Full Text of SB2491 102nd General Assembly
SB2491 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB2491 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 30 ILCS 535/30 | from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30 |
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Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that the term of any member of a selection committee created by the Department of Transportation to select firms to provide architectural, engineering, and land surveying services prior to January 1, 2022 shall be terminated on December 31, 2021. Provides that beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the Department of Transportation shall appoint selection committees consisting of 9 members who shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land | 5 | | Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by | 6 | | changing Section 30 as follows: | 7 | | (30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) | 8 | | Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall | 9 | | evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other | 10 | | prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and | 11 | | the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to | 12 | | considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record | 13 | | and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
| 14 | | time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any | 15 | | other
qualifications based factors as the State agency may | 16 | | determine in writing
are applicable. The State agency may | 17 | | conduct discussions with and require
public presentations by | 18 | | firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding
their | 19 | | qualifications, approach to the project and ability to furnish | 20 | | the
required services. | 21 | | A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms | 22 | | to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying | 23 | | services. A selection
committee may include at least one |
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| 1 | | public member nominated by a statewide
association of the | 2 | | profession affected. The public member may not be
employed or | 3 | | associated with any firm holding a contract with the State
| 4 | | agency nor may the public member's firm be considered for a
| 5 | | contract with
that State agency while he or she is serving as a | 6 | | public member of the
committee. | 7 | | In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint | 8 | | public members to selection committees that represent the | 9 | | geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population | 10 | | of the State, including persons nominated by associations | 11 | | representing minority and female-owned business associations. | 12 | | Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree | 13 | | from an accredited college or university in one of the | 14 | | professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated | 15 | | with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or | 16 | | seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of | 17 | | the committee. | 18 | | The term of any member of a selection committee created by | 19 | | the Department of Transportation under the provisions of this | 20 | | Section prior to January 1, 2022 shall be terminated on | 21 | | December 31, 2021. Beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the | 22 | | Department of Transportation shall appoint members to serve on | 23 | | selection committees to select firms to provide architectural, | 24 | | engineering, and land surveying services. In addition to the | 25 | | requirements of this Section, the selection committees shall | 26 | | consist of 9 members who shall be appointed with the advice and |
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| 1 | | consent of the Senate. | 2 | | In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm | 3 | | for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal | 4 | | submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or | 5 | | proposals in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of | 6 | | construction cost, or any other measure of
compensation. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)
| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.
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