101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5345

 

Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/1-15.93
30 ILCS 500/30-30

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Modifies the term "single prime" to mean the design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building construction project in which the Capital Development Board or a public institution of higher education (currently, only the Capital Development Board) is the construction agency procuring 2 or more specified subdivisions of work. Provides that for building construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate specifications must (rather than may) be prepared for all equipment, labor, and materials in connection with the 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed. Modifies requirements concerning specifications to be drawn so as to permit separate and independent bidding. Provides requirements for single prime projects in which the Capital Development Board or an institution of higher education is the construction agency procuring for building construction contracts in excess of $250,000. Extends repeal and inoperative dates. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-15.93 and 30-30 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.93)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)
8    Sec. 1-15.93. Single prime. "Single prime" means the
9design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building
10construction project in which the Capital Development Board or
11a public institution of higher education is the construction
12agency procuring 2 or more subdivisions of work enumerated in
13paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of Section 30-30
14of this Code under a single contract. This Section is repealed
15on January 1, 2025 2021.
16(Source: P.A. 101-369, eff. 12-15-19.)
 
17    (30 ILCS 500/30-30)
18    Sec. 30-30. Design-bid-build construction.
19    (a) The provisions of this subsection are operative through
20December 31, 2024 2020.
21    Except as provided in subsections (a-5) or (a-10), for For
22building construction contracts in excess of $250,000,

 

 

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1separate specifications must may be prepared for all equipment,
2labor, and materials in connection with the following 5
3subdivisions of the work to be performed:
4        (1) plumbing;
5        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
6    temperature control systems, including the testing and
7    balancing of those systems;
8        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for
9    conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
10    those systems;
11        (4) electric wiring; and
12        (5) general contract work.
13    Except as provided in subsection (a-5) or (a-10), the The
14specifications must may be so drawn as to permit separate and
15independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of work,
16and all . All contracts awarded for any part thereof must may
17award the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and
18reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these
19classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the
20construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder
21on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on the
22subdivision of work designated by the construction agency
23before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided
24that all payments will be made directly to the contractors for
25the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the conditions
26of the contract.

 

 

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1    (a-5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
2Act of the 101st General Assembly and through December 31,
32024, for single prime projects in which the Capital
4Development Board is the construction agency procuring for
5building construction contracts in excess of $250,000,
6separate specifications may be prepared for all equipment,
7labor, and materials in connection with the 5 subdivisions of
8work enumerated in subsection (a). Any Capital Development
9Board construction contracts awarded for any part thereof may
10award 2 or more of the 5 subdivisions of work together or
11separately to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or
12corporations engaged in these classes of work.
13    For Capital Development Board single prime projects: (i)
14the bid of the successful low bidder shall identify the name of
15the subcontractor, if any, and the bid proposal costs for each
16of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth in subsection (a); (ii)
17the contract entered into with the successful bidder shall
18provide that no identified subcontractor may be terminated
19without the written consent of the Capital Development Board;
20and (iii) the contract shall comply with the disadvantaged
21business practices of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
22Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and the equal
23employment practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human
24Rights Act.
25    (a-10) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
26Act of the 101st General Assembly and through December 31,

 

 

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12024, for single prime projects in which an institution of
2higher education is a construction agency procuring for
3building construction contracts in excess of $250,000,
4separate specifications may be prepared for all equipment,
5labor, and materials in connection with the 5 subdivisions of
6work enumerated in subsection (a). Any institution of higher
7education construction contract awarded for any part thereof
8may award 2 or more of the 5 subdivisions of work together or
9separately to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or
10corporations engaged in these classes of work if: (i) the
11institution of higher education has submitted to the
12Procurement Policy Board a written notice that shall include
13the reasons for using the single prime method and an
14explanation of why the use of that method is in the best
15interest of the State. The notice provided under this item (i)
16shall be posted on the institution of higher education's online
17procurement webpage and on the online Procurement Bulletin at
18least 3 business days following submission to the Procurement
19Policy Board; (ii) the successful low bidder has prequalified
20with the institution of higher education, or in the event the
21institution of higher education does not have a
22prequalification process, the low bidder has prequalified with
23Capital Development Board; (iii) the bid of the successful low
24bidder identifies the name of the subcontractor, if any, and
25the bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work
26set forth in subsection (a); and (iv) the contract entered into

 

 

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1with the successful bidder provides that no identified
2subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of
3the institution of higher education.
4    For building construction projects with a total
5construction cost valued at $20,000,000 or less, institutions
6of higher education shall not use the single prime delivery
7method for more than 50% of the total number of projects bid
8for each fiscal year. Projects with a total construction cost
9valued greater than $20,000,000 may be bid using the single
10prime delivery method at the discretion of the institution of
11higher education.
12    With respect to any construction project described in this
13subsection (a-10), the institution of higher education shall:
14(i) specify in writing as a public record that the project
15shall comply with the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
16Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and the equal
17practices of the Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights
18Act; and (ii) report annually to the Governor, General
19Assembly, Procurement Policy Board, and Auditor General on the
20bidding, award, and performance of all single prime projects.
21On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22101st General Assembly, each institution of higher education
23may award in each fiscal year single prime contracts with an
24aggregate total value of no more than $100,000,000, except that
25the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois may award
26in each fiscal year single prime contracts with an aggregate

 

 

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1total value of no more than $300,000,000.
2    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3the 101st General Assembly and through December 31, 2020, for
4single prime projects: (i) the bid of the successful low bidder
5shall identify the name of the subcontractor, if any, and the
6bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set
7forth in this Section; (ii) the contract entered into with the
8successful bidder shall provide that no identified
9subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of
10the Capital Development Board; (iii) the contract shall comply
11with the disadvantaged business practices of the Business
12Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
13Disabilities Act and the equal employment practices of Section
142-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act; and (iv) the Capital
15Development Board shall submit an annual report to the General
16Assembly and Governor on the bidding, award, and performance of
17all single prime projects.
18    For building construction projects with a total
19construction cost valued at $5,000,000 or less, the Capital
20Development Board shall not use the single prime procurement
21delivery method for more than 50% of the total number of
22projects bid for each fiscal year. Any project with a total
23construction cost valued greater than $5,000,000 may be bid
24using single prime at the discretion of the Executive Director
25of the Capital Development Board.
26    (b) The provisions of this subsection are operative on and

 

 

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1after January 1, 2025 2021. For building construction contracts
2in excess of $250,000, separate specifications shall be
3prepared for all equipment, labor, and materials in connection
4with the following 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed:
5        (1) plumbing;
6        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
7    temperature control systems, including the testing and
8    balancing of those systems;
9        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for
10    conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
11    those systems;
12        (4) electric wiring; and
13        (5) general contract work.
14    The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate
15and independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of
16work. All contracts awarded for any part thereof shall award
17the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and
18reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these
19classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the
20construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder
21on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on the
22subdivision of work designated by the construction agency
23before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided
24that all payments will be made directly to the contractors for
25the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the conditions
26of the contract.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-369, eff. 12-15-19.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.