Bill Title: Creates the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Defines terms. Provides that a school district shall, for each public project, make a written determination as to whether it is in the best interests of the school district to enter into a design-build contract for that project. Specifies factors to be considered in making the determination. Provides that if a school district elects to use a design-build delivery method under the Act, it must issue a notice of intent to receive proposals for a project no less than 14 days before issuing the request for proposals. Specifies requirements for the request for proposals. Requires a school district that elects to use the design-build delivery method to establish a committee to evaluate and select the design-build entity, which shall consist of no less than 5 members but no more than 7 members and shall include no less than one licensed design professional. Requires a school district to use a 2-phase procedure for the selection of a design-build entity; specifies the criteria for each phase. Provides that a school district may award the contract to the highest overall ranked entity. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1159 [HB5593 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Thaddeus Jones [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Luis Arroyo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jay Hoffman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-113	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chad Hays [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-104	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Wheeler [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Pritchard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Napoleon Harris [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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