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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 30-30 as follows:
 



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    (30 ILCS 500/30-30)



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    Sec. 30-30. Contracts in excess of $250,000. For
building 
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construction contracts in excess of
$250,000, separate 
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specifications shall be prepared for all
equipment, labor, and 
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materials in
connection with the following 5 subdivisions of 
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the work to be
performed:


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        (1) plumbing;


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        (2) heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic

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    temperature control systems,
including the testing and 
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    balancing of those systems;


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        (3) ventilating and distribution systems for

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    conditioned air, including the testing
and balancing of 
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    those systems;


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        (4) electric wiring; and


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        (5) general contract work.

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    The specifications must be so drawn as to permit separate 
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and
independent bidding upon
each of the 5 subdivisions of 
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work.  All contracts awarded
for any part thereof shall
award 
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the 5 subdivisions of work separately to responsible and

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reliable persons, firms, or
corporations engaged in these 
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classes of work.  The contracts, at
the discretion of the

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construction agency, may be assigned to the successful bidder 
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on
the general contract work or
to the successful bidder on the 
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subdivision of work designated by
the construction agency 
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before
the bidding as the prime subdivision of work, provided 
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that all
payments will be made directly
to the contractors for 
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the 5 subdivisions of work upon compliance
with the conditions 
 


 






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of the
contract.  A contract may be let for one or more 
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buildings in any
project to the same contractor.
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specifications shall require, however, that unless the

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buildings are identical, a separate price
shall be submitted 
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for each building.  The contract may be awarded
to the lowest 
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responsible
bidder for each or all of the buildings included in 
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the
specifications.

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    Until a date 2 years after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the requirements 
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of this Section do not apply to the construction of an 
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Emergency Operations Center for the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency if (i) the majority of the funding for the 
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project is from federal funds, (ii) the bid of the successful 
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bidder identifies the name of the subcontractor, if any, and 
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the bid proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work 
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set forth in this Section, and (iii) the contract entered into 
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with the successful bidder provides that no identified 
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subcontractor may be terminated without the written consent of 
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the Capital Development Board.

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    Until a date 5 years after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the requirements 
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of this Section do not apply to the Capitol Building HVAC 
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upgrade project if (i) the bid of the successful bidder 
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identifies the name of the subcontractor, if any, and the bid 
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proposal costs for each of the 5 subdivisions of work set forth 
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in this Section, and (ii) the contract entered into with the 
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successful bidder provides that no identified subcontractor 
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may be terminated without the written consent of the Capital 
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Development Board.

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(Source: P.A. 93-1035, eff. 9-10-04.)


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.