Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 525 — Governmental Joint Purchasing Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Definitions

Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Governmental unit" means the State of Illinois, any State agency as defined in Section 1-15.100 of the Illinois Procurement Code, officers of the State of Illinois, any public authority which has the power to tax, or any other public entity created by statute. "Master contrac…

Joint purchasing programs

Joint purchasing programs. Each chief procurement officer may establish a joint purchasing program and a cooperative purchasing program. (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)

Joint purchasing authority

Joint purchasing authority. (a) Any governmental unit, except a governmental unit subject to the jurisdiction of a chief procurement officer established in Section 10-20 of the Illinois Procurement Code, may purchase personal property, supplies and services jointly with one or more other governmental units. All such jo…

Conduct of competitive procurement

Conduct of competitive procurement. Under any agreement of governmental units that desire to make joint purchases pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2, one of the governmental units shall conduct the competitive procurement process. Where the State of Illinois is a party to the joint purchase agreement, the appropri…

Bids, offers, and small purchases

Bids, offers, and small purchases. The purchases of all personal property, supplies and services under this Act, except for small purchases, shall be based on competitive solicitations unless, for purchases made pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 of this Act, it is the determination of the applicable chief procure…

Other methods of joint purchases

Other methods of joint purchases. (a) It may be determined that it is impractical to obtain competition because (i) there is only one economically-feasible source for the item, (ii) there is a threat to public health or public safety or immediate expenditure is necessary either to prevent or minimize serious disruption…

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

Any governmental unit may, without violating any bidding requirement otherwise applicable to it, procure supplies and services under any contract let by the State pursuant to lawful procurement procedures. Purchases made by the State of Illinois must be approved or authorized by the appropriate chief procurement office…

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to public utility services

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to public utility services. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3382.)

The powers and authority conferred by this Act shall be construed as in addition and supplemental to powers or authority conferred by any other law and nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting any other powers or authority of any public agency. (Source: P.A. 76-641.)