HB3912 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3912

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/33-5

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions concerning construction management services, provides that, if the services are to be procured by (currently, for) a public institution of higher education, then "Board" means the public institution of higher education. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning finance.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by changing Section 33-5 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/33-5)

Sec. 33-5. Definitions. In this Article:

"Construction management services" includes:

(1) services provided in the planning and pre-construction phases of a construction project including, but not limited to, consulting with, advising, assisting, and making recommendations to the Board and architect, engineer, or licensed land surveyor on all aspects of planning for project construction; reviewing all plans and specifications as they are being developed and making recommendations with respect to construction feasibility, availability of material and labor, time requirements for procurement and construction, and projected costs; making, reviewing, and refining budget estimates based on the Board's program and other available information; making recommendations to the Board and the architect or engineer regarding the division of work in the plans and specifications to facilitate the bidding and awarding of contracts; soliciting the interest of capable contractors and taking bids on the project; analyzing the bids received; and preparing and maintaining a progress schedule during the design phase of the project and preparation of a proposed construction schedule; and

(2) services provided in the construction phase of the project including, but not limited to, maintaining competent supervisory staff to coordinate and provide general direction of the work and progress of the contractors on the project; directing the work as it is being performed for general conformance with working drawings and specifications; establishing procedures for coordinating among the Board, architect or engineer, contractors, and construction manager with respect to all aspects of the project and implementing those procedures; maintaining job site records and making appropriate progress reports; implementing labor policy in conformance with the requirements of the public owner; reviewing the safety and equal opportunity programs of each contractor for conformance with the public owner's policy and making recommendations; reviewing and processing all applications for payment by involved contractors and material suppliers in accordance with the terms of the contract; making recommendations and processing requests for changes in the work and maintaining records of change orders; scheduling and conducting job meetings to ensure orderly progress of the work; developing and monitoring a project progress schedule, coordinating and expediting the work of all contractors and providing periodic status reports to the owner and the architect or engineer; and establishing and maintaining a cost control system and conducting meetings to review costs.

"Construction manager" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity providing construction management services for the Board and prequalified by the State in accordance with 30 ILCS 500/33-10.

"Board" means the Capital Development Board or, to the extent that the services are to be procured by for a public institution of higher education, the public institution of higher education.

(Source: P.A. 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.