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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5571   </title>
<shortdesc>IDOT CONSTRUCTION DELAYS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 500/30-36 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that each Department of Transportation construction contract specify a construction completion date and a monetary penalty against the contractor for each day completion is delayed for a cause attributable to the contractor or a subcontractor. Grants a business that suffers economic losses due to the delay the right to recover those losses from the contractor in the circuit court, up to the contract's penalty amount.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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