Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 5/6/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3020

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3020, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
7    Section 5. Legislative policy.
8    (a) It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to
9promote the development of infrastructure projects that serve
10the needs of the public.
11    (b) The design-build project delivery method and
12Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
13method and use of Alternative Technical Concepts have the
14potential to capture private sector innovation and safely
15deliver infrastructure projects on more predictable schedules
16and budgets. Earlier completion and lower cost for projects are

 

 

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1possible with the ability to shift or share risks with the
2private sector that are generally retained by the public in the
3conventional design-bid-build project delivery method.
4    (c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
5Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll
6Highway Authority may evaluate and use Alternative Technical
7Concepts proposed by bidders and proposers and to use the
8design-build project delivery method and Construction
9Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.
10    (d) It is the intent of this Act to use design
11professionals, construction companies, and workers from this
12State to the greatest extent possible.
13    (e) The powers granted in this Act are in addition to any
14other powers authorized under applicable law.
 
15    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
16    "Alternative Technical Concepts" means a proposed
17deviation from the contract technical requirements set forth in
18the procurement documents for a transportation facility that
19offers a solution that is equal or better than the requirements
20in the procurement documents.
21    "Authority" means the Illinois State Toll Highway
22Authority.
23    "Best value" means any selection process in which proposals
24contain both price and qualitative components and award is
25based upon a combination of price, qualitative concepts, and

 

 

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1other factors.
2    "Chief procurement officer" means the chief procurement
3officer for the Transportation Agency.
4    "Construction Manager/General Contractor" means a proposer
5that has entered into a Construction Manager/General
6Contractor contract under this Act.
7    "Construction Manager/General Contractor contract" means
8the two-phase contract between the Transportation Agency and a
9Construction Manager/General Contractor, which includes a
10first phase addressing preconstruction services and a second
11phase addressing the construction of the transportation
12facility.
13    "Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
14method" means a method of procurement and contracting that
15makes a Construction Manager/General Contractor who enters
16into a contract with the Transportation Agency responsible for
17certain preconstruction services and then, if the parties reach
18agreement on key terms, responsible for construction of the
19transportation facility.
20    "Department" means the Illinois Department of
21Transportation.
22    "Design-bid-build project delivery method" means the
23traditional method of procuring and contracting for design
24services and construction services used separately in this
25State, which incorporates the Architectural, Engineering, and
26Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act and the

 

 

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1principles of competitive bidding under the Illinois
2Procurement Code.
3    "Design-build contract" means a contract between the
4Transportation Agency and a design-builder under which the
5design-builder agrees to furnish architectural, surveying,
6engineering, construction, and related services for a
7transportation facility.
8    "Design-build project delivery method" means a method of
9procurement and contracting that provides responsibility
10within a single contract between the Transportation Agency and
11a design-builder for the furnishing of architectural,
12surveying, engineering, construction, and related services for
13a transportation facility.
14    "Design-builder" means a proposer that has entered into a
15design-build contract with the Transportation Agency under
16this Act.
17    "Evaluation Committee" means the committee assembled to
18evaluate and score statements of qualifications and proposals.
19    "Evaluation criteria" means the standards and requirements
20established by the Transportation Agency against which the
21qualifications and proposals of a proposer will be assessed
22during the procurement of a design-build contract or
23Construction Manager/General Contractor contract, as
24applicable.
25    "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
26Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

 

 

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1    "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan
2planning organization under 23 U.S.C. 134 whose metropolitan
3planning area boundaries are partially or completely within
4this State.
5    "Preconstruction services" means all
6non-construction-related services that a Construction
7Manager/General Contractor is required to perform during the
8first phase of a Construction Manager/General Contractor
9contract, which may include, but is not limited to, giving
10advice to the Transportation Agency regarding scheduling, work
11sequencing, cost engineering, constructability, cost
12estimating, and risk identification.
13    "Proposal" means a proposer's response to a request for
14proposals.
15    "Proposer" means any individual, sole proprietorship,
16firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional
17corporation, or other entity legally established to conduct
18business in this State that proposes to be the design-builder
19or Construction Manager/General Contractor for any
20transportation facility under this Act.
21    "Qualifications" means a statement of qualifications
22submitted by a proposer in response to a request for
23qualifications.
24    "Request for proposals" means the document issued by the
25Transportation Agency to solicit proposals and describe the
26procurement process for a design-build contract or

 

 

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1Construction Manager/General Contractor contract in accordance
2with the design-build project delivery method or the
3Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
4method, as applicable.
5    "Request for qualifications" means the document issued by
6the Transportation Agency in the first phase of a two-phase
7procurement to solicit qualifications from proposers in
8accordance with the design-build project delivery method or the
9Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
10method, as applicable.
11    "Scope and performance requirements" means the activities,
12constructed elements, and standards of performance the
13Transportation Agency requires the design-builder or the
14Construction Manager/General Contractor to comply with in the
15development of the transportation facility, which may include,
16but is not be limited to, the intended usage, capacity, size,
17scope, quality and performance standards, life-cycle costs,
18preliminary engineering, design, and other requirements as
19developed and determined by the Transportation Agency.
20    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department
21of Transportation.
22    "Transportation Agency" means the Illinois Department of
23Transportation or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
24    "Transportation facility" means any new or existing
25facility or group of facilities that are the subject of a
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1Contractor contract, and which may include highways, roads,
2bridges, tunnels, overpasses, bus ways, guideways, ferries,
3airports or other aviation facilities, public transportation
4facilities, vehicle parking facilities, port facilities, rail
5facilities, stations, hubs, terminals, intermodal facilities,
6transit facilities, or similar facilities used for the
7transportation of persons or goods, together with any
8buildings, structures, parking areas, appurtenances,
9intelligent transportation systems, and other property or
10facilities related to the operation or maintenance of these
11facilities.
 
12    Section 15. Authorization of project delivery methods.
13    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and as authority
14supplemental to its existing powers, the Transportation
15Agency, in accordance with this Act, may use the design-build
16project delivery method for transportation facilities,
17provided that the capital costs for transportation facilities
18delivered utilizing the design-build project delivery method
19or Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
20method or Alternative Technical Concepts in a design-bid-build
21project delivery method do not: (i) for transportation
22facilities delivered by the Department, exceed 20% of the
23Department's multi-year highway improvement program for any
245-year period with no one year period exceeding 30%; or (ii)
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1exceed 20% of the Authority's annual improvement program. The
2Transportation Agency shall make this calculation prior to
3commencing the procurement. Notwithstanding any other law, and
4as authority supplemental to its existing power, the
5Department, in accordance with this Act, may use the
6Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery
7method for up to 2 transportation facilities. Prior to
8commencing a procurement under this Act for either a
9design-build contract or a Construction Manager/General
10Contractor contract, the Transportation Agency shall first
11undertake an analysis and make a written determination that it
12is in the best interests of this State to utilize the selected
13delivery method for that transportation facility. The analysis
14and determination shall discuss the design-build project
15delivery method or Construction Manager/General Contractor
16project delivery method's impact on the anticipated schedule,
17completion date, and project costs. The best interests of the
18State analysis shall be made available to the public.
19    (b) The Transportation Agency shall report to the General
20Assembly annually for the first 5 years after the effective
21date of this Act on the progress of procurements and
22transportation facilities procured under this Act.
 
23    Section 20. Preconditions to commencement of procurement.
24    If the Transportation Agency determines to use the
25design-build project delivery method or the Construction

 

 

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1Manager/General Contractor project delivery method for a
2particular transportation facility, the Transportation Agency
3may not commence a procurement for the transportation facility
4until the Transportation Agency has satisfied the requirements
5of both paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section:
6    (1) the Transportation Agency does one of the following:
7        (A) the Transportation Agency includes the
8    transportation facility in the Transportation Agency's
9    respective multi-year highway improvement program and
10    designates it as a design-build project delivery method
11    project or Construction Manager/General Contractor
12    project;
13        (B) the Transportation Agency has issued a notice of
14    intent to receive qualifications, that includes a
15    description of the proposed procurement and transportation
16    facility, at least 14 days prior to the issuance of the
17    request for qualifications, and for a Department issued
18    notice of intent shall publish the notice in the Illinois
19    Transportation Procurement Bulletin and for an Authority
20    issued notice of intent shall publish the notice in the
21    Illinois Procurement Bulletin; or
22        (C) for a single phase procurement authorized under
23    subsection (a) of Section 25 of this Act, the
24    Transportation Agency has issued a notice of intent to
25    receive proposals, that includes a description of the
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1    14 days prior to the issuance of the request for proposals,
2    for a Department issued notice of intent shall publish the
3    notice in the Illinois Transportation Procurement Bulletin
4    and for an Authority issued notice of intent shall publish
5    the notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin; and
6    (2) the Transportation Agency shall use its best efforts to
7ensure that the transportation facility is consistent with the
8regional plan in existence at the time of any metropolitan
9planning organization in which the boundaries of the
10transportation facility is located, or any other
11publicly-approved plan.
 
12    Section 25. Procurement process.
13    (a) The Transportation Agency may solicit a proposer with
14which to enter into a design-build contract or Construction
15Manager/General Contractor contract, as applicable, by using,
16without limitation, one or more requests for qualifications,
17short-listing of the most highly qualified proposers, requests
18for proposals, and negotiations. The Transportation Agency
19shall use a two-phase procurement for a design-build contract
20to select the successful proposer; provided that the
21Transportation Agency may use a single phase procurement if the
22transportation facility is estimated to cost less than
23$5,000,000 or the Secretary or the Executive Director makes a
24written determination that the Transportation Agency may use a
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1facility. In a two-phase procurement, the Transportation
2Agency shall use the first phase to evaluate and short-list the
3most highly qualified proposers based on a proposer's
4qualifications, and then use the second phase to evaluate and
5select a proposer based on proposals submitted by the
6short-listed proposers. During the first phase of a two-phase
7procurement, the Transportation Agency shall not consider
8price proposals to make its short-list decision. In a single
9phase procurement, the Transportation Agency shall solicit
10proposers with a request for proposals, and shall evaluate and
11select a proposer based on those proposals.
12    (b) The request for qualifications may contain any
13information deemed appropriate by the Transportation Agency
14including, without limitation, the following information:
15        (1) the anticipated scope of work for the
16    transportation facility;
17        (2) a requirement that the proposer identify certain
18    key personnel, and for design-build contracts certain key
19    firms, the experience of the personnel and firms, and the
20    conditions on which identified personnel and firms can be
21    replaced;
22        (3) the evaluation criteria for the qualifications and
23    the relative importance of those criteria; these
24    evaluation criteria may address, without limitation, the
25    proposer's technical and financial qualifications, such as
26    specialized experience, technical competence, capability

 

 

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1    to perform, financial capacity, the proposer's workload,
2    local office presence, past performance, including the
3    proposer's safety record, and any other
4    qualifications-based factors;
5        (4) the Transportation Agency's prequalification,
6    licensing, and registration requirements, including any
7    requirements from the Professional Engineering Practice
8    Act of 1989, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of
9    1989, the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and
10    the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989,
11    provided that nothing contained herein precludes the
12    Transportation Agency's use of additional prequalification
13    criteria or pass/fail evaluation factors addressing
14    minimum levels of technical experience or financial
15    capabilities;
16        (5) the maximum number of proposers the Transportation
17    Agency will short-list to submit proposals; and
18        (6) any other relevant information the Transportation
19    Agency deems appropriate.
20    (c) Upon completion of the qualifications evaluation, the
21Transportation Agency shall, based on the evaluation criteria
22set forth in the request for qualifications, create a
23short-list of the most highly qualified proposers. The
24Transportation Agency shall short-list no more than 5 and no
25fewer than 2 of the most highly qualified proposers.
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1Transportation Agency may short-list fewer than 2 proposers if
2the Secretary or the Executive Director make a finding that an
3emergency situation justifies the limited short-listing and
4fewer than 2 proposers meet any applicable prequalification or
5pass/fail requirements set forth in the request for
6qualifications.
7    (d) The request for proposals may contain any information
8deemed appropriate by the Transportation Agency including,
9without limitation, the following information:
10        (1) the form and amount of required bid security;
11        (2) the terms of the design-build contract or
12    Construction Manager/General Contractor contract
13    including, but not limited to, scope and performance
14    requirements, schedule or completion date requirements,
15    subcontractor requirements, payment and performance
16    security requirements, and insurance requirements;
17        (3) the requirements for the technical component of the
18    proposal, including a description of the level of design,
19    scope and type of renderings, drawings, and specifications
20    to be provided in the proposals;
21        (4) the requirements for the price component of the
22    proposal, which for Construction Manager/General
23    Contractor contracts may include a requirement for the
24    proposer to submit a lump sum price for the direct costs to
25    perform the required preconstruction services and
26    percentage mark-up on those direct costs;

 

 

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1        (5) the evaluation criteria for the proposals,
2    including technical criteria, innovation, and schedule,
3    and the relative importance of those criteria, as the
4    Transportation Agency deems appropriate;
5        (6) a process for the Transportation Agency to review
6    and accept Alternative Technical Concepts;
7        (7) requirements regarding the proposer's
8    qualifications; and
9        (8) any other relevant information the Transportation
10    Agency deems appropriate.
11    (e) Prior to the proposers' submittal of proposals, the
12Transportation Agency may conduct confidential meetings and
13exchange confidential information with proposers to promote
14understanding of the request for proposals, review Alternative
15Technical Concepts, or discuss other issues related to the
16procurement.
17    (f) The date proposals are due must be at least 28 calendar
18days after the date the Transportation Agency first issues the
19request for proposals.
20    (g) The Transportation Agency may offer to pay a stipend in
21an amount and on the terms and conditions determined by the
22Transportation Agency and as set forth in the request for
23proposals to: (1) all short-listed proposers if the
24Transportation Agency cancels the procurement before the due
25date for proposals; or (2) each unsuccessful proposer that
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1pay a stipend only to those proposers who grant to the
2Transportation Agency the right to use any work product
3contained in the unsuccessful proposer's proposal and other
4proposal-related submissions or, if the Transportation Agency
5cancels the procurement before the due date for proposals, any
6work product developed prior to cancellation, including
7technologies, techniques, methods, processes, and information
8contained in the recipient's design for the transportation
9facility.
10    (h) The Transportation Agency shall, as appropriate
11depending on whether the transportation facility includes
12building facilities, directly employ or retain a professional
13engineer or engineers licensed in this State or a licensed
14architect or architects, or both engineers licensed in this
15State and licensed architects, to prepare the scope and assist
16in the evaluation of the proposals' technical submissions under
17a design-build project delivery method. The professional
18engineers and licensed architects performing these services
19are generally precluded from participating in the procurement
20of the transportation facility at issue as a member of a
21proposer team.
22    (i) The Transportation Agency shall have the right to
23reject any and all qualifications or proposals, including, but
24not limited to, the right to reject any qualifications or
25proposals as non-responsive if, in the Transportation Agency's
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1all material requirements of the request for qualifications or
2request for proposals, as appropriate. The Transportation
3Agency shall not consider a proposal that does not include:
4        (1) the proposer's plan to comply with requirements
5    established by the Transportation Agency regarding
6    utilization of business enterprises, including
7    disadvantaged business enterprises; or
8        (2) bid security in the form and amount designated in
9    the request for proposals.
10    (j) The Transportation Agency shall consult with the
11appropriate chief procurement officer on the design-build
12project delivery method and the Construction Manager/General
13Contractor project delivery method procurement processes, and
14the Secretary or the Executive Director, in consultation with
15the chief procurement officer, shall determine which
16procedures to adopt and apply to the design-build project
17delivery method and Construction Manager/General Contractor
18project delivery method procurement processes in order to
19ensure an open, transparent, and efficient process that
20accomplishes the purposes of this Act.
 
21    Section 30. Evaluation committee.
22    (a) The Transportation Agency shall establish one or more
23evaluation committees to assist in selecting a design-builder
24and a Construction Manager/General Contractor. The
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1the appropriate size and composition of the evaluation
2committee, provided that at least half of the committee must be
3licensed design professionals.
4    (b) The Transportation Agency may establish an evaluation
5committee for a set term or for the procurement of a particular
6transportation facility.
7    (c) Once the Transportation Agency identifies the
8proposers for a transportation facility, each member of an
9evaluation committee must certify that no conflict of interest
10exists between the member and the proposers. If the
11Transportation Agency, after consultation with the chief
12procurement officer, determines that an actual conflict
13exists, the member shall not participate on the evaluation
14committee for that procurement and the Transportation Agency
15shall appoint a replacement member on either a permanent or
16temporary basis.
 
17    Section 35. Procedures for selection. The Transportation
18Agency shall review, evaluate, score, and rank proposals and
19determine which proposal offers the best value to the public
20based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the request for
21proposals. The Transportation Agency shall award the contract
22based on this determination. Notwithstanding other provisions
23of this Section, if for any reason the proposer awarded the
24contract is unable or unwilling to execute the contract,
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1Agency to successfully complete negotiations, if any, of the
2contract, the Transportation Agency may award the contract to
3the proposer whose proposal the Transportation Agency
4determines offers the public the next best value.
 
5    Section 40. Project records; confidentiality; public
6disclosure.
7    (a) The Transportation Agency shall maintain all written
8decisions, qualification and proposal evaluations, scoring
9documents, selection evaluations, proposals, and procurement
10documents in a procurement file maintained by the
11Transportation Agency.
12    (b) A proposer may identify those portions of a proposal or
13other submission that the proposer considers to be trade
14secrets or confidential, commercial, financial, or proprietary
15information. To consider confidential and proprietary
16information, including trade secrets, to be exempt from
17disclosure, the proposer shall do all of the following:
18        (1) request exclusion from disclosure upon submission
19    of the information or other materials for which protection
20    is sought;
21        (2) identify the data or other materials for which
22    protection is sought;
23        (3) state the statutory or regulatory basis for the
24    protection;
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1    Information Act and any other applicable provisions of
2    State law, including, but not limited to, the Freedom of
3    Information Act, with respect to information the proposer
4    contends should be exempt from disclosure; and
5        (5) certify if the information is in accordance with
6    the protection of the Illinois Trade Secrets Act.
7    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to
8properly balance the need to maximize competition under this
9Act with the need to create a transparent procurement process,
10the qualifications, proposals, and other information and
11documents submitted by proposers and the Transportation
12Agency's evaluation records shall not be subject to release or
13disclosure by the Transportation Agency until execution of the
14design-build contract or Construction Manager/General
15Contractor contract, as applicable. If the Transportation
16Agency terminates the procurement for a transportation
17facility, the exemption from release or disclosure under this
18Section shall remain in place until the Transportation Agency
19re-procures the transportation facility and has entered into a
20design-build contract or Construction Manager/General
21Contractor contract, as applicable. However, this exemption
22shall lapse if the Transportation Agency does not commence the
23re-procurement of the transportation facility within 5 years of
24the termination.
 
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1may include any provisions the Transportation Agency
2determines are necessary or appropriate, including, but not
3limited to, provisions regarding the following:
4        (1) compensation or payments to the design-builder;
5        (2) grounds for termination of the design-build
6    contract, including the Transportation Agency's right to
7    terminate for convenience;
8        (3) liability for damages and nonperformance;
9        (4) events of default and the rights and remedies
10    available to the design-builder and the Transportation
11    Agency in the event of a default or delay;
12        (5) the identification of any technical specifications
13    that the design-builder must comply with when developing
14    plans or performing construction work;
15        (6) the procedures for review and approval of the
16    design-builder's plans;
17        (7) required performance and payment security;
18        (8) the terms and conditions of indemnification and
19    minimum insurance requirements; and
20        (9) any other terms and conditions the Transportation
21    Agency deems necessary.
 
22    Section 50. Construction Manager/General Contractor
23contract.
24    (a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor contract
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1services into 2 phases. The first phase shall address
2preconstruction services and the procedures the parties shall
3follow to finalize the contract terms for the second phase. The
4second phase shall address the Construction Manager/General
5Contractor's construction of the transportation facility for a
6lump sum or a guaranteed maximum price.
7    (b) A Construction Manager/General Contractor contract
8shall include provisions regarding the following:
9        (1) the Construction Manager/General Contractor's
10    provision of preconstruction services during the first
11    phase of the contract, including the Construction
12    Manager/General Contractor's compensation for those
13    services;
14        (2) a requirement that, during the first phase of the
15    contract, the Construction Manager/General Contractor
16    shall use a competitive bidding process to procure
17    subcontracts for at least the minimum percentage of
18    construction work specified in the request for proposals,
19    provided that:
20            (A) compliance with this requirement shall be
21        based on an estimated cost for the construction work
22        approved by the Transportation Agency prior to the
23        start of the competitive bidding process; and
24            (B) the Construction Manager/General Contractor
25        may not use subcontracts with its wholly or partially
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1        satisfy this obligation;
2        (3) the process the Transportation Agency and the
3    Construction Manager/General Contractor shall use to
4    determine a lump sum or guaranteed maximum price for the
5    construction work, which shall include a requirement that
6    the Transportation Agency conduct an independent cost
7    estimate for the construction work; and
8        (4) grounds for termination of the Construction
9    Manager/General Contractor contract, including the
10    Transportation Agency's right to terminate the contract
11    and not proceed with the construction phase of the project
12    if the Transportation Agency and the Construction
13    Manager/General Contractor are unable to negotiate a lump
14    sum or guaranteed maximum price for the construction work.
15    (c) In addition to the provisions under subsection (b) of
16this Section, a Construction Manager/General Contractor
17contract may include any other provisions the Transportation
18Agency determines are necessary or appropriate, including, but
19not limited to, provisions regarding the following:
20        (1) liability for damages and nonperformance;
21        (2) events of default and the rights and remedies
22    available to the Construction Manager/General Contractor
23    and the Transportation Agency in the event of a default or
24    delay;
25        (3) the identification of any technical specifications
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1    comply with when aiding the Transportation Agency with
2    developing plans or performing construction work;
3        (4) required performance and payment security for the
4    construction phase of the contract;
5        (5) the terms and conditions of indemnification and
6    minimum insurance requirements; and
7        (6) any other terms and conditions the Transportation
8    Agency deems necessary.
9    (d) If the Construction Manager/General Contractor
10contract is terminated for any reason, the Transportation
11Agency may, in its sole discretion, re-advertise the
12Construction Manager/General Contractor contract under this
13Act or use any other authorized procurement method to complete
14the transportation facility or any portion of the
15transportation facility. Once the contract is terminated, the
16Transportation Agency may use any work product developed by the
17Construction Manager/General Contractor to complete the
18transportation facility.
 
19    Section 55. Funding and financing.
20    (a) The Transportation Agency may utilize any lawful source
21of funding and financing to compensate a design-builder and
22Construction Manager/General Contractor for work and services
23performed under a design-build contract or Construction
24Manager/General Contractor contract, as applicable, and the
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1private funds to finance a transportation facility.
2    (b) Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly of the
3required amounts, the Transportation Agency may obligate and
4make expenditures of funds as and when needed to satisfy its
5payment obligations under a design-build contract or
6Construction Manager/General Contractor contract.
 
7    Section 56. Utilization requirements. Design-builder and
8Construction Manager/General Contractor projects shall comply
9with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act and all
10applicable laws and rules that establish standards and
11procedures for the utilization of minority, disadvantaged, and
12female-owned businesses, including, but not limited to, the
13Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
14Disabilities Act.
 
15    Section 60. Acquisition of property and related
16agreements. The Transportation Agency may exercise any and all
17powers of condemnation or eminent domain, including quick-take
18powers, to acquire lands or estates or interests in land for a
19transportation facility under this Act to the extent the
20Transportation Agency finds that the action serves the public
21purpose of this Act and deems the action appropriate in the
22exercise of its powers under this Act. In addition, the
23Transportation Agency and a design-builder or Construction
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1easements, and other grants of property interests that the
2Transportation Agency determines are necessary to deliver a
3transportation facility under this Act.
 
4    Section 65. Federal requirements. In the procurement of
5design-build contracts and Construction Manager/General
6Contractor contracts, the Transportation Agency shall, to the
7extent applicable, comply with federal law and regulations and
8take all necessary steps to adapt its rules, policies, and
9procedures to remain eligible for federal aid.
 
10    Section 70. Powers. The powers granted to the
11Transportation Agency under this Act, including the power to
12procure and enter into design-build contracts and Construction
13Manager/General Contractor contracts, shall be liberally
14construed to accomplish its purpose, are in addition to any
15existing powers of the Transportation Agency, and shall not
16affect or impair any other powers authorized under applicable
17law.
 
18    Section 75. Rulemaking.
19    (a) The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act applies to
20all administrative rules and procedures of the Transportation
21Agency under this Act, except that nothing in this Act shall be
22construed to render any prequalification or other
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1that Act.
2    (b) The appropriate chief procurement officer, in
3consultation with the Transportation Agency, may adopt rules to
4carry out the provisions of this Act.
 
5    Section 905. The Department of Transportation Law of the
6Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
7Section 2705-233 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-233 new)
9    Sec. 2705-233. Design-build and Construction
10Manager/General Contractor for the transportation
11infrastructure. The Department may exercise all powers granted
12to it under the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure
13Act, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into all
14contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the
15performance of its powers under that Act, and powers related to
16any transportation facility implemented under that Act.
 
17    Section 910. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is amended
18by adding Section 825-108 as follows:
 
19    (20 ILCS 3501/825-108 new)
20    Sec. 825-108. Transportation project financing. For the
21purpose of financing a transportation facility undertaken
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1the Authority may apply for an allocation of tax-exempt bond
2financing authorization provided by subsection (m) of Section
3142 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as
4financing available under any other federal law or program.
 
5    Section 915. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
6adding Section 1-10.5 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/1-10.5 new)
8    Sec. 1-10.5. Alternative Technical Concepts.
9Notwithstanding subsection (b) of Section 1-10 of this Code,
10the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll
11Highway Authority may allow bidders and proposers to submit
12Alternative Technical Concepts in their bids and proposals,
13provided the Department or Authority determines that the
14Alternative Technical Concepts provide an equal or better
15solution than the underlying technical requirements applicable
16to the work. Notwithstanding the above, for projects the
17Department or Authority delivers using the design-bid-build
18project delivery method, the Department or Authority shall only
19use the Alternative Technical Concepts process for up to 3
20projects. If the Department or Authority allows bidders or
21proposers for a particular contract to submit Alternative
22Technical Concepts, the Department or Authority shall describe
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1contract, including the potential use of confidential meetings
2and the exchange of confidential information with bidders and
3proposers to review and discuss potential or proposed
4Alternative Technical Concepts. For the purposes of this
5Section, the terms "Alternative Technical Concepts" and
6"design-bid-build project delivery method" have the meanings
7ascribed to those terms in the Innovations for Transportation
8Infrastructure Act.
 
9    Section 920. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land
10Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by
11adding Section 85 as follows:
 
12    (30 ILCS 535/85 new)
13    Sec. 85. Design-build and Construction Manager/General
14Contractor contracts. This Act shall not apply to the
15procurement of or contracting for transportation facilities
16using design-build contracts and Construction Manager/General
17Contractor contracts under the Innovations for Transportation
18Infrastructure Act.
 
19    Section 925. The Public Construction Bond Act is amended by
20adding Section 1.9 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 550/1.9 new)
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1Manager/General Contractor contracts. This Act applies to any
2design-build contract or Construction Manager/General
3Contractor contract entered into under the Innovations for
4Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
5    Section 930. The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public
6Works Act is amended by adding Section 2.8 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 570/2.8 new)
8    Sec. 2.8. Design build and Construction Manager/General
9Contractor contracts. This Act applies to any design build
10contracts and Construction Manager/General Contractor
11contracts entered into under the Innovations for
12Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 
13    Section 931. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
14Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by adding
15Section 2.8 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 575/2.8 new)
17    Sec. 2.8. Design build and Construction Manager/General
18Contractor contracts. This Act applies to any design-build
19contracts and Construction Manager/General Contractor
20contracts entered into under the Innovations for
21Transportation Infrastructure Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 935. The Toll Highway Act is amended by adding
2Section 11.2 as follows:
 
3    (605 ILCS 10/11.2 new)
4    Sec. 11.2. Design-build and Construction Manager/General
5Contractor contracts. The Authority may exercise all powers
6granted to it under the Innovations for Transportation
7Infrastructure Act, including, but not limited to, the power to
8enter into all contracts or agreements necessary to perform its
9powers under that Act, and any powers related to a
10transportation facility implemented under that Act.
 
11    Section 940. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by adding
12Section 15-5-48 as follows:
 
13    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-48 new)
14    Sec. 15-5-48. Eminent domain powers in new Acts. The
15following provisions of law may include express grants of the
16power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
17    The Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act; for
18the purposes of constructing a transportation facility under
19the Act.
 
20    Section 945. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
21Section 2 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (820 ILCS 130/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-2)
2    Sec. 2. This Act applies to the wages of laborers,
3mechanics and other workers employed in any public works, as
4hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under
5contracts for public works. This includes any maintenance,
6repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
7whether owned, leased, or rented.
8    As used in this Act, unless the context indicates
9otherwise:
10    "Public works" means all fixed works constructed or
11demolished by any public body, or paid for wholly or in part
12out of public funds. "Public works" as defined herein includes
13all projects financed in whole or in part with bonds, grants,
14loans, or other funds made available by or through the State or
15any of its political subdivisions, including but not limited
16to: bonds issued under the Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act
17(Article 11, Division 74 of the Illinois Municipal Code), the
18Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act, the Illinois Finance
19Authority Act, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act, or
20the Build Illinois Bond Act; loans or other funds made
21available pursuant to the Build Illinois Act; loans or other
22funds made available pursuant to the Riverfront Development
23Fund under Section 10-15 of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
24Act; or funds from the Fund for Illinois' Future under Section
256z-47 of the State Finance Act, funds for school construction
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1authorized under Section 3 of the School Construction Bond Act,
2funds for school infrastructure under Section 6z-45 of the
3State Finance Act, and funds for transportation purposes under
4Section 4 of the General Obligation Bond Act. "Public works"
5also includes (i) all projects financed in whole or in part
6with funds from the Department of Commerce and Economic
7Opportunity under the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
8Program Act for which there is no project labor agreement; (ii)
9all work performed pursuant to a public private agreement under
10the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act or
11the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport
12Act; and (iii) all projects undertaken under a public-private
13agreement under the Public-Private Partnerships for
14Transportation Act; and (iv) all transportation facilities
15undertaken under a design-build contract or a Construction
16Manager/General Contractor contract under the Innovations for
17Transportation Infrastructure Act. "Public works" also
18includes all projects at leased facility property used for
19airport purposes under Section 35 of the Local Government
20Facility Lease Act. "Public works" also includes the
21construction of a new wind power facility by a business
22designated as a High Impact Business under Section 5.5(a)(3)(E)
23of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. "Public works" does not
24include work done directly by any public utility company,
25whether or not done under public supervision or direction, or
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1also includes any corrective action performed pursuant to Title
2XVI of the Environmental Protection Act for which payment from
3the Underground Storage Tank Fund is requested. "Public works"
4does not include projects undertaken by the owner at an
5owner-occupied single-family residence or at an owner-occupied
6unit of a multi-family residence. "Public works" does not
7include work performed for soil and water conservation purposes
8on agricultural lands, whether or not done under public
9supervision or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds,
10done directly by an owner or person who has legal control of
11those lands.
12    "Construction" means all work on public works involving
13laborers, workers or mechanics. This includes any maintenance,
14repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
15whether owned, leased, or rented.
16    "Locality" means the county where the physical work upon
17public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not
18available in the county a sufficient number of competent
19skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the public
20works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes any other
21county nearest the one in which the work or construction is to
22be performed and from which such persons may be obtained in
23sufficient numbers to perform the work and (2) that, with
24respect to contracts for highway work with the Department of
25Transportation of this State, "locality" may at the discretion
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1construed to include two or more adjacent counties from which
2workers may be accessible for work on such construction.
3    "Public body" means the State or any officer, board or
4commission of the State or any political subdivision or
5department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or in
6part by public funds, and includes every county, city, town,
7village, township, school district, irrigation, utility,
8reclamation improvement or other district and every other
9political subdivision, district or municipality of the state
10whether such political subdivision, municipality or district
11operates under a special charter or not.
12    The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages",
13"general prevailing rate of wages" or "prevailing rate of
14wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus
15annualized fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship
16programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
17Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance,
18vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in which
19the work is being performed, to employees engaged in work of a
20similar character on public works.
21(Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13;
2298-482, eff. 1-1-14; 98-740, eff. 7-16-14; 98-756, eff.
237-16-14.)
 
24    Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
25severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 

 

 

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1    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".