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.)
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