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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0223 Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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50 ILCS 510/5 | from Ch. 85, par. 6405 |
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Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Removes an option allowing a political subdivision not to evaluate firms submitting letters of interest for projects requiring architectural, engineering, or land surveying services if the political subdivision has a satisfactory relationship for services with one or more firms.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB0223 | | LRB101 02853 AWJ 47861 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Local Government Professional Services |
| 5 | | Selection Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 510/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 6405)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Evaluation Procedure. A political subdivision |
| 8 | | shall, unless
it has a satisfactory relationship for services |
| 9 | | with one or more firms, evaluate
the firms submitting letters |
| 10 | | of interest, taking into account
qualifications, ability of |
| 11 | | professional personnel, past record and
experience, |
| 12 | | performance data on file, willingness to meet time
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| 13 | | requirements, location, workload of the firm,
and such other |
| 14 | | qualifications-based factors as the
political subdivision may |
| 15 | | determine in writing are applicable. The
political subdivision |
| 16 | | may conduct discussions with and require public
presentations |
| 17 | | by firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding their
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| 18 | | qualifications, approach to the project, and ability to furnish |
| 19 | | the required services. In no case shall a political |
| 20 | | subdivision, prior to selecting a firm for negotiation under |
| 21 | | Section 7, seek formal or informal submission of verbal or |
| 22 | | written estimates of costs or proposals in terms of dollars, |
| 23 | | hours required, percentage of construction cost, or any other |