(30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
time requirements, location, workload of the firm and any other
qualifications based factors as the State agency may determine in writing
are applicable. The State agency may conduct discussions with and require
public presentations by firms deemed to be the most qualified regarding
their qualifications, approach to the project and ability to furnish the
required services. A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying services. A selection
committee may include at least one public member nominated by a statewide
association of the profession affected. The public member may not be
employed or associated with any firm holding a contract with the State
agency nor may the public member's firm be considered for a
contract with
that State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of the
committee. In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint public members to selection committees that represent the geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of the State, including persons nominated by associations representing minority and female-owned business associations. Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree from an accredited college or university in one of the professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of the committee. In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or proposals in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of construction cost, or any other measure of
compensation.(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.) |