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Full Text of HB5878  98th General Assembly

HB5878ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 3/20/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5878

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5878 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
5amended by changing Section 32 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3605/32)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 332)
7    Sec. 32. The Board shall adopt regulations to insure that
8the construction or acquisition by the Authority of services or
9public transportation facilities (other than real estate)
10involving a cost of more than $40,000 $10,000 and the
11disposition of all property of the Authority shall be after
12public notice and with public bidding. The regulations may
13provide for exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and
14sale of bonds or notes of the Authority, to the acquisition of
15professional or utility services and to other matters for which
16public bidding is disadvantageous. The regulations may also

 

 

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1provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the
2prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with
3applicable federal regulations. The requirements set forth
4therein shall not apply to purchase of service agreements or
5other contracts, purchases or sales entered into by the
6Authority with any transportation agency or unit of local
7government.
8(Source: P.A. 86-1277.)
 
9    Section 10. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
10by adding Section 5.5 as follows:
 
11    (70 ILCS 3610/5.5 new)
12    Sec. 5.5. Public bidding. The Board shall adopt regulations
13to ensure that the construction or acquisition by the District
14of services or public transportation facilities (other than
15real estate) involving a cost of more than $40,000 and the
16disposition of all property of the District shall be after
17public notice and with public bidding. The regulations may
18provide for exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and
19sale of bonds or notes of the District, to the acquisition of
20professional or utility services and to other matters for which
21public bidding is disadvantageous. The regulations may also
22provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the
23prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with
24applicable federal regulations. The requirements set forth

 

 

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1therein shall not apply to purchase of service agreements or
2other contracts, purchases or sales entered into by the
3District with any transportation agency or unit of local
4government.
 
5    Section 15. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
6amended by changing Section 4.06 as follows:
 
7    (70 ILCS 3615/4.06)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.06)
8    Sec. 4.06. Public bidding.
9    (a) The Board shall adopt regulations to ensure that the
10construction or acquisition by the Authority or a Service Board
11other than the Chicago Transit Authority of services or public
12transportation facilities (other than real estate) involving a
13cost of more than $40,000 $10,000 and the disposition of all
14property of the Authority or a Service Board other than the
15Chicago Transit Authority shall be after public notice and with
16public bidding. Such regulations may provide for exceptions to
17such requirements for acquisition of repair parts,
18accessories, equipment or services previously furnished or
19contracted for; for the immediate delivery of supplies,
20material or equipment or performance of service when it is
21determined by the concurrence of two-thirds of the then
22Directors that an emergency requires immediate delivery or
23supply thereof; for goods or services that are economically
24procurable from only one source; for contracts for the

 

 

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1maintenance or servicing of equipment which are made with the
2manufacturers or authorized service agent of that equipment
3where the maintenance or servicing can best be performed by the
4manufacturer or authorized service agent or such a contract
5would be otherwise advantageous to the Authority or a Service
6Board, other than the Chicago Transit Authority, except that
7the exceptions in this clause shall not apply to contracts for
8plumbing, heating, piping, refrigeration and automatic
9temperature control systems, ventilating and distribution
10systems for conditioned air, and electrical wiring; for goods
11or services procured from another governmental agency; for
12purchases and contracts for the use or purchase of data
13processing equipment and data processing systems software; for
14the acquisition of professional or utility services; and for
15the acquisition of public transportation equipment including,
16but not limited to, rolling stock, locomotives and buses,
17provided that: (i) it is determined by a vote of 2/3 of the
18then Directors of the Service Board making the acquisition that
19a negotiated acquisition offers opportunities with respect to
20the cost or financing of the equipment, its delivery, or the
21performance of a portion of the work within the State or the
22use of goods produced or services provided within the State;
23(ii) a notice of intention to negotiate for the acquisition of
24such public transportation equipment is published in a
25newspaper of general circulation within the City of Chicago
26inviting proposals from qualified vendors; and (iii) any

 

 

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1contract with respect to such acquisition is authorized by a
2vote of 2/3 of the then Directors of the Service Board making
3the acquisition. The requirements set forth in this Section
4shall not apply to purchase of service agreements or other
5contracts, purchases or sales entered into by the Authority
6with any transportation agency or unit of local government.
7    (b) (1) In connection with two-phase design/build
8selection procedures authorized in this Section, a Service
9Board may authorize, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of
10the then members of the Service Board, the use of competitive
11selection and the prequalification of responsible bidders
12consistent with applicable federal regulations and this
13subsection (b).
14        (2) Two-phase design/build selection procedures shall
15    consist of the following:
16            (i) A Service Board shall develop, through
17        licensed architects or licensed engineers, a scope of
18        work statement for inclusion in the solicitation for
19        phase-one proposals that defines the project and
20        provides prospective offerors with sufficient
21        information regarding the Service Board's
22        requirements. The statement shall include criteria and
23        preliminary design, and general budget parameters and
24        general schedule or delivery requirements to enable
25        the offerors to submit proposals which meet the Service
26        Board's needs. When the two-phase design/build

 

 

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1        selection procedure is used and the Service Board
2        contracts for development of the scope of work
3        statement, the Service Board shall contract for
4        architectural or engineering services as defined by
5        and in accordance with the Architectural, Engineering,
6        and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act
7        and all applicable licensing statutes.
8            (ii) The evaluation factors to be used in
9        evaluating phase-one proposals must be stated in the
10        solicitation and must include specialized experience
11        and technical competence, capability to perform, past
12        performance of the offeror's team (including the
13        architect-engineer and construction members of the
14        team) and other appropriate technical and
15        qualifications factors. Each solicitation must
16        establish the relative importance assigned to the
17        evaluation factors and the subfactors that must be
18        considered in the evaluation of phase-one proposals on
19        the basis of the evaluation factors set forth in the
20        solicitation. Each design/build team must include a
21        licensed design professional independent from the
22        Service Board's licensed architect or engineer and a
23        licensed design professional must be named in the
24        phase-one proposals submitted to the Service Board.
25            (iii) On the basis of the phase-one proposal the
26        Service Board shall select as the most highly qualified

 

 

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1        the number of offerors specified in the solicitation
2        and request the selected offerors to submit phase-two
3        competitive proposals and cost or price information.
4        Each solicitation must establish the relative
5        importance assigned to the evaluation factors and the
6        subfactors that must be considered in the evaluation of
7        phase-two proposals on the basis of the evaluation
8        factors set forth in the solicitation. A Service Board
9        may negotiate with the selected design/build team
10        after award but prior to contract execution for the
11        purpose of securing better terms than originally
12        proposed, provided the salient features of the
13        design/build solicitation are not diminished. Each
14        phase-two solicitation evaluates separately (A) the
15        technical submission for the proposal, including
16        design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements
17        addressed within the scope of work, and (B) the
18        evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost or
19        price, that must be considered in the evaluations of
20        proposals.
21            (iv) A design/build solicitation issued under the
22        procedures in this subsection (b) shall state the
23        maximum number of offerors that are to be selected to
24        submit competitive phase-two proposals. The maximum
25        number specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5
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1        solicitation determines that a specified number
2        greater than 5 is in the best interest of the Service
3        Board and is consistent with the purposes and
4        objectives of the two-phase design/build selection
5        process.
6            (v) All designs submitted as part of the two-phase
7        selection process and not selected shall be
8        proprietary to the preparers.
9(Source: P.A. 89-664, eff. 8-14-96.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".