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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 30-60 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/30-60 new)
7    Sec. 30-60. Request for change orders.
8    (a) Within 45 days after the date that a written request 
9for a change order is submitted by a contractor to a State 
10agency or within 45 days after the date that  authorization for 
11extra work is issued by a State agency to a contractor, the 
12State agency shall: (i) issue the change order with an 
13agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization 
14for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give 
15written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change 
16order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price 
17on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) 
18explain in writing that an additional 30 days are necessary to 
19make a determination. 
20    (b) If an additional 30 days is requested under subsection 
21(a), then, after the 30 additional days have elapsed, the 
22State agency shall: (i) issue the change order with an 
23agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization 
 
 
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1for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give 
2written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change 
3order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price 
4on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) 
5explain in writing that an additional 15 days are necessary to 
6make a determination. If an additional 15 days is requested 
7under this subsection (b), then, after every 15 additional 
8days that elapse, as necessary, the State agency shall perform 
9one of the actions specified in items (i) through (vi) of this 
10subsection (b). 
11    (c) The State agency shall report quarterly on its website 
12the total number of times the State agency requested 
13additional time to make a determination under this Section and 
14the total number of times the State agency requested 
15additional time for such determination for each contract. 
 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.