Bill Text: IL HB3497 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Capital Development Board may (rather than shall) draw specifications to permit independent bidding by prime bidders for each of the 5 subdivisions of work. Provides that the Board may draw specifications for a single prime bidder. Provides that a successful single prime bidder shall identify the name of the subcontractor and proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work, and that no identified subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of the Board. Deletes provisions relating to the pilot program for single prime bidders and to the Capitol Building HVAC upgrade project. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-23)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0257 [HB3497 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3497-Chaptered.html



Public Act 099-0257
HB3497 EnrolledLRB099 10663 JWD 30912 b
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 30-30 and by adding Section 1-15.93 as
follows:
(30 ILCS 500/1-15.93 new)
Sec. 1-15.93. Single prime. "Single prime" means the
design-bid-build procurement delivery method for a building
construction project in which the Capital Development Board is
the construction agency procuring 2 or more subdivisions of
work enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a)
of Section 30-30 of this Code under a single contract. This
Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
(30 ILCS 500/30-30)
Sec. 30-30. Design-bid-build construction. Contracts in
excess of $250,000.
(a) The provisions of this subsection are operative through
December 31, 2019.
For building construction contracts in excess of $250,000,
separate specifications may shall be prepared for all
equipment, labor, and materials in connection with the
following 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed:
(1) plumbing;
(2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
temperature control systems, including the testing and
balancing of those systems;
(3) ventilating and distribution systems for
conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
those systems;
(4) electric wiring; and
(5) general contract work.
The specifications may must be so drawn as to permit
separate and independent bidding upon each of the 5
subdivisions of work. All contracts awarded for any part
thereof may shall award the 5 subdivisions of work separately
to responsible and reliable persons, firms, or corporations
engaged in these classes of work. The contracts, at the
discretion of the construction agency, may be assigned to the
successful bidder on the general contract work or to the
successful bidder on the subdivision of work designated by the
construction agency before the bidding as the prime subdivision
of work, provided that all payments will be made directly to
the contractors for the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance
with the conditions of the contract.
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 99th General Assembly and through December 31, 2019, for
single prime projects: (i) the bid of the successful low bidder
shall identify the name of the subcontractor, if any, and the
bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set
forth in this Section; (ii) the contract entered into with the
successful bidder shall provide that no identified
subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of
the Capital Development Board; (iii) the contract shall comply
with the disadvantaged business practices of the Business
Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act and the equal employment practices of Section
2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act; (iv) the Capital
Development Board shall submit a quarterly report to the
Procurement Policy Board with information on the general scope,
project budget, and established Business Enterprise Program
goals for any single prime procurement bid in the previous 3
months with a total construction cost valued at $10,000,000 or
less; and (v) the Capital Development Board shall submit an
annual report to the General Assembly and Governor on the
bidding, award, and performance of all single prime projects.
For building construction projects with a total
construction cost valued at $5,000,000 or less, the Capital
Development Board shall not use the single prime procurement
delivery method for more than 50% of the total number of
projects bid for each fiscal year. Any project with a total
construction cost valued greater than $5,000,000 may be bid
using single prime at the discretion of the Executive Director
of the Capital Development Board.
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 99th General Assembly and through December 31, 2017, the
Capital Development Board shall, on a weekly basis: review the
projects that have been designed, and approved to bid; and, for
every fifth determination to use the single prime procurement
delivery method for a project under $10,000,000, submit to the
Procurement Policy Board a written notice of its intent to use
the single prime method on the project. The notice shall
include the reasons for using the single prime method and an
explanation of why the use of that method is in the best
interest of the State. The Capital Development Board shall post
the notice on its online procurement webpage and on the online
Procurement Bulletin at least 3 business days following
submission. The Procurement Policy Board shall review and
provide its decision on the use of the single prime method for
every fifth use of the single prime procurement delivery method
for a project under $10,000,000 within 7 business days of
receipt of the notice from the Capital Development Board.
Approval by the Procurement Policy Board shall not be
unreasonably withheld and shall be provided unless the
Procurement Policy Board finds that the use of the single prime
method is not in the best interest of the State. Any decision
by the Procurement Policy Board to disapprove the use of the
single prime method shall be made in writing to the Capital
Development Board, posted on the online Procurement Bulletin,
and shall state the reasons why the single prime method was
disapproved and why it is not in the best interest of the
State.
(b) The provisions of this subsection are operative on and
after January 1, 2020. For building construction contracts in
excess of $250,000, separate specifications shall be prepared
for all equipment, labor, and materials in connection with the
following 5 subdivisions of the work to be performed:
(1) plumbing;
(2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic
temperature control systems, including the testing and
balancing of those systems;
(3) ventilating and distribution systems for
conditioned air, including the testing and balancing of
those systems;
(4) electric wiring; and
(5) general contract work.
The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate
and independent bidding upon each of the 5 subdivisions of
work. All contracts awarded for any part thereof shall award
the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and
reliable persons, firms, or corporations engaged in these
classes of work. The contracts, at the discretion of the
construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder
on the general contract work or to the successful bidder on the
subdivision of work designated by the construction agency
before the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided
that all payments will be made directly to the contractors for
the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance with the conditions
of the contract.
Until a date 4 years after July 1, 2011, the requirements
of this Section do not apply to a construction project for
which the Capital Development Board is the construction agency
if: (i) the project budget is at least $15,000,000; (ii) the
Capital Development Board has submitted to the Procurement
Policy Board a written request for a public hearing on waiver
of the application of the requirements of this Section to that
project, including its reasons for seeking the waiver and why
the waiver is in the best interest of the State; (iii) the
Capital Development Board has posted notice of the waiver
hearing on its procurement web page and on the online
Procurement Bulletin at least 15 calendar days before the
hearing; (iv) the Procurement Policy Board, after conducting
the public hearing on the waiver request, reviews and approves
the request in writing before the award of the contract; (v)
the successful low bidder has prequalified with the Capital
Development Board; (vi) the bid of the successful low bidder
identifies the name of the subcontractor, if any, and the bid
proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth
in this Section; and (vii) the contract entered into with the
successful bidder provides that no identified subcontractor
may be terminated without the written consent of the Capital
Development Board. With respect to any construction project
described in this paragraph, the Capital Development Board
shall: (i) provide to the Auditor General an affidavit that the
waiver of the application of the requirements of this Section
is in the best interest of the State; (ii) specify in writing
as a public record that the project shall comply with the
disadvantaged business practices of the Business Enterprise
for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act and
the equal employment practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois
Human Rights Act; and (iii) report annually to the Governor and
the General Assembly on the bidding, award, and performance. On
and after January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
95-758), the Capital Development Board may award in each year
contracts with an aggregate total value of no more than
$200,000,000 with respect to construction projects described
in this paragraph.
Until a date 11 years after November 29, 2005 (the
effective date of Public Act 94-699), the requirements of this
Section do not apply to the Capitol Building HVAC upgrade
project if (i) the bid of the successful bidder identifies the
name of the subcontractor, if any, and the bid proposal costs
for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth in this
Section, and (ii) the contract entered into with the successful
bidder provides that no identified subcontractor may be
terminated without the written consent of the Capital
Development Board.
(Source: P.A. 97-182, eff. 7-22-11; 98-431, eff. 8-16-13;
98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
feedback