Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 5/30/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1262

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1262, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land
6Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by
7changing Sections 30 and 35 as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 535/30)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30)
9    Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall
10evaluate the firms submitting letters of interest and other
11prequalified firms, taking into account qualifications; and
12the State agency may consider, but shall not be limited to
13considering, ability of professional personnel, past record
14and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
15time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
16qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine

 

 

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1in writing are applicable. The State agency may conduct
2discussions with and require public presentations by firms
3deemed to be the most qualified regarding their qualifications,
4approach to the project and ability to furnish the required
5services.
6    A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms
7to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying
8services. A selection committee may include at least one public
9member nominated by a statewide association of the profession
10affected. The public member may not be employed or associated
11with any firm holding a contract with the State agency nor may
12the public member's firm be considered for a contract with that
13State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of
14the committee.
15    In addition, the Department of Transportation shall may
16appoint public members to selection committees that represent
17the geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the
18population of the State, including persons nominated by
19associations representing minority and female-owned business
20associations. Public members shall be licensed in or have
21received a degree from an accredited college or university in
22one of the professions affected and shall not be employed by,
23associated with, or have an ownership interest in any firm
24holding or seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public
25member of the committee.
26    In addition, the Secretary of Transportation shall appoint

 

 

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13 Department of Transportation employees to selection
2committees. The 3 Department of Transportation employee
3members shall include the chief fiscal officer, a member from
4the planning office, and a member from the office that
5certifies disadvantaged business enterprises. The Secretary of
6Transportation shall appoint a selection committee chair from
7the 3 Department of Transportation employee members. With the
8exception of the chief fiscal officer, all members of selection
9committees at the Department of Transportation shall be limited
10to a 2-year term and shall not serve more than one concurrent
11term. Selection committees shall be limited to 6 members.
12    In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm
13for negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal
14submission of verbal or written estimates of costs or proposals
15in terms of dollars, hours required, percentage of construction
16cost, or any other measure of compensation.
17(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)
 
18    (30 ILCS 535/35)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-35)
19    Sec. 35. Selection procedure. On the basis of evaluations,
20discussions, and any presentations, the State agency shall
21select no less than 3 firms it determines to be qualified to
22provide services for the project and rank them in order of
23qualifications to provide services regarding the specific
24project. The State agency shall then contact the firm ranked
25most preferred to negotiate a contract at a fair and reasonable

 

 

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1compensation. If fewer than 3 firms submit letters of interest
2and the State agency determines that one or both of those firms
3are so qualified, the State agency may proceed to negotiate a
4contract under Section 40. The decision of the State agency
5shall be final and binding.
6    No firm shall be selected on concurrent bulletins without
7the Department of Transportation documenting that it is in the
8best interest of the State.
9(Source: P.A. 87-673.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".