Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Filed: 3/10/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1504

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1504 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Sections 20-5 and 25-45 and by adding the heading of
6Article 32 and Sections 32-3, 32-4, 32-5, 32-10, 32-15, 32-20,
7and 32-25 as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 500/20-5)
9    Sec. 20-5. Method of source selection. Unless otherwise
10authorized by law, all State contracts shall be awarded by
11competitive sealed bidding, in accordance with Section 20-10,
12except as provided in Sections 20-15, 20-20, 20-25, 20-30,
1320-32, 20-35, 30-15, and 40-20.
14(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
 
15    (30 ILCS 500/25-45)

 

 

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1    Sec. 25-45. Energy conservation program. State purchasing
2officers may enter into energy conservation program contracts
3that provide for utility cost savings. The chief procurement
4officer shall promulgate and adopt rules in accordance with
5Article 32 of this Act for the implementation of this Section.
6    For the purposes of promoting energy conservation and
7carbon reduction in State owned facilities, the State
8purchasing officer of the Illinois Department of Corrections
9(IDOC) shall work in conjunction with the State purchasing
10officer of the Capital Development Board (CDB) to follow the
11procedure prescribed in Article 32 of this Act for the
12procurement of guaranteed energy saving contracts. After
13evaluating proposals, IDOC shall enter into a contract with the
14qualified provider to reduce energy usage and carbon footprints
15of the correctional facilities administered by IDOC. If, in the
16judgment of IDOC and CDB, it is in the State's best interest to
17award contracts to more than one qualified provider, they may
18do so. The State shall award any contracts under this paragraph
19by March 1, 2012. This paragraph is no longer operative after
20January 1, 2013.
21(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
 
22    (30 ILCS 500/Art. 32 heading new)
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ARTICLE 32. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES

 
24    (30 ILCS 500/32-3 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 32-3. Applicable laws. Other State laws and related
2administrative requirements apply to this Article, including,
3but not limited to, the following laws and related
4administrative requirements: the Illinois Human Rights Act,
5the Prevailing Wage Act, the Public Construction Bond Act, the
6Public Works Preference Act, the Employment of Illinois Workers
7on Public Works Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Open
8Meetings Act, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989,
9the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the
10Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and the Contractor
11Unified License and Permit Bond Act.
 
12    (30 ILCS 500/32-4 new)
13    Sec. 32-4. Applicability. In order to protect the integrity
14of historic buildings, no provision of this Article shall be
15interpreted to require the implementation of energy
16conservation measures that conflict with respect to any
17property eligible for, nominated to, or entered on the National
18Register of Historic Places, pursuant to the National Historic
19Preservation Act of 1966, or the Illinois Register of Historic
20Places, pursuant to the Illinois Historic Preservation Act.
 
21    (30 ILCS 500/32-5 new)
22    Sec. 32-5. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the
23context clearly requires otherwise:
24    "Energy conservation measure" means any improvement,

 

 

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1repair, alteration, or betterment of any building or facility
2owned or operated by the State or any equipment, fixture, or
3furnishing to be added to or used in any such building or
4facility, subject to all applicable building codes, that is
5designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs, and
6may include, without limitation, one or more of the following:
7        (1) Insulation of the building structure or systems
8    within the building.
9        (2) Storm windows or doors, caulking or
10    weatherstripping, multiglazed windows or doors, heat
11    absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window or
12    door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass
13    area, or other window and door system modifications that
14    reduce energy consumption.
15        (3) Automated or computerized energy control systems.
16        (4) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system
17    modifications or replacements.
18        (5) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures
19    to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting system
20    without increasing the overall illumination of a facility,
21    unless an increase in illumination is necessary to conform
22    to the applicable State or local building code for the
23    lighting system after the proposed modifications are made.
24        (6) Energy recovery systems.
25        (7) Energy conservation measures that provide
26    long-term operating cost reductions.

 

 

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1    "Guaranteed energy savings contract" means a contract for:
2(i) the implementation of an energy audit, data collection, and
3other related analyses preliminary to the undertaking of energy
4conservation measures; (ii) the evaluation and recommendation
5of energy conservation measures; (iii) the implementation of
6one or more energy conservation measures; and (iv) the
7implementation of project monitoring and data collection to
8verify post-installation energy consumption and energy-related
9operating costs. The contract shall provide that all payments,
10except obligations on termination of the contract before its
11expiration, are to be made over time and that the savings are
12guaranteed to the extent necessary to pay the costs of the
13energy conservation measures. Energy savings may include
14energy reduction and offsetting sources of renewable energy
15funds including renewable energy credits and carbon credits.
16    "Qualified provider" means a person or business whose
17employees are experienced and trained in the design,
18implementation, or installation of energy conservation
19measures. The minimum training required for any person or
20employee under this paragraph shall be the satisfactory
21completion of at least 40 hours of course instruction dealing
22with energy conservation measures. A qualified provider to whom
23the contract is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the
24State agency for its faithful performance.
25    "Request for proposals" means a competitive selection
26achieved by negotiated procurement. The request for proposals

 

 

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1shall be announced through public notice, at least 14 days
2before the request date, in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin,
3from the State purchasing officer that will administer the
4program, requesting innovative solutions and proposals for
5energy conservation measures. Proposals submitted shall be
6sealed. The request for proposals shall include all of the
7following:
8        (1) The name and address of the State agency.
9        (2) The name, address, title, and phone number of the
10    State purchasing officer.
11        (3) Notice indicating that the State agency is
12    requesting qualified providers to propose energy
13    conservation measures through a guaranteed energy savings
14    contract.
15        (4) The date, time, and place where proposals must be
16    received.
17        (5) The evaluation criteria for assessing the
18    proposals.
19        (6) Any other stipulations and clarifications the
20    State agency may require.
 
21    (30 ILCS 500/32-10 new)
22    Sec. 32-10. Evaluation of proposal. Before entering into a
23guaranteed energy savings contract under Section 32-15, a State
24purchasing officer shall submit a request for proposals. The
25State purchasing officer shall evaluate any sealed proposal

 

 

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1from a qualified provider. The evaluation shall analyze the
2estimates of all costs of installations, modifications, or
3remodeling, including, without limitation, costs of a
4pre-installation energy audit or analysis, design,
5engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, debt service,
6conversions to a different energy or fuel source, or
7post-installation project monitoring, data collection, and
8reporting. The evaluation shall include a detailed analysis of
9whether either the energy consumed or the operating costs, or
10both, will be reduced. If technical assistance is not available
11by a licensed architect or registered professional engineer on
12the State agency's staff, then the evaluation of the proposal
13shall be done by a registered professional engineer or
14architect who is retained by the State agency. Any licensed
15architect or registered professional engineer evaluating a
16proposal under this Section may not have any financial or
17contractual relationship with a qualified provider or other
18source that would constitute a conflict of interest. The State
19agency may pay a reasonable fee for evaluation of the proposal
20or include the fee as part of the payments made under Section
2132-20.
 
22    (30 ILCS 500/32-15 new)
23    Sec. 32-15. Award of guaranteed energy savings contract.
24Sealed proposals must be opened by the State purchasing officer
25at a public opening at which the contents of the proposals must

 

 

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1be announced. Each person or entity submitting a sealed
2proposal must receive at least 10 days notice of the time and
3place of the opening. The State purchasing officer shall select
4the qualified provider that best meets the needs of the State
5agency. The State agency shall provide public notice of (i) the
6meeting at which it proposes to award a guaranteed energy
7savings contract, (ii) the names of the parties to the proposed
8contract, and (iii) the purpose of the contract. The public
9notice shall be made at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
10After evaluating the proposals under Section 32-10, the Capital
11Development Board may enter into a guaranteed energy savings
12contract with a qualified provider if it finds that the amount
13the State agency would spend on the energy conservation
14measures recommended in the proposal would not exceed the
15amount to be saved in either energy or operational costs, or
16both, within a 20-year period from the date of installation, if
17the recommendations in the proposal are followed.
 
18    (30 ILCS 500/32-20 new)
19    Sec. 32-20. Guarantee. The guaranteed energy savings
20contract shall include a written guarantee of the qualified
21provider that either the energy or operational cost savings, or
22both, will meet or exceed within 20 years the costs of the
23energy conservation measures. The qualified provider shall
24reimburse the State agency for any shortfall of guaranteed
25energy savings projected in the contract. A qualified provider

 

 

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1shall provide a sufficient bond to the State agency for the
2installation and the faithful performance of all the measures
3included in the contract. The guaranteed energy savings
4contract may provide for payments over a period of time, not to
5exceed 20 years from the date of the final installation of the
6measures.
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/32-25 new)
8    Sec. 32-25. Operational and energy cost savings. The State
9agency shall document the operational and energy cost savings
10specified in the guaranteed energy savings contract and shall
11designate and appropriate that amount for an annual payment of
12the contract. If the annual energy savings are less than
13projected under the guaranteed energy savings contract, the
14qualified provider shall pay the difference as provided in
15Section 32-20.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".