Rep. Julie Hamos

Filed: 5/21/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2116

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2116 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Local Government Energy Conservation Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 20 and 25 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 515/20)
7     Sec. 20. Guarantee. The guaranteed energy savings contract
8 shall include a written guarantee of the qualified provider
9 that either the energy or operational cost savings, or both,
10 will meet or exceed within 20 10 years the costs of the energy
11 conservation measures. The qualified provider shall reimburse
12 the unit of local government for any shortfall of guaranteed
13 energy savings projected in the contract. A qualified provider
14 shall provide a sufficient bond to the unit of local government
15 for the installation and the faithful performance of all the
16 measures included in the contract. The guaranteed energy

 

 

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1 savings contract may provide for payments over a period of
2 time, not to exceed 20 10 years from the date of the final
3 installation of the measures.
4 (Source: P.A. 88-173; 88-615, eff. 9-9-94.)
 
5     (50 ILCS 515/25)
6     Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
7 agreement; or other agreement.
8     (a) A unit of local government, or units of local
9 government in combination, may enter into an installment
10 payment contract, lease purchase agreement, or other agreement
11 with a qualified provider or with a third party, as authorized
12 by law, for the funding or financing of the purchase and
13 installation of energy conservation measures by a qualified
14 provider. Every unit of local government may issue certificates
15 evidencing the indebtedness incurred pursuant to the contracts
16 or agreements. Any such contract or agreement shall be valid
17 whether or not an appropriation with respect thereto is first
18 included in any annual or supplemental budget adopted by the
19 unit of local government. Each contract or agreement entered
20 into by a unit of local government pursuant to this Section
21 shall be authorized by official action of the unit of local
22 government's governing body. The authority granted under this
23 Section is in addition to any other authority granted by law.
24     (b) If a potential bidder, including, but not limited to, a
25 consultant, architect, engineer, or drafter of specifications,

 

 

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1 assists a unit of local government prior to the issuance of a
2 request for proposal for the funding or financing of the
3 purchase and installation of energy conservation measures,
4 then:
5         (1) The unit of local government must use a
6     standardized request for proposal form approved by the
7     Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; or
8         (2) A substantial conflict of interest is presumed when
9     a potential bidder (i) proposes the use of its own
10     company's proprietary systems, (ii) provides restrictive
11     equipment specifications in the request for proposal,
12     (iii) mandates that specific improvements be included in
13     the request for proposal in order to submit a proposal to
14     the unit of local government, or (iv) performs fee for
15     service consulting on the proposed project in order to
16     prepare the unit of local government to issue the request
17     for proposal. The presumption of a substantial conflict of
18     interest under this subsection may be overcome if the body
19     authorizing the contract or agreement states in writing on
20     a form, as approved by the Department of Commerce and
21     Economic Opportunity, that it has voted to waive any of the
22     applicable conflicts listed in this subsection and states
23     the reasons why the conflict does not prohibit the
24     potential bidder's participation as a bidder. The form
25     shall also include a statement that materials, references,
26     and assistance in developing requests for proposal may be

 

 

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1     obtained through the Department of Commerce and Economic
2     Opportunity. The form shall be signed and submitted for
3     publication in the Capital Development Board Procurement
4     Bulletin and the Illinois Procurement Bulletin with the
5     request for proposal.
6     (c) If a potential bidder, including but not limited to a
7 consultant, architect, engineer, or drafter of specifications,
8 assists a unit of local government by performing a preliminary
9 energy audit, whether for a fee or free of charge, prior to the
10 issuance of a request for proposal for the funding or financing
11 of the purchase and installation of energy conservation
12 measures, then the preliminary energy audit shall be submitted
13 to the Capital Development Board Procurement Bulletin and the
14 Illinois Procurement Bulletin with the request for proposal.
15     (d) To implement the requirements of this Section, the
16 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
17 promulgate rules and provide forms for both requests for
18 proposals and conflict waivers, which shall be made available
19 on the website of the Department of Commerce and Economic
20 Opportunity.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
22     Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
23 19b-1.4, 19b-3, and 19b-5 as follows:
 
24     (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.4)

 

 

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1     Sec. 19b-1.4. Request for proposals. "Request for
2 proposals" means a competitive selection achieved by
3 negotiated procurement. The request for proposals shall be
4 submitted to the administrators of the Capital Development
5 Board Procurement Bulletin and announced in the Illinois
6 Procurement Bulletin for publication and through at least one
7 public notice, at least 30 14 days before the request date in a
8 newspaper published in the district or vocational center area,
9 or if no newspaper is published in the district or vocational
10 center area, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
11 of the district or vocational center, from a school district or
12 area vocational center that will administer the program,
13 requesting innovative solutions and proposals for energy
14 conservation measures. Proposals submitted shall be sealed.
15 The request for proposals shall include all of the following:
16         (1) The name and address of the school district or area
17     vocation center.
18         (2) The name, address, title, and phone number of a
19     contact person.
20         (3) Notice indicating that the school district or area
21     vocational center is requesting qualified providers to
22     propose energy conservation measures through a guaranteed
23     energy savings contract.
24         (4) The date, time, and place where proposals must be
25     received.
26         (5) The evaluation criteria for assessing the

 

 

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1     proposals.
2         (6) Any other stipulations and clarifications the
3     school district or area vocational center may require.
4 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
5     (105 ILCS 5/19b-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-3)
6     Sec. 19b-3. Award of guaranteed energy savings contract.
7 Sealed proposals must be opened by a member or employee of the
8 school board or governing board of the area vocational center,
9 whichever is applicable, at a public opening at which the
10 contents of the proposals must be announced. Each person or
11 entity submitting a sealed proposal must receive at least 13
12 days notice of the time and place of the opening. The school
13 district or area vocational center shall select the qualified
14 provider that best meets the needs of the district or area
15 vocational center. The school district or area vocational
16 center shall provide public notice of the meeting at which it
17 proposes to award a guaranteed energy savings contract of the
18 names of the parties to the proposed contract and of the
19 purpose of the contract. The public notice shall be made at
20 least 10 days prior to the meeting. After evaluating the
21 proposals under Section 19b-2, a school district or area
22 vocational center may enter into a guaranteed energy savings
23 contract with a qualified provider if it finds that the amount
24 it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended
25 in the proposal would not exceed the amount to be saved in

 

 

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1 either energy or operational costs, or both, within a 20-year
2 period from the date of installation, if the recommendations in
3 the proposal are followed. Contracts let or awarded must be
4 submitted to the administrators of the Capital Development
5 Board Procurement Bulletin and the published in the next
6 available subsequent Illinois Procurement Bulletin for
7 publication.
8 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
9     (105 ILCS 5/19b-5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-5)
10     Sec. 19b-5. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
11 agreement.
12     (a) A school district or school districts in combination or
13 an area vocational center may enter into an installment payment
14 contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified provider
15 or with a third-party lender, as authorized by law, for the
16 funding or financing of the purchase and installation of energy
17 conservation measures by a qualified provider. Every school
18 district or area vocational center may issue certificates
19 evidencing the indebtedness incurred pursuant to the contracts
20 or agreements. Any such contract or agreement shall be valid
21 whether or not an appropriation with respect thereto is first
22 included in any annual or supplemental budget adopted by the
23 school district or area vocational center. Each contract or
24 agreement entered into by a school district or area vocational
25 center pursuant to this Section shall be authorized by official

 

 

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1 action resolution of the school board or governing board of the
2 area vocational center, whichever is applicable. The authority
3 granted in this Section is in addition to any other authority
4 granted by law.
5     (b) If a potential bidder, including, but not limited to, a
6 consultant, architect, engineer, or drafter of specifications,
7 assists a school district or vocational center prior to the
8 issuance of a request for proposal for the funding or financing
9 of the purchase and installation of energy conservation
10 measures, then:
11         (1) The school district or vocational center must use a
12     standardized request for proposal form approved by the
13     Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; or
14         (2) A substantial conflict of interest exists when a
15     potential bidder (i) proposes the use of its own company's
16     proprietary systems, (ii) provides restrictive equipment
17     specifications in the request for proposal, (iii) mandates
18     that specific improvements be included in the request for
19     proposal in order to submit a proposal to the unit of local
20     government, or (iv) performs fee for service consulting on
21     the proposed project in order to prepare the unit of local
22     government to issue the request for proposal. The
23     presumption of a substantial conflict of interest under
24     this subsection may be overcome if the body authorizing the
25     contract or agreement states in writing on a form, as
26     approved by the Department of Commerce and Economic

 

 

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1     Opportunity, that it has voted to waive any of the
2     applicable conflicts listed in this subsection and states
3     the reasons why the conflict does not prohibit the
4     potential bidder's participation as a bidder. The form
5     shall also include a statement that materials, references,
6     and assistance in developing requests for proposal may be
7     obtained through the Department of Commerce and Economic
8     Opportunity. The form shall be signed and submitted for
9     publication in the Capital Development Board Procurement
10     Bulletin and the Illinois Procurement Bulletin with the
11     request for proposal.
12     (c) If a potential bidder, including but not limited to a
13 consultant, architect, engineer, or drafter of specifications,
14 assists a school district or vocational center by performing a
15 preliminary energy audit, whether for a fee or free of charge,
16 prior to the issuance of a request for proposal for the funding
17 or financing of the purchase and installation of energy
18 conservation measures, then the preliminary energy audit shall
19 be submitted to the Capital Development Board Procurement
20 Bulletin and the Illinois Procurement Bulletin with the request
21 for proposal.
22     (d) To implement the requirements of this Section, the
23 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
24 promulgate rules and provide forms for both requests for
25 proposals and conflict waivers, which shall be made available
26 on the website of the Department of Commerce and Economic

 

 

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1 Opportunity.
2 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
3     Section 15. The Public University Energy Conservation Act
4 is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
5     (110 ILCS 62/25)
6     Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
7 agreement. A public university or 2 or more public
8 universities in combination may enter into an installment
9 payment contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified
10 provider or with a third-party lender, as authorized by law,
11 for the funding or financing of the purchase and installation
12 of energy conservation measures by a qualified provider. Each
13 public university may issue certificates evidencing the
14 indebtedness incurred pursuant to the contracts or agreements.
15 Any such contract or agreement shall be valid whether or not an
16 appropriation with respect thereto is first included in any
17 annual or additional or supplemental budget proposal, request,
18 or recommendation submitted by or made with respect to a public
19 university under Section 8 of the Board of Higher Education Act
20 or as otherwise provided by law. Each contract or agreement
21 entered into by a public university pursuant to this Section
22 shall be authorized by official action resolution of the board
23 of trustees of that university. The authority granted in this
24 Section is in addition to any other authority granted by law.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.".