IL HB3070

Allows public institutions of higher education to contract with qualified sources but requires consideration of special sources including Correctional Industries, State/Federal Surplus Warehouses, not-for-profit agencies for persons with disabilities, state agencies, and Business Enterprise Program-qualified professional services companies.

Requires each public institution of higher education to maintain vendor lists including a preferred vendor list for professional services and establish a plan to award 25% of prime vendor contracts and 25% of total contract spending to Business Enterprise Program-approved companies.

Mandates institutions create yearly plans for professional services contracts by ethnicity and submit quarterly utilization reports to appropriations committees showing prime awards and spending on Business Enterprise Program contracts.

Establishes vendor prequalification procedures allowing the State purchasing officer to prequalify vendors in advance of solicitations and limit solicitation distribution to prequalified vendors, except for professional and artistic services.

Requires State purchasing officer to determine vendor responsibility before contract award based on factors including financial responsibility, equal opportunity compliance, prevailing wage compliance, performance history, and capacity to meet contract requirements, with written documentation required if a vendor is found non-responsible.