(a) A county may enter into design-build contracts. In addition to the requirements set forth in its local ordinances, when the county elects to use the design-build delivery method, it must issue a notice of intent to receive proposals for the project at least 14 days before issuing the request for the proposal. The county must publish the advance notice in the manner prescribed by ordinance, which shall include posting the advance notice online on its website. The county may publish the notice in construction industry publications or post the notice on construction industry websites. A brief description of the proposed procurement must be included in the notice. The county must provide a copy of the request for proposal to any party requesting a copy.
     (b) The request for proposal shall be prepared for each project and must contain, without limitation, the following information:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45015

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Design-build: means a delivery system that provides responsibility within a single contract for the furnishing of architecture, engineering, land surveying, and related services as required and the labor, materials, equipment, and other construction services for the project. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45010
  • Design-build entity: means an individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, or other entity that proposes to design and construct any public project under this Division. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45010
  • Evaluation criteria: means the requirements for the separate phases of the selection process as defined in this Division and may include the specialized experience, technical qualifications and competence, capacity to perform, past performance, experience with similar projects, assignment of personnel to the project, and other appropriate factors. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45010
  • Proposal: means the offer to enter into a design-build contract as submitted by a design-build entity in accordance with this Division. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45010
  • Request for proposal: means the document used by the county to solicit proposals for a design-build contract. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-45010

         (1) The name of the county.
         (2) A preliminary schedule for the completion of the
    
contract.
        (3) The proposed budget for the project, the source
    
of funds, and the currently available funds at the time the request for proposal is submitted.
        (4) Prequalification criteria for design-build
    
entities wishing to submit proposals. The county shall include, at a minimum, its normal qualifications, licensing, registration, and other requirements; however, nothing precludes the use of additional prequalification criteria by the county.
        (5) Material requirements of the contract, including,
    
but not limited to, the proposed terms and conditions, required performance and payment bonds, insurance, and the entity’s plan to comply with the utilization goals for business enterprises established in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and with § 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
        (6) The performance criteria.
         (7) The evaluation criteria for each phase of the
    
solicitation. Price may not be used as a factor in the evaluation of Phase I proposals.
        (8) The number of entities that will be considered
    
for the technical and cost evaluation phase.
    (c) The county may include any other relevant information that it chooses to supply. The design-build entity shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy of this documentation in the development of its proposal.
     (d) The date that proposals are due must be at least 21 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request for proposal. If the cost of the project is estimated to exceed $12,000,000, then the proposal due date must be at least 28 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the request for proposal. The county shall include in the request for proposal a minimum of 30 days to develop the Phase II submissions after the selection of entities from the Phase I evaluation is completed.