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| Public Act 096-0849 |
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land | ||||
Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 30 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) | ||||
Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall | ||||
evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other | ||||
prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and | ||||
the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to | ||||
considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record | ||||
and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
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time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
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qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine | ||||
in writing
are applicable. The State agency may conduct | ||||
discussions with and require
public presentations by firms | ||||
deemed to be the most qualified regarding
their qualifications, | ||||
approach to the project and ability to furnish the
required | ||||
services. | ||||
A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms | ||||
to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying | ||||
services. A selection
committee may include at least one public | ||||
member nominated by a statewide
association of the profession | ||
affected. The public member may not be
employed or associated | ||
with any firm holding a contract with the State
agency nor may | ||
the public member's firm be considered for a
contract with
that | ||
State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of | ||
the
committee. | ||
In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint | ||
public members to selection committees that represent the | ||
geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of | ||
the State, including persons nominated by associations | ||
representing minority and female-owned business associations. | ||
Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree | ||
from an accredited college or university in one of the | ||
professions the profession affected and shall not be employed | ||
by, associated with, or have an ownership interest in any firm | ||
holding or seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public | ||
member of the committee. | ||
In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm | ||
for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal | ||
submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or proposals | ||
in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of construction | ||
cost, or any other measure of
compensation. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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