Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 4/11/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2638

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2638 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Local Government Energy Conservation Act is
5 amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 515/25)
7     Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
8 agreement; or other agreement. A unit of local government, or
9 units of local government in combination, may enter into an
10 installment payment contract, lease purchase agreement, or
11 other agreement with a qualified provider or with a third
12 party, as authorized by law, for the funding or financing of
13 the purchase and installation of energy conservation measures
14 by a qualified provider. Every unit of local government may
15 issue certificates evidencing the indebtedness incurred
16 pursuant to the contracts or agreements. Any such contract or

 

 

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1 agreement shall be valid whether or not an appropriation with
2 respect thereto is first included in any annual or supplemental
3 budget adopted by the unit of local government. Each contract
4 or agreement entered into by a unit of local government
5 pursuant to this Section shall be authorized by official action
6 of the unit of local government's governing body. The authority
7 granted under this Section is in addition to any other
8 authority granted by law.
9     Any consultant, architect, engineer, designer, or other
10 drafter of specifications who assists the unit of local
11 government in the preparation of specifications shall not
12 submit a bid or proposal to meet the procurement need unless
13 the body authorizing the contract or agreement determines in
14 writing that there will be no substantial conflict of interest
15 involved. This written notice shall be published in each volume
16 of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin with the Request for
17 Proposal.
18 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
19     Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
20 19b-1.4, 19b-3, and 19b-5 as follows:
 
21     (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.4)
22     Sec. 19b-1.4. Request for proposals. "Request for
23 proposals" means a competitive selection achieved by
24 negotiated procurement. The request for proposals shall be

 

 

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1 submitted to the administrators of all 4 volumes of announced
2 in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin for publication in each
3 bulletin and through at least one public notice, at least 14
4 days before the request date in a newspaper published in the
5 district or vocational center area, or if no newspaper is
6 published in the district or vocational center area, in a
7 newspaper of general circulation in the area of the district or
8 vocational center, from a school district or area vocational
9 center that will administer the program, requesting innovative
10 solutions and proposals for energy conservation measures.
11 Proposals submitted shall be sealed. The request for proposals
12 shall include all of the following:
13         (1) The name and address of the school district or area
14     vocation center.
15         (2) The name, address, title, and phone number of a
16     contact person.
17         (3) Notice indicating that the school district or area
18     vocational center is requesting qualified providers to
19     propose energy conservation measures through a guaranteed
20     energy savings contract.
21         (4) The date, time, and place where proposals must be
22     received.
23         (5) The evaluation criteria for assessing the
24     proposals.
25         (6) Any other stipulations and clarifications the
26     school district or area vocational center may require.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
2     (105 ILCS 5/19b-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-3)
3     Sec. 19b-3. Award of guaranteed energy savings contract.
4 Sealed proposals must be opened by a member or employee of the
5 school board or governing board of the area vocational center,
6 whichever is applicable, at a public opening at which the
7 contents of the proposals must be announced. Each person or
8 entity submitting a sealed proposal must receive at least 13
9 days notice of the time and place of the opening. The school
10 district or area vocational center shall select the qualified
11 provider that best meets the needs of the district or area
12 vocational center. The school district or area vocational
13 center shall provide public notice of the meeting at which it
14 proposes to award a guaranteed energy savings contract of the
15 names of the parties to the proposed contract and of the
16 purpose of the contract. The public notice shall be made at
17 least 10 days prior to the meeting. After evaluating the
18 proposals under Section 19b-2, a school district or area
19 vocational center may enter into a guaranteed energy savings
20 contract with a qualified provider if it finds that the amount
21 it would spend on the energy conservation measures recommended
22 in the proposal would not exceed the amount to be saved in
23 either energy or operational costs, or both, within a 20-year
24 period from the date of installation, if the recommendations in
25 the proposal are followed. Contracts let or awarded must be

 

 

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1 submitted to the administrators of all 4 volumes of the
2 published in the next available subsequent Illinois
3 Procurement Bulletin for publication in each bulletin.
4 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
5     (105 ILCS 5/19b-5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-5)
6     Sec. 19b-5. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
7 agreement; or other agreement. A school district or school
8 districts in combination or an area vocational center may enter
9 into an installment payment contract, or lease purchase
10 agreement, or other agreement with a qualified provider or with
11 a third-party lender, as authorized by law, for the funding or
12 financing of the purchase and installation of energy
13 conservation measures by a qualified provider. Every school
14 district or area vocational center may issue certificates
15 evidencing the indebtedness incurred pursuant to the contracts
16 or agreements. Any such contract or agreement shall be valid
17 whether or not an appropriation with respect thereto is first
18 included in any annual or supplemental budget adopted by the
19 school district or area vocational center. Each contract or
20 agreement entered into by a school district or area vocational
21 center pursuant to this Section shall be authorized by official
22 action resolution of the school board or governing board of the
23 area vocational center, whichever is applicable. The authority
24 granted in this Section is in addition to any other authority
25 granted by law.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
2     Section 15. The Public University Energy Conservation Act
3 is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
4     (110 ILCS 62/25)
5     Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase
6 agreement; or other agreement. A public university or 2 or
7 more public universities in combination may enter into an
8 installment payment contract, or lease purchase agreement, or
9 other agreement with a qualified provider or with a third-party
10 lender, as authorized by law, for the funding or financing of
11 the purchase and installation of energy conservation measures
12 by a qualified provider. Each public university may issue
13 certificates evidencing the indebtedness incurred pursuant to
14 the contracts or agreements. Any such contract or agreement
15 shall be valid whether or not an appropriation with respect
16 thereto is first included in any annual or additional or
17 supplemental budget proposal, request, or recommendation
18 submitted by or made with respect to a public university under
19 Section 8 of the Board of Higher Education Act or as otherwise
20 provided by law. Each contract or agreement entered into by a
21 public university pursuant to this Section shall be authorized
22 by official action resolution of the board of trustees of that
23 university. The authority granted in this Section is in
24 addition to any other authority granted by law.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.".