093_HB0940enr HB0940 Enrolled LRB093 05767 RCE 05860 b 1 AN ACT concerning public works contracts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Public Works Contract Change Order Act. 6 Section 5. Change orders; bidding. If a change order 7 for any public works contract (i) is entered into by a unit 8 of local government or school district, (ii) is not procured 9 in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code and the 10 State Finance Act, and (iii) authorizes or necessitates any 11 increase in the contract price that is 50% or more of the 12 original contract price, then portion of the contract that is 13 covered by the change order must be resubmitted for bidding 14 in the same manner for which the original contract was bid. 15 Bidding for the portion of the contract covered by the change 16 order is subject to any requirements to employ females and 17 minorities on the public works project that existed at the 18 bidding for the original contract, together with any later 19 requirements imposed by law. 20 Section 10. Home rule. A home rule unit may not 21 regulate its public works contracts in a manner that is 22 inconsistent with this Act. This Section is a limitation of 23 home rule powers under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article 24 VII of the Illinois Constitution. 25 Section 15. Mandates. This Act is exempt from the 26 reimbursement requirements of the State Mandates Act. 27 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 28 Section 8.27 as follows: HB0940 Enrolled -2- LRB093 05767 RCE 05860 b 1 (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new) 2 Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 3 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 4 for the implementation of any mandate created by the Public 5 Works Contract Change Order Act.