Felons

Section 4.5009  Felons a) Unless otherwise provided, no person or business convicted of a felony shall do business with the State of Illinois or any university , or enter into a subcontract, from the date of conviction until 5 years after the date of completion of the sentence for that felony, unless no person held responsible by a prosecutorial office for the facts upon which the conviction was based continues to have any involvement with the business. [30 ILCS 500/50-10] b) Every bid or offer submitted to the State, every contract executed by the State, every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of the Code, and every vendor's submission to a vendor portal shall contain a certification by the bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, offeror, potential contractor, contractor or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a contract or subcontract under Section 50-10.5 of the Code and acknowledges the CPO-HE may declare the related contract void if any of the certifications required by that Section are false.  If the false certification is made by a subcontractor, then the contractor's submitted bid and the executed contract may not be declared void, unless the contractor refuses to terminate the subcontract upon the State's request after a finding that the subcontractor's certification was false. [30 ILCS 500/50-10.5(b)]