Illinois Administrative Code
Title 44 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Part 6 - CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - CONTRACT PROCUREMENT
Subpart H - SPECIFICATIONS
Section 6.470 - Specification Standards
Universal Citation: 44 IL Admin Code ยง 6.470
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Material and product specifications for construction contracts and construction-related service contracts that may require the delivery of material or products will be used that satisfy the needs of the Department and that are developed in accordance with the following standards.
1) Material and product specifications will
reflect the needs of the Department and will describe the technical or
performance requirements necessary to complete the contemplated work.
2) Brand-name only product specifications,
including patented or proprietary products, will not be used, unless:
A) such products may be procured
competitively with equally suitable nonbrand-name products; or
B) such products are necessary for
compatibility with existing facilities; or
C) no equally suitable alternate exists;
or
D) such products are to be used
for research or for a distinctive type of application for experimental
purposes.
3) When more
than one product will fulfill the requirements for an item of work and the
products are judged by the Department to be of satisfactory quality, and
equally acceptable on the basis of engineering analysis and estimated price,
the contract specifications may contain or include by reference a qualified
products list.
b) For nonconstruction and nonconstruction-related services contracts, the CPO adopts the standards for specifications established by the CPO-GS.
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