101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2639

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 20/2.5
50 ILCS 20/20.3
50 ILCS 20/20.4
50 ILCS 20/20.5
50 ILCS 20/20.10
50 ILCS 20/20.15
50 ILCS 20/20.20
50 ILCS 20/20.25
50 ILCS 20/23.6 new

    Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Reenacts certain Sections that were repealed on June 1, 2018. Provides for their continuation and validation, and extends their repeal to June 1, 2023. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Building Commission Act is amended by
5reenacting and changing Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10,
620.15, 20.20, and 20.25 and adding Section 23.6 as follows:
 
7    (50 ILCS 20/2.5)
8    Sec. 2.5. Legislative policy; conditions for use of
9design-build. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a
10commission be allowed to use the design-build delivery method
11for public projects if it is shown to be in the commission's
12best interest for that particular project.
13    It shall be the policy of the commission in the procurement
14of design-build services to publicly announce all requirements
15for design-build services and to procure these services on the
16basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications and with
17due regard for the principles of competitive selection.
18    The commission shall, prior to issuing requests for
19proposals, promulgate and publish procedures for the
20solicitation and award of contracts pursuant to this Act.
21    The commission shall, for each public project or projects
22permitted under this Act, make a written determination,
23including a description as to the particular advantages of the

 

 

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1design-build procurement method, that it is in the best
2interests of the commission to enter into a design-build
3contract for the project or projects.
4    In making that determination, the following factors shall
5be considered:
6        (1) The probability that the design-build procurement
7    method will be in the best interests of the commission by
8    providing a material savings of time or cost over the
9    design-bid-build or other delivery system.
10        (2) The type and size of the project and its
11    suitability to the design-build procurement method.
12        (3) The ability of the design-build entity to define
13    and provide comprehensive scope and performance criteria
14    for the project.
15    The commission shall require the design-build entity to
16comply with the utilization goals established by the corporate
17authorities of the commission for minority and women business
18enterprises and to comply with Section 2-105 of the Illinois
19Human Rights Act.
20    This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
21that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
22or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
23such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
24shall remain effective.
25(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,
26eff. 1-7-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 20/20.3)
2    Sec. 20.3. Solicitation of design-build proposals.
3    (a) When the Commission elects to use the design-build
4delivery method, it must issue a notice of intent to receive
5proposals for the project at least 14 days before issuing the
6request for the proposal. The Commission must publish the
7advance notice in a daily newspaper of general circulation in
8the county where the Commission is located. The Commission is
9encouraged to use publication of the notice in related
10construction industry service publications. A brief
11description of the proposed procurement must be included in the
12notice. The Commission must provide a copy of the request for
13proposal to any party requesting a copy.
14    (b) The request for proposal shall be prepared for each
15project and must contain, without limitation, the following
16information:
17        (1) The name of the Commission.
18        (2) A preliminary schedule for the completion of the
19    contract.
20        (3) The proposed budget for the project, the source of
21    funds, and the currently available funds at the time the
22    request for proposal is submitted.
23        (4) Prequalification criteria for design-build
24    entities wishing to submit proposals. The Commission shall
25    include, at a minimum, its normal prequalification,

 

 

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1    licensing, registration, and other requirements, but
2    nothing contained herein precludes the use of additional
3    prequalification criteria by the Commission.
4        (5) Material requirements of the contract, including
5    but not limited to, the proposed terms and conditions,
6    required performance and payment bonds, insurance, and the
7    entity's plan to comply with the utilization goals
8    established by the corporate authorities of the Commission
9    for minority and women business enterprises and to comply
10    with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
11        (6) The performance criteria.
12        (7) The evaluation criteria for each phase of the
13    solicitation.
14        (8) The number of entities that will be considered for
15    the technical and cost evaluation phase.
16    (c) The Commission may include any other relevant
17information that it chooses to supply. The design-build entity
18shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy of this
19documentation in the development of its proposal.
20    (d) The date that proposals are due must be at least 21
21calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request for
22proposal. In the event the cost of the project is estimated to
23exceed $12,000,000, then the proposal due date must be at least
2428 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request
25for proposal. The Commission shall include in the request for
26proposal a minimum of 30 days to develop the Phase II

 

 

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1submissions after the selection of entities from the Phase I
2evaluation is completed.
3    (e) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
4that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
5or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
6such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
7shall remain effective.
8(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,
9eff. 1-7-14.)
 
10    (50 ILCS 20/20.4)
11    Sec. 20.4. Development of design-build scope and
12performance criteria.
13    (a) The Commission shall develop, with the assistance of a
14licensed design professional, a request for proposal, which
15shall include scope and performance criteria. The scope and
16performance criteria must be in sufficient detail and contain
17adequate information to reasonably apprise the qualified
18design-build entities of the Commission's overall programmatic
19needs and goals, including criteria and preliminary design
20plans, general budget parameters, schedule, and delivery
21requirements.
22    (b) Each request for proposal shall also include a
23description of the level of design to be provided in the
24proposals. This description must include the scope and type of
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1will be required by the Commission to be produced by the
2design-build entities.
3    (c) The scope and performance criteria shall be prepared by
4a design professional who is an employee of the Commission, or
5the Commission may contract with an independent design
6professional selected under the Local Government Professional
7Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510/) to provide these
8services.
9    (d) The design professional that prepares the scope and
10performance criteria is prohibited from participating in any
11design-build entity proposal for the project.
12    (e) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
13that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
14or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
15such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
16shall remain effective.
17(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,
18eff. 1-7-14.)
 
19    (50 ILCS 20/20.5)
20    Sec. 20.5. Procedures for design-build selection.
21    (a) The Commission must use a two-phase procedure for the
22selection of the successful design-build entity. Phase I of the
23procedure will evaluate and shortlist the design-build
24entities based on qualifications, and Phase II will evaluate
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1    (b) The Commission shall include in the request for
2proposal the evaluating factors to be used in Phase I. These
3factors are in addition to any prequalification requirements of
4design-build entities that the Commission has set forth. Each
5request for proposal shall establish the relative importance
6assigned to each evaluation factor and subfactor, including any
7weighting of criteria to be employed by the Commission. The
8Commission must maintain a record of the evaluation scoring to
9be disclosed in event of a protest regarding the solicitation.
10    The Commission shall include the following criteria in
11every Phase I evaluation of design-build entities: (1)
12experience of personnel; (2) successful experience with
13similar project types; (3) financial capability; (4)
14timeliness of past performance; (5) experience with similarly
15sized projects; (6) successful reference checks of the firm;
16(7) commitment to assign personnel for the duration of the
17project and qualifications of the entity's consultants; and (8)
18ability or past performance in meeting or exhausting good faith
19efforts to meet the utilization goals for minority and women
20business enterprises established by the corporate authorities
21of the Commission and in complying with Section 2-105 of the
22Illinois Human Rights Act. The Commission may include any
23additional relevant criteria in Phase I that it deems necessary
24for a proper qualification review.
25    The Commission may not consider any design-build entity for
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1the project or has other relationships or circumstances,
2including but not limited to, long-term leasehold, mutual
3performance, or development contracts with the Commission,
4that may give the design-build entity a financial or tangible
5advantage over other design-build entities in the preparation,
6evaluation, or performance of the design-build contract or that
7create the appearance of impropriety. No design-build proposal
8shall be considered that does not include an entity's plan to
9comply with the requirements established in the minority and
10women business enterprises and economically disadvantaged
11firms established by the corporate authorities of the
12Commission and with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights
13Act.
14    Upon completion of the qualifications evaluation, the
15Commission shall create a shortlist of the most highly
16qualified design-build entities. The Commission, in its
17discretion, is not required to shortlist the maximum number of
18entities as identified for Phase II evaluation, provided
19however, no less than 2 design-build entities nor more than 6
20are selected to submit Phase II proposals.
21    The Commission shall notify the entities selected for the
22shortlist in writing. This notification shall commence the
23period for the preparation of the Phase II technical and cost
24evaluations. The Commission must allow sufficient time for the
25shortlist entities to prepare their Phase II submittals
26considering the scope and detail requested by the Commission.

 

 

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1    (c) The Commission shall include in the request for
2proposal the evaluating factors to be used in the technical and
3cost submission components of Phase II. Each request for
4proposal shall establish, for both the technical and cost
5submission components of Phase II, the relative importance
6assigned to each evaluation factor and subfactor, including any
7weighting of criteria to be employed by the Commission. The
8Commission must maintain a record of the evaluation scoring to
9be disclosed in event of a protest regarding the solicitation.
10    The Commission shall include the following criteria in
11every Phase II technical evaluation of design-build entities:
12(1) compliance with objectives of the project; (2) compliance
13of proposed services to the request for proposal requirements;
14(3) quality of products or materials proposed; (4) quality of
15design parameters; (5) design concepts; (6) innovation in
16meeting the scope and performance criteria; and (7)
17constructability of the proposed project. The Commission may
18include any additional relevant technical evaluation factors
19it deems necessary for proper selection.
20    The Commission shall include the following criteria in
21every Phase II cost evaluation: the guaranteed maximum project
22cost and the time of completion. The Commission may include any
23additional relevant technical evaluation factors it deems
24necessary for proper selection. The guaranteed maximum project
25cost criteria weighing factor shall not exceed 30%.
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1design professional to evaluate the technical and cost
2submissions to determine if the technical submissions are in
3accordance with generally accepted industry standards.
4    Upon completion of the technical submissions and cost
5submissions evaluation, the Commission may award the
6design-build contract to the highest overall ranked entity.
7    (d) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
8that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
9or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
10such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
11shall remain effective.
12(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
13    (50 ILCS 20/20.10)
14    Sec. 20.10. Small design-build projects. In any case where
15the total overall cost of the project is estimated to be less
16than $12,000,000, the Commission may combine the two-phase
17procedure for design-build selection described in Section 20.5
18into one combined step, provided that all the requirements of
19evaluation are performed in accordance with Section 20.5.
20    This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
21that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
22or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
23such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
24shall remain effective.
25(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,

 

 

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1eff. 1-7-14.)
 
2    (50 ILCS 20/20.15)
3    Sec. 20.15. Submission of design-build proposals.
4Design-build proposals must be properly identified and sealed.
5Proposals may not be reviewed until after the deadline for
6submission has passed as set forth in the request for
7proposals. All design-build entities submitting proposals
8shall be disclosed after the deadline for submission, and all
9design-build entities who are selected for Phase II evaluation
10shall also be disclosed at the time of that determination.
11    Phase II design-build proposals shall include a bid bond in
12the form and security as designated in the request for
13proposals. Proposals shall also contain a separate sealed
14envelope with the cost information within the overall proposal
15submission. Proposals shall include a list of all design
16professionals and other entities to which any work identified
17in Section 30-30 of the Illinois Procurement Code as a
18subdivision of construction work may be subcontracted during
19the performance of the contract.
20    Proposals must meet all material requirements of the
21request for proposal or they may be rejected as non-responsive.
22The Commission shall have the right to reject any and all
23proposals.
24    The drawings and specifications of any unsuccessful
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1design-build entity.
2    The Commission shall review the proposals for compliance
3with the performance criteria and evaluation factors.
4    Proposals may be withdrawn prior to the due date and time
5for submissions for any cause. After evaluation begins by the
6Commission, clear and convincing evidence of error is required
7for withdrawal.
8    This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
9that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
10or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
11such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
12shall remain effective.
13(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,
14eff. 1-7-14.)
 
15    (50 ILCS 20/20.20)
16    Sec. 20.20. Design-build award. The Commission may award a
17design-build contract to the highest overall ranked entity.
18Notice of award shall be made in writing. Unsuccessful entities
19shall also be notified in writing. The Commission may not
20request a best and final offer after the receipt of proposals.
21The Commission may negotiate with the selected design-build
22entity after award but prior to contract execution for the
23purpose of securing better terms than originally proposed,
24provided that the salient features of the request for proposal
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1    This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
2that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
3or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
4such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
5shall remain effective.
6(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,
7eff. 1-7-14.)
 
8    (50 ILCS 20/20.25)
9    Sec. 20.25. Minority and female owned enterprises; total
10construction budget.
11    (a) Each year, within 60 days following the end of a
12commission's fiscal year, the commission shall provide a report
13to the General Assembly addressing the utilization of minority
14and female owned business enterprises on design-build
15projects.
16    (b) The payments for design-build projects by any
17commission in one fiscal year shall not exceed 50% of the
18moneys spent on construction projects during the same fiscal
19year.
20    (c) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023 2018; provided
21that any design-build contracts entered into before such date
22or any procurement of a project under this Act commenced before
23such date, and the contracts resulting from those procurements,
24shall remain effective.
25(Source: P.A. 98-299, eff. 8-9-13; reenacted by P.A. 98-619,

 

 

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1eff. 1-7-14.)
 
2    (50 ILCS 20/23.6 new)
3    Sec. 23.6. Continuation of Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5,
420.10, 20.15, 20.20, and 20.25; validation under this
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
6    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares all of the
7following:
8        (1) Public Act 100-736, which took effect on January 1,
9    2019, changed the repeal dates of Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4,
10    20.5, 20.10, 20.15, 20.20, and 20.25 of this Act from June
11    1, 2018 to June 1, 2023.
12        (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on
13    the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
14    amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
15    these rules will not be observed when the result would be
16    "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
17    Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
18        (3) This amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly
19    manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend
20    the repeal of Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10, 20.15,
21    20.20, and 20.25 of this Act and have those Sections
22    continue in effect until they are otherwise lawfully
23    repealed.
24        (4) Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10, 20.15,
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1    protect, promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any
2    construction of this Act that results in the repeal of
3    those Sections on June 1, 2018 would be inconsistent with
4    the manifest intent of the General Assembly and repugnant
5    to the context of this Act.
6    (b) It is declared to have been the intent of the General
7Assembly that Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10, 20.15,
820.20, and 20.25 of this Act not be subject to repeal on June
91, 2018.
10    (c) Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10, 20.15, 20.20,
11and 20.25 of this Act shall be deemed to have been in
12continuous effect since June 1, 2018, and they shall continue
13to be in effect until they are otherwise lawfully repealed. All
14previously enacted amendments to those Sections taking effect
15on or after June 1, 2018 are validated. All actions taken in
16reliance on or under those Sections by any person or entity are
17validated.
18    (d) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of
19Sections 2.5, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.10, 20.15, 20.20, and 20.25
20of this Act, those Sections are set forth in full and reenacted
21by this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. Striking
22and underscoring are used only to show changes being made to
23the base text. This reenactment is intended as a continuation
24of those Sections. It is not intended to supersede any
25amendment to those Sections that is enacted by the 101st
26General Assembly. This reenactment applies to all claims, civil

 

 

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1actions, and proceedings pending on or filed on or before the
2effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
3Assembly.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.