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HB2985 Engrossed LRB093 08817 AMC 11841 b
1 AN ACT concerning construction contracts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Preference in Public Construction Contracts Act.
6 Section 5. Institution defined. As used in this Act,
7 "institution" means all institutions maintained by the State
8 or any political subdivision thereof or municipality therein,
9 including municipally-owned public utility plants.
10 "Institution" does not include institutions maintained by
11 home rule units.
12 Section 10. Preference in public construction contracts.
13 The board of trustees or other officer or officers in charge
14 of every institution in the State of Illinois that is
15 supported, in whole or in part, by public funds, who are
16 authorized or required to seek the services of a construction
17 contractor for the purposes of constructing or building a
18 public works project or improvement shall give equal
19 preference to Illinois contractors and contractors in states
20 whose preference laws and policies do not prohibit Illinois
21 contractors from performing construction or building services
22 for public institutions. Nothing in this Section shall be
23 construed to prohibit the use of Illinois contractors.
24 Section 15. Penalty. A trustee or officer who violates
25 Section 10 of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense.
26 Section 20. Conflicting provisions. To the extent of
27 any conflict between this Act and any other Illinois law, the
28 provisions of this Act prevail over the conflicting law.
HB2985 Engrossed -2- LRB093 08817 AMC 11841 b
1 Section 25. Database. The Capital Development Board
2 shall maintain a database of information pertaining to cases
3 in which Illinois contractors were improperly not given
4 preference by public institutions in other states. This
5 database shall be available for public access on the Board's
6 website. In addition, the Capital Development Board shall
7 annually mail institutions who request it a list of cases in
8 which Illinois contractors were improperly not given
9 preference in another state.