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Small Business Contracts Act

HB 3186 – Small Business Contract Act

HB 3186 (Ford) – Small Business Contract Act
Creates a small business set aside program for all state contracts. Program provides that at least 10% of the total dollar amount of State contracts will be set as a goal to be awarded to small businesses.

The legislation also includes guidelines for the creation of plans to reach that goal and annually reporting of implementation. Bill is supported by the Federation of Women Contractors (FWC) and the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA).

To view complete text of HB3186 Click Here.

To view current status of HB3186 Click Here.

 

HB3186-Small Business Contracts Grants


Section 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contracts Act.

 

Section 5. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
"Small business" means a small business as defined in the Illinois Procurement Code.
"State contract" means a State contract, as defined in the Illinois Procurement Code, funded with State or federal funds,whether competitively bid or negotiated.
"State official or agency" means a department, officer, board, commission, institution, or body politic or corporate of the State.

 

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SBAC-Backed Small Business Contracts Act Sent To Governor Pat Quinn

June 23, 2011
Now is the time to contact Governor Pat Quinn and ask him to sign the SBAC-backed Small Business Contracts Act into law.

HB 3186 passed the Illinois House and Senate and has been sent to Governor Quinn. He now has until August 15 to sign or veto the bill.

The bill sets a goal of 10% of all state procurement dollars to be awarded to small businesses. It requires states agencies to develop plans to meet that goal and requires the chief procurement officers to report on how each state agency has performed in meeting the 10% goal.

You can email Governor Quinn's office directly at this URL: http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/ContacttheGovernor.aspx

Please ask Governor Quinn to sign HB3186 and mention that you are a member of the Small Business Advocacy Council. A one-sentence message is sufficient. Please make sure to submit your full contact information.

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