Illinois § 15

§ 15.

Award of guaranteed energy savings contract. Sealed proposals must be opened by the public university's board of trustees or a designee of that board at a public opening at which the contents of the proposals must be announced. Each person or entity submitting a sealed proposal must receive at least 10 days notice of the time and place of the opening. The public university shall select the qualified provider that best meets the needs of the university. The public university shall provide public notice of the meeting at which it proposes to award a guaranteed energy savings contract and of the names of the parties to the proposed contract and the purpose of the contract. The public notice shall be made at least 10 days prior to the meeting. After evaluating the proposals under Section 10, a public university may enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract with a qualified provider if it finds that the amount it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended in the proposal would not exceed the amount to be saved in either energy or operational costs, or both, within a 20-year period from the date of installation, if the recommendations in the proposal are followed. Contracts let or awarded shall be published in the next available subsequent Illinois Public Higher Education Procurement Bulletin. (Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)