Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 3/13/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3551

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3551, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
6changing Sections 1-15.93, 30-30, 33-5, and 45-105 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 500/1-15.93)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
9    Sec. 1-15.93. Single prime. "Single prime" means the
10design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building
11construction project in which the Capital Development Board or
12a public institution of higher education, as defined in
13Section 1-13 of this Code, is the construction agency
14procuring 2 or more subdivisions of work enumerated in
15paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of Section 30-30
16of this Code under a single contract. The provisions of this

 

 

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1Section are inoperative for public institutions of higher
2education on and after January 1, 2026. This Section is
3repealed on January 1, 2026.
4(Source: P.A. 101-369, eff. 12-15-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20;
5102-671, eff. 11-30-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/30-30)
7    Sec. 30-30. Design-bid-build construction.
8    (a) The provisions of this subsection are operative
9through December 31, 2025.
10    Except as provided in subsection (a-5), for building
11construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate
12specifications may be prepared for all equipment, labor, and
13materials in connection with the following 5 subdivisions of
14the work to be performed:
15        (1) plumbing;
16        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
17    temperature control systems, including the testing and
18    balancing of those systems;
19        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for
20    conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
21    those systems;
22        (4) electric wiring; and
23        (5) general contract work.
24    Except as provided in subsection (a-5), the specifications
25may be so drawn as to permit separate and independent bidding

 

 

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1upon each of the 5 subdivisions of work. All contracts awarded
2for any part thereof may award the 5 subdivisions of work
3separately to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or
4corporations engaged in these classes of work. The contracts,
5at the discretion of the construction agency, may be assigned
6to the successful bidder on the general contract work or to the
7successful bidder on the subdivision of work designated by the
8construction agency before the bidding as the prime
9subdivision of work, provided that all payments will be made
10directly to the contractors for the 5 subdivisions of work
11upon compliance with the conditions of the contract.
12    For Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
13of the 101st General Assembly and through December 31, 2025,
14for single prime projects: (i) the bid of the successful low
15bidder shall identify the name of the subcontractor, if any,
16and the bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of
17work set forth in this Section; (ii) the contract entered into
18with the successful bidder shall provide that no identified
19subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of
20the Capital Development Board; (iii) the contract shall comply
21with the disadvantaged business practices of the Business
22Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
23Disabilities Act and the equal employment practices of Section
242-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act; and (iv) the Capital
25Development Board shall submit an annual report to the General
26Assembly and Governor on the bidding, award, and performance

 

 

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1of all single prime projects.
2    Until December 31, 2023, for For building construction
3projects with a total construction cost valued at $5,000,000
4or less, the Capital Development Board shall not use the
5single prime procurement delivery method for more than 50% of
6the total number of projects bid for each fiscal year. Until
7December 31, 2023, any Any project with a total construction
8cost valued greater than $5,000,000 may be bid using single
9prime at the discretion of the Executive Director of the
10Capital Development Board.
11    For contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2024,
12the Capital Development Board shall determine whether the
13single prime procurement delivery method is to be pursued.
14Before electing to use single prime on a project, the Capital
15Development Board must make a written determination that must
16include a description as to the particular advantages of the
17single prime procurement method for that project and an
18evaluation of the items in paragraphs (1) through (4). The
19Chief Procurement Officer must review the Capital Development
20Board's determination and consider the adequacy of information
21in paragraphs (1) through (4) to determine whether the Capital
22Development Board may proceed with single prime. Approval by
23the Chief Procurement Officer shall not be unreasonably
24withheld. The following factors must be considered by the
25Chief Procurement Officer in any determination:
26        (1) The benefit that using the single prime

 

 

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1    procurement method will have on the Capital Development
2    Board's ability to increase participation of
3    minority-owned firms, woman-owned firms, firms owned by
4    persons with a disability, and veteran-owned firms.
5        (2) The likelihood that single prime will be in the
6    best interest of the State by providing a material savings
7    of time or cost over the multiple prime delivery system.
8    The best interest of the State justification must show the
9    specific benefits of using the single prime method,
10    including documentation of the estimates or scheduling
11    impacts of any of the following: project complexity and
12    trade coordination required, length of project,
13    availability of skilled workforce, geographical area,
14    project timelines, project budget, ability to secure
15    minority, women, persons with disabilities and veteran
16    participation, or other information.
17        (3) The type and size of the project and its
18    suitability to the single prime procurement method.
19        (4) Whether the project will comply with the
20    disadvantaged business and equal employment practices of
21    the State, as established in the Business Enterprise for
22    Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act,
23    Section 45-57 of this Code, and Section 2-105 of the
24    Illinois Human Rights Act.
25    If the Chief Procurement Officer finds that the Capital
26Development Board's written determination is insufficient, the

 

 

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1Capital Development Board shall have the opportunity to cure
2its determination. Within 15 days of receiving approval from
3the Chief Procurement Officer, the Capital Development Board
4shall provide an advisory copy of the written determination to
5the Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and
6Inclusion. The Capital Development Board must maintain the
7full record of determination for 5 years.
8    (a-5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
9Act of the 102nd General Assembly and through December 31,
102025, for single prime projects in which a public institution
11of higher education is a construction agency awarding building
12construction contracts in excess of $250,000, separate
13specifications may be prepared for all equipment, labor, and
14materials in connection with the 5 subdivisions of work
15enumerated in subsection (a). Any public institution of higher
16education contract awarded for any part thereof may award 2 or
17more of the 5 subdivisions of work together or separately to
18responsible and reliable persons, firms, or corporations
19engaged in these classes of work if: (i) the public
20institution of higher education has submitted to the
21Procurement Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and
22Inclusion a written notice that includes the reasons for using
23the single prime method and an explanation of why the use of
24that method is in the best interest of the State and arranges
25to have the notice posted on the institution's online
26procurement webpage and its online procurement bulletin at

 

 

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1least 3 business days following submission to the Procurement
2Policy Board and the Commission on Equity and Inclusion; (ii)
3the successful low bidder has prequalified with the public
4institution of higher education; (iii) the bid of the
5successful low bidder identifies the name of the
6subcontractor, if any, and the bid proposal costs for each of
7the 5 subdivisions of work set forth in subsection (a); (iv)
8the contract entered into with the successful bidder provides
9that no identified subcontractor may be terminated without the
10written consent of the public institution of higher education;
11and (v) the successful low bidder has prequalified with the
12University of Illinois or with the Capital Development Board.
13    For building construction projects with a total
14construction cost valued at $20,000,000 or less, public
15institutions of higher education shall not use the single
16prime delivery method for more than 50% of the total number of
17projects bid for each fiscal year. Projects with a total
18construction cost valued at $20,000,000 or more may be bid
19using the single prime delivery method at the discretion of
20the public institution of higher education. With respect to
21any construction project described in this subsection (a-5),
22the public institution of higher education shall: (i) specify
23in writing as a public record that the project shall comply
24with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
25Persons with Disabilities Act and the equal employment
26practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act;

 

 

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1and (ii) report annually to the Governor, General Assembly,
2Procurement Policy Board, and Auditor General on the bidding,
3award, and performance of all single prime projects. On and
4after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
5General Assembly, the public institution of higher education
6may award in each fiscal year single prime contracts with an
7aggregate total value of no more than $100,000,000. The Board
8of Trustees of the University of Illinois may award in each
9fiscal year single prime contracts with an aggregate total
10value of not more than $300,000,000.
11    (b) For public institutions of higher education, the The
12provisions of this subsection are operative on and after
13January 1, 2026. For building construction contracts in excess
14of $250,000, separate specifications shall be prepared for all
15equipment, labor, and materials in connection with the
16following 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed:
17        (1) plumbing;
18        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
19    temperature control systems, including the testing and
20    balancing of those systems;
21        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for
22    conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
23    those systems;
24        (4) electric wiring; and
25        (5) general contract work.
26    The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate

 

 

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1and independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of
2work. All contracts awarded for any part thereof shall award
3the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and
4reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these
5classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the
6construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder
7on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on the
8subdivision of work designated by the construction agency
9before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided
10that all payments will be made directly to the contractors for
11the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the conditions
12of the contract.
13(Source: P.A. 101-369, eff. 12-15-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20;
14102-671, eff. 11-30-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
 
15    (30 ILCS 500/33-5)
16    Sec. 33-5. Definitions. In this Article:
17    "Construction management services" includes:
18        (1) services provided in the planning and
19    pre-construction phases of a construction project
20    including, but not limited to, consulting with, advising,
21    assisting, and making recommendations to the Board and
22    architect, engineer, or licensed land surveyor on all
23    aspects of planning for project construction; reviewing
24    all plans and specifications as they are being developed
25    and making recommendations with respect to construction

 

 

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1    feasibility, availability of material and labor, time
2    requirements for procurement and construction, and
3    projected costs; making, reviewing, and refining budget
4    estimates based on the Board's program and other available
5    information; making recommendations to the Board and the
6    architect or engineer regarding the division of work in
7    the plans and specifications to facilitate the bidding and
8    awarding of contracts; soliciting the interest of capable
9    contractors and taking bids on the project; analyzing the
10    bids received; and preparing and maintaining a progress
11    schedule during the design phase of the project and
12    preparation of a proposed construction schedule; and
13        (2) services provided in the construction phase of the
14    project including, but not limited to, maintaining
15    competent supervisory staff to coordinate and provide
16    general direction of the work and progress of the
17    contractors on the project; directing the work as it is
18    being performed for general conformance with working
19    drawings and specifications; establishing procedures for
20    coordinating among the Board, architect or engineer,
21    contractors, and construction manager with respect to all
22    aspects of the project and implementing those procedures;
23    maintaining job site records and making appropriate
24    progress reports; implementing labor policy in conformance
25    with the requirements of the public owner; reviewing the
26    safety and equal opportunity programs of each contractor

 

 

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1    for conformance with the public owner's policy and making
2    recommendations; reviewing and processing all applications
3    for payment by involved contractors and material suppliers
4    in accordance with the terms of the contract; making
5    recommendations and processing requests for changes in the
6    work and maintaining records of change orders; scheduling
7    and conducting job meetings to ensure orderly progress of
8    the work; developing and monitoring a project progress
9    schedule, coordinating and expediting the work of all
10    contractors and providing periodic status reports to the
11    owner and the architect or engineer; and establishing and
12    maintaining a cost control system and conducting meetings
13    to review costs.
14    "Construction manager" means any individual, sole
15proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal
16entity providing construction management services for the
17Board and prequalified by the State in accordance with 30 ILCS
18500/33-10.
19    "Board" means the Capital Development Board or, to the
20extent that the services are to be procured by for a public
21institution of higher education, the public institution of
22higher education.
23(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 500/45-105)
25    Sec. 45-105. Bid preference for Illinois businesses.

 

 

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1    (a) (Blank). For the purposes of this Section:
2    "Illinois business" means a contractor that: (i) is
3headquartered in Illinois and providing, at the time that an
4invitation for a bid or notice of contract opportunity is
5first advertised, construction or construction-related
6professional services for Illinois-based projects; (ii)
7conducts meaningful day-to-day business operations at a
8facility in Illinois that is the place of employment for the
9majority of its regular, full-time workforce; (iii) holds all
10appropriate State licenses; and (iv) is subject to applicable
11State taxes. "Illinois business" does not include any
12subcontractors.
13    "Illinois-based project" means an individual project of
14construction and other construction-related services for a
15construction agency that will result in the conduct of
16business within the State or the employment of individuals
17within the State.
18    (b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
19State of Illinois to promote the economy of Illinois through
20the use of Illinois businesses for all State construction
21contracts.
22    (c) Construction agencies procuring construction and
23construction-related professional services shall make
24reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses.
25    (d) Beginning in 2022, each construction agency shall
26submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by

 

 

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1September 1 of each year that identifies the Illinois
2businesses procured by the construction agency, the primary
3location of the construction project, the percentage of the
4construction agency's utilization of Illinois businesses on
5the project as a whole, and the actions that the construction
6agency has undertaken to increase the use of Illinois
7businesses.
8    (e) In procuring construction and construction-related
9professional services for projects with a total value that
10exceeds the small purchase maximum established by Section
1120-20 of this Code with a total construction cost of more than
12$100,000, construction agencies shall provide a bid preference
13to a responsive and responsible bidder that is an Illinois
14business as defined in this Section. The construction agency
15shall allocate to the lowest bid by an Illinois business that
16is responsible and responsive any responsible bidder that is
17an Illinois business a bid preference of 4% of the contract
18base bid. This subsection applies only to projects where a
19business that is not an Illinois business submits a bid.
20    (f) This Section does not apply to any contract for any
21project for which federal funds are available for expenditure
22when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or
23federal regulation.
24    (g) As used in this Section, "Illinois business" means a
25contractor that is operating and headquartered in Illinois and
26providing, at the time that an invitation for a bid or notice

 

 

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1of contract opportunity is first advertised, construction or
2construction-related professional services, and is operating
3as:
4        (1) a sole proprietor whose primary residence is in
5    Illinois;
6        (2) a business incorporated or organized as a domestic
7    corporation under the Business Corporation Act of 1983;
8        (3) a business organized as a domestic partnership
9    under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997;
10        (4) a business organized as a domestic limited
11    partnership under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of
12    2001;
13        (5) a business organized under the Limited Liability
14    Company Act; or
15        (6) a business organized under the Professional
16    Limited Liability Company Act.
17    "Illinois business" does not include any subcontractors.
18(Source: P.A. 102-721, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
19    Section 10. The Design-Build Procurement Act is amended by
20changing Section 10 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 537/10)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
23    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
24    "State construction agency" means the Capital Development

 

 

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1Board or, in the case of a design-build procurement by for a
2public institution of higher education, the public institution
3of higher education.
4    "Delivery system" means the design and construction
5approach used to develop and construct a project.
6    "Design-bid-build" means the traditional delivery system
7used on public projects in this State that incorporates the
8Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualification
9Based Selection Act (30 ILCS 535/) and the principles of
10competitive selection in the Illinois Procurement Code (30
11ILCS 500/).
12    "Design-build" means a delivery system that provides
13responsibility within a single contract for the furnishing of
14architecture, engineering, land surveying and related services
15as required, and the labor, materials, equipment, and other
16construction services for the project.
17    "Design-build contract" means a contract for a public
18project under this Act between the State construction agency
19and a design-build entity to furnish architecture,
20engineering, land surveying, and related services as required,
21and to furnish the labor, materials, equipment, and other
22construction services for the project. The design-build
23contract may be conditioned upon subsequent refinements in
24scope and price and may allow the State construction agency to
25make modifications in the project scope without invalidating
26the design-build contract.

 

 

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1    "Design-build entity" means any individual, sole
2proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
3professional corporation, or other entity that proposes to
4design and construct any public project under this Act. A
5design-build entity and associated design-build professionals
6shall conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of this
7State and the related provisions of the Illinois
8Administrative Code, as referenced by the licensed design
9professionals Acts of this State.
10    "Design professional" means any individual, sole
11proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
12professional corporation, or other entity that offers services
13under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 (225 ILCS
14305/), the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (225
15ILCS 325/), the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989
16(225 ILCS 340/), or the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor
17Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 330/).
18    "Evaluation criteria" means the requirements for the
19separate phases of the selection process as defined in this
20Act and may include the specialized experience, technical
21qualifications and competence, capacity to perform, past
22performance, experience with similar projects, assignment of
23personnel to the project, and other appropriate factors. Price
24may not be used as a factor in the evaluation of Phase I
25proposals.
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1contract as submitted by a design-build entity in accordance
2with this Act.
3    "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning
4ascribed in subsection (f) of Section 1-13 of the Illinois
5Procurement Code.
6    "Request for proposal" means the document used by the
7State construction agency to solicit proposals for a
8design-build contract.
9    "Scope and performance criteria" means the requirements
10for the public project, including but not limited to, the
11intended usage, capacity, size, scope, quality and performance
12standards, life-cycle costs, and other programmatic criteria
13that are expressed in performance-oriented and quantifiable
14specifications and drawings that can be reasonably inferred
15and are suited to allow a design-build entity to develop a
16proposal.
17(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
191, 2024.".