CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICE

Ellen H. Daley, General Services

 

Memorandum

To; Gregory Smith, Director, Illinois Lottery

Lottery Private Manager Procurement File

From: Ellen H. Daley 

CC: Jan Morrow, Deputy Chief Procurement Of?cer? General Services
Date: December 28, 2017
Re: Reinstatement of Chief Procurement Officer?s Certi?cation of Procurement Process

Pursuant to Title 44, Subtitle A, Chapter I, Part 1 Section 1.8025(a) of the Illinois Administrative Code, I
am required to certify the procurement process for the Private Lottery Manager procurement, Illinois
Procurement Bulletin Reference Number 22039124, followed the requirements of the Illinois
Administrative Rules. I did so certify on September 18, 2017, however, on October 30, 2017 I became
aware of information that led me to question whether my September 18, 2017 certi?cation had been
made in reliance upon false information. Consequently, on October 30, 2017 I withdrew my September
18, 2017 certi?cation. At the same time, I referred the matter for further investigation with the Office
of the Executive Inspector General. I was subsequently informed by the Governor?s Office that an
investigation into the actions of certain members of the evaluation committee would be completed by
outside counsel.

I received the attached investigation report in the late evening of December 20, 2017. In addition to
considering of the report?s findings, I had my office review the evaluation process for this procurement.
Having completed that review, and particularly considering the investigative report ?found no evidence
that any evaluation committee member was improperly influenced by a lobbyist for Camelot, or that the
work of the evaluation committee was influenced by lobbyists for Camelot,? my of?ce is satisfied that
the integrity of the evaluation process for this procurement was not affected by the failure of two

 

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CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICE

Ellen H. Daley, General Services

 

evaluation committee members to disclose potential con?icts of interest, and in one instance
conversations, with lobbyists for Camelot.

For all of these reasons, while I believe the actions of the two evaluation committee members detailed
in the attached investigative report failed to comply with the procurement process, it did not affect the
integrity of the evaluation process for this procurement and should not prevent the Lottery from
concluding this procurement and executing the contract with Camelot. As such, and pursuant to Title
44, Subtitle A, Chapter I, Part 1 Section 1.8025(3) of the Illinois Administrative Code, I certify that with
the exception of those findings in the attached investigative report as discussed herein, the procurement
process for the Private Lottery Manager procurement, Illinois Procurement Bulletin Reference Number
22039124, followed the requirements of the Illinois Administrative Rules.

 

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