Bill Text: IL SB0223 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Removes an option allowing a political subdivision not to evaluate firms submitting letters of interest for projects requiring architectural, engineering, or land surveying services if the political subdivision has a satisfactory relationship for services with one or more firms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0223 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0223-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Local Government Professional Services | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Selection Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (50 ILCS 510/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 6405)
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7 | Sec. 5. Evaluation Procedure. A political subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | shall , unless
it has a satisfactory relationship for services | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | with one or more firms, evaluate
the firms submitting letters | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | of interest, taking into account
qualifications, ability of | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | professional personnel, past record and
experience, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | performance data on file, willingness to meet time
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13 | requirements, location, workload of the firm,
and such other | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | qualifications-based factors as the
political subdivision may | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | determine in writing are applicable. The
political subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | may conduct discussions with and require public
presentations | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | by firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding their
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18 | qualifications, approach to the project, and ability to furnish | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the required services. In no case shall a political | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | subdivision, prior to selecting a firm for negotiation under | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Section 7, seek formal or informal submission of verbal or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | written estimates of costs or proposals in terms of dollars, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | hours required, percentage of construction cost, or any other |
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1 | measure of compensation.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-1097, eff. 2-2-07.)
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