Full Text of HB3151 98th General Assembly
HB3151 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB3151 Introduced , by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 30 ILCS 535/30 | from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30 |
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Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that applicants for a Qualification Based Selection Act contract that includes on-site construction-related activities are not required to participate in apprenticeship or training program approved by the United States Department of Labor for those on-site construction activities. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land | 5 | | Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by | 6 | | changing Section 30 as follows: | 7 | | (30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) | 8 | | Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall | 9 | | evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other | 10 | | prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and | 11 | | the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to | 12 | | considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record | 13 | | and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
| 14 | | time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
| 15 | | qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine | 16 | | in writing
are applicable. To be considered for evaluation on | 17 | | Qualification Based Selection Act contracts which include | 18 | | on-site construction-related activities, including but not | 19 | | limited to material testing and drilling, the firm and/or the | 20 | | firms subcontractors/consultants shall not be required to | 21 | | participate in applicable apprenticeship and training programs | 22 | | approved by and registered with the United States Department of | 23 | | Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for all on-site |
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| 1 | | construction activities related activities, including, but not | 2 | | limited to, material testing and drilling. The State agency may | 3 | | conduct discussions with and require
public presentations by | 4 | | firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding
their | 5 | | qualifications, approach to the project and ability to furnish | 6 | | the
required services. | 7 | | A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms | 8 | | to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying | 9 | | services. A selection
committee may include at least one public | 10 | | member nominated by a statewide
association of the profession | 11 | | affected. The public member may not be
employed or associated | 12 | | with any firm holding a contract with the State
agency nor may | 13 | | the public member's firm be considered for a
contract with
that | 14 | | State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of | 15 | | the
committee. | 16 | | In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint | 17 | | public members to selection committees that represent the | 18 | | geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of | 19 | | the State, including persons nominated by associations | 20 | | representing minority and female-owned business associations. | 21 | | Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree | 22 | | from an accredited college or university in one of the | 23 | | professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated | 24 | | with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or | 25 | | seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of | 26 | | the committee. |
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| 1 | | In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm | 2 | | for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal | 3 | | submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or proposals | 4 | | in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of construction | 5 | | cost, or any other measure of
compensation. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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