Exempt Notice ? ISTHA Exempt Procurement Report ? March 2024

Background
The Illinois Tollway has issued an Exempt Notice for March 2024, as per the attached spreadsheet. The report includes details of monthly procurement code exempt contracts under 30 ILCS 500/1-10(b). The contracts cover a range of services and products provided by various contractors.

Work Details
One of the listed contracts is with Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C. for legal services necessary in pending litigation, with a total dollar amount of $200,000. The contract begins on March 1, 2024, and ends on March 1, 2025, or upon written notice from the Attorney General. This contract falls under the code exception Sec. 1-10(b)(7), which covers contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
Additionally, the report includes details of various other types of exempt contracts such as Purchase of Care, Hiring of an Individual as an Employee and not as an Independent Contractor, Purchase of Real Estate, IL Conservation Foundation expenditures, Public-private agreements, IL Finance Authority Professional and Artistic Services contracts, Forensic Science Services contracts, Trade Shows participation expenditures contracts, and Railroad or Utility contracts.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the listed contract with Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C. is from March 1, 2024, to March 1, 2025.