PROCUREMENT-ENERGY CONSERVAT

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Capital Development Board shall enter into a contract with a qualified provider to reduce energy usage and carbon footprints of State correctional facilities. Creates a new Article in the Illinois Procurement Code concerning the procurement of energy conservation measures. Provides that a State purchasing officer shall submit a request for proposals for a guaranteed energy savings contract and shall evaluate any sealed proposal from a qualified provider. Provides that sealed proposals must be opened by a State purchasing officer at a public opening. Provides that a State purchasing officer shall select the qualified provider that best meets the needs of the State agency. Effective immediately.