Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 3407/45-25. Request for solicitation process to enter into public-private agreement

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department on behalf of the State shall select a contractor through a competitive solicitation process governed by this Act. The Department may enter into agreements with governmental entities and other outside entities to assist the Department in drafting, reviewing, and scoring the proposals.

(b) The competitive solicitation process shall, at a minimum, solicit statements of qualification and proposals from offerors.

(c) The competitive request for solicitation process shall, at a minimum, take into account the following criteria:

(d) The Department shall not include terms in the request for solicitations that provide an advantage, whether directly or indirectly, to any contractor presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the Department.

(e) The Department shall select one or more offerors as finalists.

(f) After the procedures required in this Section have been completed, the Department shall make a determination as to whether the offeror should be designated as the contractor for the Hotel Florence project and shall 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 Hotel Florence project.