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EMERGENCY PURCHASE STATEMENT

State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Emergency Purchase Statement V.26.1 Page of

EMERGENCY PURCHASE STATEMENT

Page of State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Emergency Purchase Statement v.26.1 Emergency Purchases are conducted pursuant to 30 ILCS 500/20-30 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.2030.

Emergency Purchase Details Emergency Condition (select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu below):

Provide a description and reasons for needing this emergency purchase:

Provide the conditions and circumstances that led to the need for this emergency purchase:

Reason for selection of this particular vendor:

Description of supplies or services to be provided:

Emergency procurements shall be made with as much competition as is practicable under the circumstances, and agencies shall utilize best efforts to include contractors certified under the Business Enterprise Program in its emergency procurement process. 30 ILCS 500/20-30(a).

Describe the actions taken by the agency to make the emergency purchase with as much competition as is practicable under the circumstances:

List the actions taken by the agency that constitute its best efforts to include contractors certified under the Business Enterprise Program in this emergency purchase:

Is there an active State contract available for the required supplies or services?

If Yes is checked above, explain why the existing contract does not meet the need:

This emergency contract was awarded on the earliest of these dates: (choose one) *Pursuant to 44 Ill. Admin. 1.2030 (f)(5), if Estimated is indicated, an Emergency Final Cost form will be submitted by the State agency and published by the State Purchasing Officer no later than the tenth day of the succeeding month. If Actual is chosen and the total cost differs from the amount on this statement, an Emergency Final Cost form must be submitted and published within the same timeframe.

Select the type of funding to be used:

Signature This emergency purchase was made with as much competition as is practicable under the circumstances. Best efforts were utilized to include contractors certified under the Business Enterprise Program in the process.

I am authorized to make this emergency purchase, and I know and understand the contents of this statement and all statements herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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Establishing recycling access and expanding infrastructure has been a priority for the ILEPA and the Governor's Office. This Administration oversaw the signing of the Paint Stewardship Act, the Battery Stewardship Act, the Large Events Facilities Act, and the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Public Act. All of these Acts expanded critical recycling infrastructure and access for various products for residents across the State. As noted from these examples, expanding recycling infrastructure has been a top priority for the Governor's Office and ILEPA.

Additionally, providing this critical recycling infrastructure is a crucial public safety concern. For example, disposing of batteries improperly in the trash can lead to fires. An event as recently as June 30, 2026 in Tolono demonstrated the dangers of disposing lithium ion batteries in the trash which likely led to the garbage truck catching on fire. Another high profile battery fire is the one in Morris, IL in 2021 that burned an entire warehouse of batteries that were improperly stored. There are other incidents that have led to fires on garbage trucks, facilities or landfills due to batteries being stored or thrown out rather than recycled.

Other substances such as hazardous chemicals, electronics, or paint which all have established recycling streams, get thrown out in landfills by residents of IL due to a lack of education as well. In some extreme cases, especially in older landfills these products have led to groundwater contamination due to leaching of heavy metals and compounds from these products. This in effect could poison the only potable water supply for some of these municipalities.

Therefore, this emergency contract to fulfill the requirements of the ILEPA Recycling Education Program is critical to the goals of expanding recycling education and infrastructure to the residents of IL. Furthermore this contract is essential to meet the requirements of the Solid Waste Management Act established in 1986. Finally, this contract is crucial to protect the health and safety of residents of IL by keeping potentially harmful substances with established recycling streams out of a landfill.

Without an agreement to continue services, IEPA risks:

1. Noncompliance with the Solid Waste Management Act established in 1986.

2. Direct insubordination with a Governor's Office Priority to expand recycling education and access to residents.

3. Potential increased battery fires in facilities, garbage trucks, and landfills

4. Potential contamination and poison of municipal groundwater as well as other potable water resources.

5. Utter disregard to recycling, reuse, and resource conservation that Illinois has thus far championed.