SB3171 Summary

• Amends the Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/7) to add a new exemption for engineering consultant proposals and bids.

• Exempts proposals or bids submitted by engineering consultants in response to requests for proposal or competitive bidding requests from the Department of Transportation or Illinois Toll Highway Authority from public disclosure.

• The exemption applies until an award or final selection is made in the procurement process.

• Adds this exemption as subsection (tt) to the existing list of FOIA exemptions in Section 7.