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Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 3/13/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 724
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 724 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land |
| 5 | | Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by |
| 6 | | changing Section 30 as follows:
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| 7 | | (30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) |
| 8 | | Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall |
| 9 | | evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other |
| 10 | | prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and |
| 11 | | the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to |
| 12 | | considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record |
| 13 | | and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
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| 14 | | time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
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| 15 | | qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine |
| 16 | | in writing
are applicable. The State agency may conduct |
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| 1 | | discussions with and require
public presentations by firms |
| 2 | | deemed to be the most qualified regarding
their qualifications, |
| 3 | | approach to the project and ability to furnish the
required |
| 4 | | services. |
| 5 | | A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms |
| 6 | | to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying |
| 7 | | services. A selection
committee may include at least one public |
| 8 | | member nominated by a statewide
association of the profession |
| 9 | | affected. The public member may not be
employed or associated |
| 10 | | with any firm holding a contract with the State
agency nor may |
| 11 | | the public member's firm be considered for a
contract with
that |
| 12 | | State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of |
| 13 | | the
committee. |
| 14 | | In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint |
| 15 | | public members to selection committees that represent the |
| 16 | | geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of |
| 17 | | the State, including persons nominated by associations |
| 18 | | representing minority and female-owned business associations. |
| 19 | | Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree |
| 20 | | from an accredited college or university in one of the |
| 21 | | professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated |
| 22 | | with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or |
| 23 | | seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of |
| 24 | | the committee. |
| 25 | | Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, members of |
| 26 | | selection committees established by the Department of |
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| 1 | | Transportation or the Capital Development Board shall be |
| 2 | | subject to Senate confirmation. |
| 3 | | In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm |
| 4 | | for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal |
| 5 | | submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or proposals |
| 6 | | in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of construction |
| 7 | | cost, or any other measure of
compensation. |
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)".
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