILCS 500/1-15.95) Sec. 1-15.95. Specifications. "Specifications" means any description, provision, or requirement pertaining to the physical or functional characteristics or of the nature of a supply, service, or other item to be procured under a contract. Specifications may …

(30 ILCS 500/1-25) Sec. 1-25. Property rights. No person shall have any right to a specific contract with the State unless that person has a contract that has been signed by an officer or employee of the purchasing agency with appropriate signature authority. The State shall be u…

(30 ILCS 500/1-30) Sec. 1-30. Applicability to Constitutional Officers and the Legislative and Judicial Branches. (a) The constitutional officers shall procure their needs in a manner substantially in accordance with the requirements of this Code and shall promulgate rules no les…

(30 ILCS 500/1-35) Sec. 1-35. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed internally, eff. 7-17-23.)

(30 ILCS 500/1-40) Sec. 1-40. Application to James R. Thompson Center. In accordance with Section 7.4 of the State Property Control Act, this Code does not apply to any procurements related to the sale of the James R. Thompson Center, provided that the process shall be conducted …

(30 ILCS 500/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Public policy. It is the purpose of this Code and is declared to be the policy of the State that the principles of competitive bidding and economical procurement practices shall be applicable to all purchases and contracts by or for any State agency. (…