Sec. 2-71s. Restrictions on contract extensions.
Sec. 2-71s. Restrictions on contract extensions. The Joint Committee on Legislative Management may extend a contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services which expires on or after October 1, 1990, and is subject
to the competitive bidding requirements of subsection (a) of section 2-71p, without
complying with such requirements, if (1) the committee makes a written determination,
supported by documentation, that (A) soliciting competitive bids for such purchase
would cause a hardship for the state, (B) such solicitation would result in a major increase
in the cost of such supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services or (C) the
contractor is the sole source for such supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services, (2) the committee solicits at least three competitive quotations in addition to the
contractor's quotation and (3) the committee makes a written determination that no such
competitive quotation which complies with the existing specifications for the contract
is lower than or equal to the contractor's quotation. Any such contract extension shall
be based on the contractor's quotation. No contract may be extended more than two
times under this section.
(P.A. 90-252, S. 7, 10.)