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1 STATE OF ILLINOIS
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 SENATE
4 Senate Resolution No. 147
5 Offered by Senator Steve Rauschenberger
6 WHEREAS, The current Illinois Procurement Code was
7 enacted in 1998 as a comprehensive and sweeping reform of the
8 State's procurement and purchasing practices; and
9 WHEREAS, The Illinois Procurement Code stipulates that
10 all State construction contracts must be procured through
11 competitive sealed bidding; and
12 WHEREAS, The Illinois Procurement Code states that all
13 construction contracts that exceed $250,000 are required to
14 have separate specification and bidding for plumbing,
15 heating, ventilation, electrical wiring, and general contract
16 work; and
17 WHEREAS, Senate Bill 735 of the 92nd General Assembly was
18 introduced to amend the Illinois Procurement Code and add
19 "masonry" to the list of categories requiring separate
20 bidding for State construction contracts; and
21 WHEREAS, The Capital Development Board issued a fiscal
22 note for Senate Bill 735 stating that this legislation is
23 expected to raise the costs of projects by as much as ten
24 percent to cover increased design, coordination, and
25 administration costs, with the yearly impact estimated to be
26 $45,000,000; and
27 WHEREAS, The Capital Development Board also stated that
28 Senate Bill 735 is expected to raise the Agency's
29 administration costs by approximately $1,000,000 in the first
30 year and $600,000 yearly thereafter; and
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1 WHEREAS, Some would question if increasing the number of
2 categories requiring bids would increase State cost by as
3 much as $45,000,000, if reducing the number of categories
4 requiring separate bidding would decrease the cost of
5 projects by as much as $45,000,000 per category; therefore,
6 be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General
9 shall study the possible effects of eliminating the five
10 separate specifications for bidding on State construction
11 contracts as a means of reducing the cost of State
12 construction projects; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the study shall include the fiscal impact
14 on the State of Illinois, construction contractors and
15 construction sub-contractors; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the study shall include an analysis of
17 using design-build practices for State construction projects;
18 and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall report its
20 findings and recommendations to the Illinois Senate no later
21 than May 1, 2002; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the
23 Auditor General.
24 Adopted by the Senate, May 29, 2001.
25 _______________________
26 President of the Senate
27 _______________________
28 Secretary of the Senate
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