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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Local Government Professional Services |
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| Selection Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (50 ILCS 510/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 6405)
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| Sec. 5. Evaluation
Selection Procedure. A political |
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| subdivision shall, unless
it has a satisfactory relationship |
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| for services with one or more firms, evaluate
the firms |
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| submitting letters of interest, taking into account
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| qualifications, ability of professional personnel, past record |
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| and
experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet |
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| time and budget
requirements, location, workload of the firm,
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| and such other qualifications-based factors as the
political |
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| subdivision may determine in writing are applicable. The
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| political subdivision may conduct discussions with and require |
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| public
presentations by firms deemed to be the most qualified |
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| regarding their
qualifications, approach to the project, and |
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| ability to furnish the required services. In no case shall a |
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| political subdivision, prior to selecting a firm for |
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| negotiation under Section 7, seek formal or informal submission |
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| of verbal or written estimates of costs or proposals in terms |
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| of dollars, hours required, percentage of construction cost, or |
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| any other measure of compensation.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-854.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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