Bill Text: IL HB3151 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3151 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB3151-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 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
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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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land
Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by
changing Section 30 as follows:
(30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30)
Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall
evaluate the firms submitting letters of interest and other
prequalified firms, taking into account qualifications; and
the State agency may consider, but shall not be limited to
considering, ability of professional personnel, past record
and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine
in writing are applicable. To be considered for evaluation on
Qualification Based Selection Act contracts which include
on-site construction-related activities, including but not
limited to material testing and drilling, the firm and/or the
firms subcontractors/consultants shall not be required to
participate in applicable apprenticeship and training programs
approved by and registered with the United States Department of
Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for all on-site

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construction activities related activities, including, but not
limited to, material testing and drilling. The State agency may
conduct discussions with and require public presentations by
firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding their
qualifications, approach to the project and ability to furnish
the required services.
A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms
to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying
services. A selection committee may include at least one public
member nominated by a statewide association of the profession
affected. The public member may not be employed or associated
with any firm holding a contract with the State agency nor may
the public member's firm be considered for a contract with that
State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of
the committee.
In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint
public members to selection committees that represent the
geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of
the State, including persons nominated by associations
representing minority and female-owned business associations.
Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree
from an accredited college or university in one of the
professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated
with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or
seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of
the committee.

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In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm
for negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal
submission of verbal or written estimates of costs or proposals
in terms of dollars, hours required, percentage of construction
cost, or any other measure of compensation.
(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.