99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3020

 

Introduced 2/18/2016, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
20 ILCS 2705/2705-233 new
20 ILCS 3501/825-108 new
30 ILCS 500/1-10.5 new
30 ILCS 535/85 new
30 ILCS 570/2.8 new
30 ILCS 575/2.8 new
735 ILCS 30/15-5-48 new
820 ILCS 130/2  from Ch. 48, par. 39s-2

    Creates the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority may evaluate and use alternative technical concepts proposed by bidders and proposers, and to use design-build and construction manager-general contractor project delivery methods. Contains provisions concerning the procurement process and terms of design-build and construction manager-general contractor contracts. Provides that the Department and the Authority have eminent domain and quick take powers under the Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative policy.
7    (a) It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to
8promote the development of infrastructure projects that serve
9the needs of the public.
10    (b) The design-build and construction manager-general
11contractor project delivery methods and use of alternative
12technical concepts have the potential to capture private sector
13innovation and safely deliver infrastructure projects on more
14predictable schedules and budgets. Earlier completion and
15lower cost for projects are possible with the ability to shift
16or share risks with the private sector that are generally
17retained by the public in the conventional design-bid-build
18project delivery method.
19    (c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
20Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll
21Highway Authority may evaluate and use alternative technical
22concepts proposed by bidders and proposers and to use the DB
23and CMGC project delivery methods.

 

 

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1    (d) It is the intent of this Act to use design
2professionals, construction companies, and workers from this
3State to the greatest extent possible.
4    (e) The powers granted in this Act are in addition to any
5other powers authorized under applicable law.
 
6    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Agency" means the Department of Transportation or the
8Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
9    "ATC" means alternative technical concepts.
10    "Authority" means the Illinois State Toll Highway
11Authority.
12    "Best value" means any selection process in which proposals
13contain both price and qualitative components and award is
14based upon a combination of price, qualitative concepts, and
15other factors.
16    "Chief procurement officer" means the chief procurement
17officer for the Department or the Authority.
18    "CMGC contract" means the two-phase contract between the
19Department or the Authority and a construction manager-general
20contractor, which includes a first phase addressing
21preconstruction services and a second phase addressing the
22construction of the transportation facility.
23    "Construction manager-general contractor" or "CMGC" means
24a proposer that has entered into a construction manager-general
25contractor contract under this Act.

 

 

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1    "Construction manager-general contractor project delivery
2method" or "CMGC project delivery method" means a method of
3procurement and contracting that makes a CMGC who enters into a
4contract with the Department or the Authority responsible for
5certain preconstruction services and then, if the parties reach
6agreement on key terms, responsible for construction of the
7transportation facility.
8    "DB" means design-build.
9    "Department" means the Illinois Department of
10Transportation.
11    "Design-bid-build project delivery method" means the
12traditional method of procuring and contracting for design and
13construction services used in this State, which incorporates
14the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
15Qualifications Based Selection Act and the principles of
16competitive bidding under the Illinois Procurement Code.
17    "Design-build contract" or "DB contract" means a contract
18between the Department or the Authority and a design-builder
19under which the design-builder agrees to furnish
20architectural, surveying, engineering, construction, and
21related services for a transportation facility.
22    "Design-build project delivery method" or "DB project
23delivery method" means a method of procurement and contracting
24that provides responsibility within a single contract between
25the Department or the Authority and a design-builder for the
26furnishing of architectural, surveying, engineering,

 

 

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1construction, and related services for a transportation
2facility.
3    "Design-builder" means a proposer that has entered into a
4design-build contract with the Department or the Authority
5under this Act.
6    "Evaluation Committee" means the committee assembled to
7evaluate and score statements of qualifications and proposals.
8    "Evaluation criteria" means the standards and requirements
9established by the Department or the Authority against which
10the qualifications and proposals of a proposer will be assessed
11during the procurement of a design-build contract or
12construction manager-general contractor contract, as
13applicable.
14    "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
15Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
16    "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan
17planning organization under 23 U.S.C. 134 whose metropolitan
18planning area boundaries are partially or completely within
19this State.
20    "Preconstruction services" means all
21non-construction-related services that a construction
22manager-general contractor is required to perform during the
23first phase of a construction manager-general contractor
24contract, which may include giving advice to the Department or
25the Authority regarding scheduling, work sequencing, cost
26engineering, constructability, cost estimating, and risk

 

 

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1identification.
2    "Proposal" means a proposer's response to a request for
3proposals.
4    "Proposer" means any individual, sole proprietorship,
5firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional
6corporation, or other entity legally established to conduct
7business in this State that proposes to be the design-build or
8construction manager-general contractor for any transportation
9facility under this Act.
10    "Qualifications" means a statement of qualifications
11submitted by a proposer in response to a request for
12qualifications.
13    "Request for proposals" means the document issued by the
14Department or the Authority to solicit proposals and describe
15the procurement process for a design-build contract or
16construction manager-general contractor contract in accordance
17with the design-build project delivery method or the
18construction manager-general contractor project delivery
19method, as applicable.
20    "Request for qualifications" means the document issued by
21the Department or the Authority in the first phase of a
22two-phase procurement to solicit qualifications from proposers
23in accordance with the design-build project delivery method or
24the construction manager-general contractor project delivery
25method, as applicable.
26    "Scope and performance requirements" means the constructed

 

 

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1elements, activities, and standards of performance required by
2the Department or the Authority to be complied with in the
3development of the transportation facility, which may include,
4but not be limited to, the intended usage, capacity, size,
5scope, quality and performance standards, life-cycle costs,
6preliminary engineering, design, and other requirements as
7developed and determined by the Department or the Authority.
8    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation of the
9Illinois Department of Transportation.
10    "Transportation facility" means any new or existing
11facility or group of facilities that are the subject of a
12design-build contract or a construction manager-general
13contractor contract, and which may include highways, roads,
14bridges, tunnels, overpasses, ferries, airports or other
15aviation facilities, public transportation facilities, vehicle
16parking facilities, seaport facilities, rail facilities,
17intermodal facilities, transit facilities, or similar
18facilities used for the transportation of persons or goods.
 
19    Section 15. Authorization of project delivery methods.
20    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and as authority
21supplemental to its existing powers, the Agency, in accordance
22with this Act, may use the design-build project delivery method
23or the CMGC project delivery method for transportation
24facilities; provided that, prior to commencing a procurement
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1contract, the Agency has first undertaken an analysis and made
2a written determination that it is in the best interests of
3this State to utilize the selected delivery method for that
4transportation facility. The analysis and determination shall
5discuss the design-build or CMGC project delivery method's
6impact on the anticipated schedule, completion date, and
7project costs. The best interests of the State analysis shall
8be made available to the public.
9    (b) The Agency shall report to the General Assembly
10annually for the first 5 years after the effective date of this
11Act on the progress of procurements and transportation
12facilities procured under this Act.
 
13    Section 20. Preconditions to commencement of procurement.
14    If the Agency determines to use the design-build project
15delivery method or the CMGC project delivery method for a
16particular transportation facility, the Agency shall not
17commence a procurement for the transportation facility until:
18    (1) the Agency determines that the transportation facility
19is consistent with the regional plan of any metropolitan
20planning organization in which the boundaries of the
21transportation facility are located; and
22    (2) the Agency completes at least one of the following:
23        (A) includes the transportation facility in the
24    Department's Multi-Year Highway Improvement Program;
25        (B) issues a notice of intent to receive qualifications

 

 

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1    at least 14 days prior to the issuance of the request for
2    qualifications; or
3        (C) for a single phase procurement under subsection (a)
4    of Section 25 of this Act, issues a notice of intent to
5    receive proposals at least 14 days prior to the issuance of
6    the request for proposals. If the Agency issues this notice
7    of intent, the Department shall publish the notice in the
8    Department's Transportation Procurement Bulletin. The
9    Agency shall include a description of the proposed
10    procurement and transportation facility in any notice of
11    intent.
 
12    Section 25. Procurement process.
13    (a) The Agency may solicit a proposer with which to enter
14into a design-build contract or CMGC contract, as applicable,
15by using, without limitation, one or more requests for
16qualifications, short-listing of the most highly qualified
17proposers, or requests for proposals and negotiations. The
18Agency shall use a two-phase procurement for a design-build
19contract to select the successful proposer; provided that the
20Agency may use a single phase procurement if the transportation
21facility is estimated to cost less than $10,000,000 or the
22Secretary of Transportation or the Executive Director makes a
23written determination that the Agency may use a single phase
24procurement for a particular transportation facility. In a
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1evaluate and short-list the most highly qualified proposers
2based on qualifications, and then use the second phase to
3evaluate and select a proposer based on proposals submitted by
4the short-listed proposers. In a single phase procurement, the
5Agency shall solicit proposers with a request for proposals,
6and shall evaluate and select a proposer based on those
7proposals.
8    (b) The request for qualifications may contain any
9information deemed appropriate by the Agency including,
10without limitation, the following information:
11        (1) the anticipated scope of work for the
12    transportation facility;
13        (2) a requirement that the proposer identify certain
14    key personnel, and for DB contracts certain key firms, the
15    experience of the personnel and firms, and the conditions
16    on which identified personnel and firms can be replaced;
17        (3) the evaluation criteria for the qualifications and
18    the relative importance of those criteria; these
19    evaluation criteria may address, without limitation, the
20    proposer's technical and financial qualifications, such as
21    specialized experience, technical competence, capability
22    to perform, financial capacity, past performance,
23    including the proposer's safety record, and any other
24    qualifications based factors;
25        (4) the Agency's established prequalification,
26    licensing, and registration requirements, including any

 

 

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1    requirements from the Professional Engineering Practice
2    Act of 1989, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of
3    1989, the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and
4    the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989,
5    provided that nothing contained herein precludes the
6    Agency's use of different or additional prequalification
7    criteria or pass/fail evaluation factors addressing
8    minimum levels of technical experience or financial
9    capabilities;
10        (5) the maximum number of proposers the Agency will
11    short-list to submit proposals; and
12        (6) any other relevant information the Agency deems
13    appropriate.
14    (c) Upon completion of the qualifications evaluation, the
15Agency shall, based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the
16request for qualifications, create a short-list of the most
17highly qualified proposers. The Agency shall short-list no more
18than 5 and no fewer than 2 of the most highly qualified
19proposers. Notwithstanding other provisions of this subsection
20(c), the Agency may short-list fewer than 2 proposers if the
21Secretary of Transportation or the Executive Director make a
22finding that an emergency situation justifies the limited
23short-listing and fewer than 2 proposers meet any applicable
24prequalification and pass/fail requirements set forth in the
25request for qualifications.
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1deemed appropriate by the Agency including, without
2limitation, the following information:
3        (1) the form and amount of required bid security;
4        (2) the terms of the DB or CMGC contract including, but
5    not limited to, scope and performance requirements,
6    schedule or completion date requirements, subcontractor
7    requirements, payment and performance security
8    requirements, and insurance requirements;
9        (3) a requirement for the proposer to submit plans
10    regarding how it will:
11            (A) comply the utilization requirements for
12        business enterprises established in the Business
13        Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
14        Disabilities Act, or federal law or regulations that
15        establish standards and procedures for the utilization
16        of minority, disadvantaged, and female-owned
17        businesses; and
18            (B) comply with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human
19        Rights Act;
20        (4) the requirements for the technical component of the
21    proposal, including a description of the level of design,
22    scope and type of renderings, drawings, and specifications
23    to be provided in the proposals;
24        (5) the requirements for the price component of the
25    proposal, which for CMGC contracts may include a
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1    the direct costs to perform the required preconstruction
2    services and percentage mark-up on those direct costs;
3        (6) the evaluation criteria for the proposals and the
4    relative importance of those criteria, including any
5    formulas to be employed by the Agency, as the Agency deems
6    appropriate;
7        (7) a process for the Agency to review and accept
8    alternate technical concepts;
9        (8) in the case of a single phase procurement,
10    requirements regarding the proposer's qualifications; and
11        (9) any other relevant information the Agency deems
12    appropriate.
13    (e) Prior to the proposers' submittal of proposals, the
14Agency may conduct confidential meetings and exchange
15confidential information with proposers to promote
16understanding of the request for proposals, review alternative
17technical concepts, or discuss other issues related to the
18procurement.
19    (f) The date proposals are due must be at least 28 calendar
20days after the date the Agency first issues the request for
21proposals.
22    (g) The Agency may offer to pay a stipend in an amount and
23on the terms and conditions determined by the Agency and as set
24forth in the request for proposals to (1) all short-listed
25proposers if the Agency cancels the procurement before the due
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1submits a responsive proposal. The Agency may pay a stipend
2only to those proposers who grant to the Agency the right to
3use any work product contained in the unsuccessful proposer's
4proposal and other proposal-related submissions or, if the
5Agency cancels the procurement before the due date for
6proposals, any work product developed prior to cancellation,
7including technologies, techniques, methods, processes, and
8information contained in the recipient's design for the
9transportation facility.
10    (h) The Agency shall, as appropriate depending on whether
11the transportation facility includes building facilities,
12directly employ or retain a professional engineer or engineers
13licensed in the State or a licensed architect or architects, or
14both engineers licensed in this State and licensed architects,
15to prepare the scope and assist in the evaluation of the
16proposals' technical submissions under a design-build project
17delivery method. The professional engineers and licensed
18architects performing these services are generally precluded
19from participating in the procurement of the transportation
20facility at issue as a member of a proposer team.
21    (i) The Agency shall have the right to reject any and all
22qualifications or proposals, including, but not limited to, the
23right to reject any qualifications or proposals as
24non-responsive if, in the Agency's sole discretion, the
25qualifications or proposals do not meet all material
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1proposals, as appropriate. The Agency shall not consider a
2proposal that does not include:
3        (1) the proposer's plan to comply with requirements
4    established by the Agency regarding utilization of
5    business enterprises, including disadvantaged business
6    enterprises; or
7        (2) bid security in the form and amount designated in
8    the request for proposals.
9    (j) The Agency shall consult with the chief procurement
10officer on the DB and the CMGC procurement processes, and the
11Secretary or the Executive Director, in consultation with the
12chief procurement officer, shall determine which procedures to
13adopt and apply to the design-build and CMGC procurement
14processes in order to ensure an open, transparent, and
15efficient process that accomplishes the purposes of this Act.
 
16    Section 30. Evaluation committee.
17    (a) The Agency shall establish one or more evaluation
18committees to assist in selecting a DB and a CMGC. The Agency
19shall, in its sole discretion, determine the appropriate size
20and composition of the evaluation committee, including how many
21members of the committee must be licensed design professionals.
22    (b) The Agency may establish an evaluation committee for a
23set term or for the procurement of a particular transportation
24facility.
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1transportation facility, each member of an evaluation
2committee must certify that no conflict of interest exists
3between the member and the proposers. If the Agency, after
4consultation with the chief procurement officer, determines
5that an actual conflict exists, the member shall not
6participate on the evaluation committee for that procurement
7and the Agency shall appoint a replacement member on either a
8permanent or temporary basis.
 
9    Section 35. Procedures for selection. The Agency shall
10review, evaluate, rank, and score proposals and determine which
11proposal offers the best value to the public based on the
12evaluation criteria set forth in the request for proposals, and
13shall award the contract based on those determinations.
14Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, if for any
15reason the proposer awarded the contract is unable or unwilling
16to execute the contract, including the failure of the proposer
17and the Agency to successfully complete negotiations, if any,
18of the contract, the Agency may award the contract to the
19proposer whose proposal the Agency determines offers the public
20the next best value.
 
21    Section 40. Project records; confidentiality; public
22disclosure.
23    (a) The Agency shall maintain all written decisions,
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1selection evaluations, proposals, and procurement documents in
2a procurement file maintained by the Agency.
3    (b) A proposer may identify those portions of a proposal or
4other submission that the proposer considers to be trade
5secrets or confidential, commercial, financial, or proprietary
6information. To consider confidential and proprietary
7information, including trade secrets, to be exempt from
8disclosure, the proposer shall do all of the following:
9        (1) request exclusion from disclosure upon submission
10    of the information or other materials for which protection
11    is sought;
12        (2) identify the data or other materials for which
13    protection is sought;
14        (3) state the statutory or regulatory basis for the
15    protection;
16        (4) fully comply with the federal Freedom of
17    Information Act and any other applicable provisions of
18    State law, including, but not limited to, the Freedom of
19    Information Act, with respect to information the proposer
20    contends should be exempt from disclosure; and
21        (5) certify if the information is in accordance with
22    the protection of the Illinois Trade Secrets Act.
23    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to
24properly balance the need to maximize competition under this
25Act with the need to create a transparent procurement process,
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1documents submitted by proposers and the Agency's evaluation
2records shall not be subject to release or disclosure by the
3Agency until execution of the DB contract or CMGC contract, as
4applicable. If the Agency terminates the procurement for a
5transportation facility, the exemption from release or
6disclosure under this Section shall remain in place until the
7Agency re-procures the transportation facility and has entered
8into a DB contract or CMGC contract, as applicable. However,
9this exemption shall lapse if the Agency does not commence the
10re-procurement of the transportation facility within 5 years of
11the termination.
 
12    Section 45. Design-build contract. A DB contract may
13include any provisions the Agency determines are necessary or
14appropriate, including, but not limited to, provisions
15regarding the following:
16        (1) compensation or payments to the DB;
17        (2) grounds for termination of the DB contract,
18    including the Agency's right to terminate for convenience;
19        (3) liability for damages and nonperformance;
20        (4) events of default and the rights and remedies
21    available to the design-builder and the Agency in the event
22    of a default or delay;
23        (5) terms for the DB's compliance with requirements
24    pertaining to business enterprises, including
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1    of the Illinois Human Rights Act;
2        (6) the identification of any technical specifications
3    that the DB must comply with when developing plans or
4    performing construction work;
5        (7) the procedures for review and approval of the DB's
6    plans;
7        (8) required performance and payment security;
8        (9) the terms and conditions of indemnification and
9    minimum insurance requirements; and
10        (10) any other terms and conditions the Agency deems
11    necessary.
 
12    Section 50. Construction manager-general contractor
13contract.
14    (a) The CMGC contract shall divide the CMGC services into 2
15phases. The first phase shall address preconstruction services
16and the procedures the parties shall follow to finalize the
17contract terms for the second phase. The second phase shall
18address the CMGC's construction of the transportation facility
19for a lump sum or a guaranteed maximum price.
20    (b) A CMGC contract shall include provisions regarding the
21following:
22        (1) the CMGC's provision of preconstruction services
23    during the first phase of the contract, including the
24    CMGC's compensation for those services;
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1    contract, the CMGC shall use a competitive bidding process
2    to procure subcontracts for at least 70% of the
3    construction work, provided that:
4            (A) compliance with this requirement shall be
5        based on an estimated cost for the construction work
6        approved by the Agency prior to the start of the
7        competitive bidding process; and
8            (B) the CMGC may not use subcontracts with its
9        wholly or partially owned subsidiaries, parent
10        companies, or affiliates to satisfy this obligation;
11        (3) the process the Agency and the CMGC will use to
12    determine a lump sum or guaranteed maximum price for the
13    construction work, which shall include a requirement that
14    the Agency conduct an independent cost estimate for the
15    construction work; and
16        (4) grounds for termination of the CMGC contract,
17    including the Agency' s right to terminate the contract and
18    not proceed with the construction phase of the project if
19    the Agency and the CMGC are unable to negotiate a lump sum
20    or guaranteed maximum price for the construction work.
21    (c) In addition to the provisions under subsection (b) of
22this Section, a CMGC contract may include any other provisions
23the Agency determines are necessary or appropriate, including,
24but not limited to, provisions regarding the following:
25        (1) liability for damages and nonperformance;
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1    available to the CMGC and the Agency in the event of a
2    default or delay;
3        (3) terms for the CMGC's compliance with requirements
4    pertaining to business enterprises, including
5    disadvantaged business enterprises, and with Section 2-105
6    of the Illinois Human Rights Act for any construction work
7    performed under the CMGC contract;
8        (4) the identification of any technical specifications
9    that the CMGC must comply with when aiding the Agency with
10    developing plans or performing construction work;
11        (5) required performance and payment security for the
12    construction phase of the contract;
13        (6) the terms and conditions of indemnification and
14    minimum insurance requirements; and
15        (7) any other terms and conditions the Agency deems
16    necessary.
17    (d) If the CMGC contract is terminated for any reason, the
18Agency may, in its sole discretion, re-advertise the CMGC
19contract under this Act or use any other authorized procurement
20method to complete the transportation facility or any portion
21of the transportation facility. Once the contract is
22terminated, the Agency may use any work product developed by
23the CMGC to complete the transportation facility.
 
24    Section 55. Funding; financing.
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1financing to compensate a DB and CMGC for work and services
2performed under a DB contract or CMGC contract, as applicable,
3and the Agency may combine federal, State, local, and private
4funds to finance a transportation facility.
5    (b) Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly of the
6required amounts, the Agency may obligate and make expenditures
7of funds as and when needed to satisfy its payment obligations
8under a DB contract or CMGC contract.
9    (c) The Agency may impose, for no more than 5 years,
10financing obligations and other financial responsibilities on
11a design-builder in order to finance the costs of a
12transportation facility.
 
13    Section 60. Acquisition of property; related agreements.
14The Agency may exercise any and all powers of condemnation or
15eminent domain, including quick-take powers, to acquire lands
16or estates or interests in land for a transportation facility
17under this Act to the extent the Agency finds that the action
18serves the public purpose of this Act and deems the action
19appropriate in the exercise of its powers under this Act. In
20addition, the Agency and a DB or CMGC may enter into leases,
21licenses, easements, and other grants of property interests
22that the Agency determines are necessary to deliver a
23transportation facility under this Act.
 
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1contracts and CMGC contracts, the Agency shall, to the extent
2necessary, comply with federal law and regulations and take all
3necessary steps to adapt its rules, policies, and procedures to
4remain eligible for federal aid.
 
5    Section 70. Powers. The powers granted to the Agency under
6this Act, including the power to procure and enter into DB and
7CMGC contracts, shall be liberally construed to accomplish its
8purpose, are in addition to any existing powers of the Agency,
9and shall not affect or impair any other powers authorized
10under applicable law.
 
11    Section 75. Rulemaking.
12    (a) The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act applies to
13all administrative rules and procedures of the Agency under
14this Act, except that nothing in this Act shall be construed to
15render any prequalification or other responsibility criteria
16as a "license" or "licensing" under that Act.
17    (b) The Agency, in consultation with the chief procurement
18officer, may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this
19Act.
 
20    Section 905. The Department of Transportation Law of the
21Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
22Section 2705-233 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-233 new)
2    Sec. 2705-233. Design-build and construction
3manager-general contractor for the transportation
4infrastructure. The Department may exercise all powers granted
5to it under the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure
6Act, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into all
7contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the
8performance of its powers under that Act, and powers related to
9any transportation facility implemented under that Act.
 
10    Section 910. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is amended
11by adding Section 825-108 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 3501/825-108 new)
13    Sec. 825-108. Transportation project financing. For the
14purpose of financing a transportation facility undertaken
15under the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act,
16the Authority may apply for an allocation of tax-exempt bond
17financing authorization provided by subsection (m) of Section
18142 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as
19financing available under any other federal law or program.
 
20    Section 915. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
21adding Section 1-10.5 as follows:
 
22    (30 ILCS 500/1-10.5 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-10.5. Alternative technical concepts.
2Notwithstanding subsection (b) of Section 1-10 of this Code,
3the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll
4Highway Authority may allow bidders and proposers to submit
5alternative technical concepts in their bids and proposals,
6provided the Department or Authority determines that the
7alternative technical concepts provide an equal or better
8solution than the underlying technical requirements applicable
9to the work. If the Department or Authority allow bidders or
10proposers for a particular contract to submit alternative
11technical concepts, the Department or Authority shall describe
12the process for alternative technical concept submission and
13evaluation in the procurement documents for that contract,
14including the potential use of confidential meetings and the
15exchange of confidential information with bidders and
16proposers to review and discuss potential or proposed
17alternative technical concepts.
 
18    Section 920. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land
19Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by
20adding Section 85 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 535/85 new)
22    Sec. 85. Design-build and construction manager-general
23contractor contracts. This Act shall not apply to the
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1using design-build contracts and construction manager-general
2contractor contracts under the Innovations for Transportation
3Infrastructure Act.
 
4    Section 925. The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public
5Works Act is amended by adding Section 2.8 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 570/2.8 new)
7    Sec. 2.8. Design build and construction manager-general
8contractor contracts. This Act applies to any construction work
9undertaken under design build contracts and construction
10manager-general contractor contracts entered into under the
11Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
12    Section 930. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
13Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by adding
14Section 2.8 as follows:
 
15    (30 ILCS 575/2.8 new)
16    Sec. 2.8. Design build and construction manager-general
17contractor contracts. This Act applies to any construction work
18undertaken under design build contracts and construction
19manager-general contractor contracts entered into under the
20Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
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1Section 15-5-48 as follows:
 
2    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-48 new)
3    Sec. 15-5-48. Eminent domain powers in new Acts. The
4following provisions of law may include express grants of the
5power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
6    The Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act; for
7the purposes of constructing a transportation facility under
8the Act.
 
9    Section 940. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
10Section 2 as follows:
 
11    (820 ILCS 130/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-2)
12    Sec. 2. This Act applies to the wages of laborers,
13mechanics and other workers employed in any public works, as
14hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under
15contracts for public works. This includes any maintenance,
16repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
17whether owned, leased, or rented.
18    As used in this Act, unless the context indicates
19otherwise:
20    "Public works" means all fixed works constructed or
21demolished by any public body, or paid for wholly or in part
22out of public funds. "Public works" as defined herein includes
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1loans, or other funds made available by or through the State or
2any of its political subdivisions, including but not limited
3to: bonds issued under the Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act
4(Article 11, Division 74 of the Illinois Municipal Code), the
5Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act, the Illinois Finance
6Authority Act, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act, or
7the Build Illinois Bond Act; loans or other funds made
8available pursuant to the Build Illinois Act; loans or other
9funds made available pursuant to the Riverfront Development
10Fund under Section 10-15 of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
11Act; or funds from the Fund for Illinois' Future under Section
126z-47 of the State Finance Act, funds for school construction
13under Section 5 of the General Obligation Bond Act, funds
14authorized under Section 3 of the School Construction Bond Act,
15funds for school infrastructure under Section 6z-45 of the
16State Finance Act, and funds for transportation purposes under
17Section 4 of the General Obligation Bond Act. "Public works"
18also includes (i) all projects financed in whole or in part
19with funds from the Department of Commerce and Economic
20Opportunity under the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
21Program Act for which there is no project labor agreement; (ii)
22all work performed pursuant to a public private agreement under
23the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act or
24the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport
25Act; and (iii) all projects undertaken under a public-private
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1Transportation Act; and (iv) all transportation facilities
2undertaken under a design-build contract or a construction
3manager-general contractor contract under the Innovations for
4Transportation Infrastructure Act. "Public works" also
5includes all projects at leased facility property used for
6airport purposes under Section 35 of the Local Government
7Facility Lease Act. "Public works" also includes the
8construction of a new wind power facility by a business
9designated as a High Impact Business under Section 5.5(a)(3)(E)
10of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. "Public works" does not
11include work done directly by any public utility company,
12whether or not done under public supervision or direction, or
13paid for wholly or in part out of public funds. "Public works"
14also includes any corrective action performed pursuant to Title
15XVI of the Environmental Protection Act for which payment from
16the Underground Storage Tank Fund is requested. "Public works"
17does not include projects undertaken by the owner at an
18owner-occupied single-family residence or at an owner-occupied
19unit of a multi-family residence. "Public works" does not
20include work performed for soil and water conservation purposes
21on agricultural lands, whether or not done under public
22supervision or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds,
23done directly by an owner or person who has legal control of
24those lands.
25    "Construction" means all work on public works involving
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1repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
2whether owned, leased, or rented.
3    "Locality" means the county where the physical work upon
4public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not
5available in the county a sufficient number of competent
6skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the public
7works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes any other
8county nearest the one in which the work or construction is to
9be performed and from which such persons may be obtained in
10sufficient numbers to perform the work and (2) that, with
11respect to contracts for highway work with the Department of
12Transportation of this State, "locality" may at the discretion
13of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation be
14construed to include two or more adjacent counties from which
15workers may be accessible for work on such construction.
16    "Public body" means the State or any officer, board or
17commission of the State or any political subdivision or
18department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or in
19part by public funds, and includes every county, city, town,
20village, township, school district, irrigation, utility,
21reclamation improvement or other district and every other
22political subdivision, district or municipality of the state
23whether such political subdivision, municipality or district
24operates under a special charter or not.
25    The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages",
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1wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus
2annualized fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship
3programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
4Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance,
5vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in which
6the work is being performed, to employees engaged in work of a
7similar character on public works.
8(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13;
998-482, eff. 1-1-14; 98-740, eff. 7-16-14; 98-756, eff.
107-16-14.)
 
11    Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
12severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
13    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.