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(20 ILCS 1605/9.1) Sec. 9.1. Private manager and management agreement. (a) As used in this Section: "Offeror" means a person or group of persons that responds to a request for qualifications under this Section. "Request for qualifications" means all materials and documents prepared by the Department to solicit the following from offerors: (1) Statements of qualifications. (2) Proposals to enter into a management agreement, including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the offeror in performing its obligations under the management agreement. "Final offer" means the last proposal submitted by an offeror in response to the request for qualifications, including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the offeror in performing its obligations under the management agreement. "Final offeror" means the offeror ultimately selected by the Governor to be the private manager for the Lottery under subsection (h) of this Section. (b) By September 15, 2010, the Governor shall select a private manager for the total management of the Lottery with SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468