c) Written applications are
required and must be submitted on the standard application form provided by the
Department. Applications shall be submitted to the Department office location
or electronic mail address identified in the application.
1) The application shall include:
A) Legal Applicant - name, address, telephone
number of each applicant; key contact, title, telephone number and electronic
mail address; company Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the
Illinois Business Tax (IBT) number; and whether the proposed project is in an
underserved area. The application shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Good
Standing from the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State for each applicant
or other proof of authority to transact business in the State.
B) Investment Information - a detailed
description of the capital investment the taxpayer or its tenants will make in
the data center project. This shall include, but is not limited to, a summary
of the eligible investment, when the qualified property will be placed in
service, and a detailed description of the applicant's commitment to make a
minimum eligible investment of at least $250,000,000, and the applicant's plan
to create at least 20 new full-time or full-time equivalent jobs involved in
the operation and maintenance of the data center, collectively with the
applicant's tenants. The applicant should include supporting documentation
regarding this investment information for the Department to properly evaluate
the project.
C) Green Building
Certification -
i) supporting documentation
that the qualified property meets the green building standards, with the
certification that designates the building as one or more of the following:
carbon neutral; BREEAM for new construction; BREEAM In-Use; ENERGY STAR;
Envision; ISO 50001-energy management; LEED for Building Design and
Construction; LEED for Operation and Maintenance; Green Globes for New
Construction; Green Globes for Existing Buildings; UL 3223; or another,
substantially equivalent, designation approved by the Department.
ii) in the event the applicant seeks to
demonstrate an alternative certification, an explanation and supporting
documentation as to how the program is "equivalent" to those programs and
categories specifically enumerated in the Act. In the event the certification
has not yet been achieved at the time of application, the taxpayer must provide
documentation pursuant to the terms of the MOU entered into between the company
and the taxpayer.
D) Job
Creation - a detailed description of the full-time and full-time equivalent
jobs to be created at the data center, including both those jobs involved in
the operations and maintenance of the data center and other positions, the
annual average wages associated with these job categories, and the actual or
anticipated start date for these positions. The application must also include
the county average annualized pay for the county in which the data center is,
or is to be, located. To the extent known at the time of application, the
applicant shall identify any tenants, actual or anticipated new hiring by the
tenants, and whether and how the new jobs will be associated with the
operations or maintenance of the data center.
E) Other provisions - any other provisions or
information that the Department determines is necessary to facilitate the
Department's evaluation of the application.
2) The applicant shall additionally submit:
A) Tax Clearance, as follows:
i) to the Illinois Department of Revenue, a
Form ITR-1; and
ii) to DCEO, proof
of tax clearance from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
B) Project Labor Agreement - evidence of a
project labor agreement with respect to the project at the time of the
application. If the data center has not been constructed and when the
evidentiary material is not available at the time of application, proof of the
project labor agreement must be provided to the Department pursuant to the
terms of the MOU applicable to the project.
