Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 4/16/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3497

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3497 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5changing Section 30-30 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/30-30)
7    Sec. 30-30. Contracts in excess of $250,000. For building
8construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate
9specifications may shall be prepared for all equipment, labor,
10and materials in connection with the following 5 subdivisions
11of the work to be performed:
12        (1) plumbing;
13        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
14    temperature control systems, including the testing and
15    balancing of those systems;
16        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for

 

 

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1    conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
2    those systems;
3        (4) electric wiring; and
4        (5) general contract work.
5    The specifications may must be so drawn as to permit
6separate and independent bidding upon each of the 5
7subdivisions of work. All contracts awarded for any part
8thereof may shall award the 5 subdivisions of work separately
9to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or corporations
10engaged in these classes of work. The contracts, at the
11discretion of the construction agency, may be assigned to the
12successful bidder on the general contract work or to the
13successful bidder on the subdivision of work designated by the
14construction agency before the bidding as the prime subdivision
15of work, provided that all payments will be made directly to
16the contractors for the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance
17with the conditions of the contract.
18    For single prime projects: (i) the bid of the successful
19low bidder shall identify the name of the subcontractor, if
20any, and the bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions
21of work set forth in this Section; and (ii) the contract
22entered into with the successful bidder shall provide that no
23identified subcontractor may be terminated without the written
24consent of the Capital Development Board.
25    Until a date 4 years after July 1, 2011, the requirements
26of this Section do not apply to a construction project for

 

 

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1which the Capital Development Board is the construction agency
2if: (i) the project budget is at least $15,000,000; (ii) the
3Capital Development Board has submitted to the Procurement
4Policy Board a written request for a public hearing on waiver
5of the application of the requirements of this Section to that
6project, including its reasons for seeking the waiver and why
7the waiver is in the best interest of the State; (iii) the
8Capital Development Board has posted notice of the waiver
9hearing on its procurement web page and on the online
10Procurement Bulletin at least 15 calendar days before the
11hearing; (iv) the Procurement Policy Board, after conducting
12the public hearing on the waiver request, reviews and approves
13the request in writing before the award of the contract; (v)
14the successful low bidder has prequalified with the Capital
15Development Board; (vi) the bid of the successful low bidder
16identifies the name of the subcontractor, if any, and the bid
17proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth
18in this Section; and (vii) the contract entered into with the
19successful bidder provides that no identified subcontractor
20may be terminated without the written consent of the Capital
21Development Board. With respect to any construction project
22described in this paragraph, the Capital Development Board
23shall: (i) provide to the Auditor General an affidavit that the
24waiver of the application of the requirements of this Section
25is in the best interest of the State; (ii) specify in writing
26as a public record that the project shall comply with the

 

 

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1disadvantaged business practices of the Business Enterprise
2for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act and
3the equal employment practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois
4Human Rights Act; and (iii) report annually to the Governor and
5the General Assembly on the bidding, award, and performance. On
6and after January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
795-758), the Capital Development Board may award in each year
8contracts with an aggregate total value of no more than
9$200,000,000 with respect to construction projects described
10in this paragraph.
11    Until a date 11 years after November 29, 2005 (the
12effective date of Public Act 94-699), the requirements of this
13Section do not apply to the Capitol Building HVAC upgrade
14project if (i) the bid of the successful bidder identifies the
15name of the subcontractor, if any, and the bid proposal costs
16for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth in this
17Section, and (ii) the contract entered into with the successful
18bidder provides that no identified subcontractor may be
19terminated without the written consent of the Capital
20Development Board.
21(Source: P.A. 97-182, eff. 7-22-11; 98-431, eff. 8-16-13;
2298-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
23    Section 95. Repeal date. This Act is repealed on December
2431, 2020.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".