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70 ILCS 860/15

(70 ILCS 860/15)

Sec. 15. Solicitation of proposals.

(a) A forest preserve district or conservation district may enter into design-build contracts.  In addition to the requirements set forth in its local ordinances, when the forest preserve district or conservation district elects to use the design-build delivery method, it must issue a notice of intent to receive proposals for the project at least 14 days before issuing the request for the proposal. The forest preserve district or conservation district must publish the advance notice in the manner prescribed by ordinance, which shall include posting the advance notice online on its website.  The forest preserve district or conservation district may publish the notice in construction industry publications or post the notice on construction industry websites. A brief description of the proposed procurement must be included in the notice. The forest preserve district or conservation district must provide a copy of the request for proposal to any party requesting a copy.

(b) The request for proposal shall be prepared for each project and must contain, without limitation, the following information:

(1) The name of the forest preserve district or

conservation district.

(2) A preliminary schedule for the completion of the

contract.

(3) The proposed budget for the project, the source

of funds, and the currently available funds at the time the request for proposal is submitted.

(4) Prequalification criteria for design-build

entities wishing to submit proposals. The forest preserve district or conservation district shall include, at a minimum, its normal prequalification, licensing, registration, and other requirements; however, nothing precludes the use of additional prequalification criteria by the forest preserve district or conservation district.

(5) Material requirements of the contract, including,

but not limited to, the proposed terms and conditions, required performance and payment bonds, insurance, and the entity's plan to comply with the utilization goals for business enterprises established in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.

(6) The performance criteria.
(7) The evaluation criteria for each phase of the

solicitation. Price may not be used as a factor in the evaluation of Phase I proposals.

(8) The number of entities that will be considered

for the technical and cost evaluation phase.

(c) The forest preserve district or conservation district may include any other relevant information that it chooses to supply. The design-build entity shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy of this documentation in the development of its proposal.

(d) The date that proposals are due must be at least 21 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request for proposal. In the event the cost of the project is estimated to exceed $12,000,000, then the proposal due date must be at least 28 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request for proposal. The forest preserve district or conservation district shall include in the request for proposal a minimum of 30 days to develop the Phase II submissions after the selection of entities from the Phase I evaluation is completed.

(Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)