Bill Text: IL HB2393 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, within 45 days after the date that a written request for a change order is submitted by a contractor to a State agency or within 45 days after the date that authorization for extra work is issued by a State agency to a contractor, the State agency shall either: (i) issue the change order with an agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) explain in writing that an additional 30 days are necessary to make a determination. Provides that if an additional 30 days is requested, then, after the 30 additional days have elapsed, the State agency shall either: (i) issue the change order with an agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) explain in writing that an additional 15 days are necessary to make a determination. Provides that if an additional 15 days is requested, then, after every 15 additional days that elapse, as necessary, the State agency shall perform one of the specified actions. Provides that the State agency shall report quarterly on its website the total number of times the State agency requested additional time to make a determination and the total number of times the State agency requested additional time for such determination for each contract. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-11 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2393 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2393-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2393 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/30-65 new
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, within 45 days after the date that a written request for a change order is submitted by a contractor to a State agency or within 45 days after the date that authorization for extra work is issued by a State agency to a contractor, the State agency shall either: (i) issue the change order with an agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) explain in writing that an additional 30 days are necessary to make a determination. Provides that if an additional 30 days is requested, then, after the 30 additional days have elapsed, the State agency shall either: (i) issue the change order with an agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi) explain in writing that an additional 15 days are necessary to make a determination. Provides that if an additional 15 days is requested, then, after every 15 additional days that elapse, as necessary, the State agency shall perform one of the specified actions. Provides that the State agency shall report quarterly on its website the total number of times the State agency requested additional time to make a determination and the total number of times the State agency requested additional time for such determination for each contract. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
adding Section 30-65 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/30-65 new)
Sec. 30-65. Request for change orders.
(a) Within 45 days after the date that a written request
for a change order is submitted by a contractor to a State
agency or within 45 days after the date that authorization for
extra work is issued by a State agency to a contractor, the
State agency shall: (i) issue the change order with an
agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization
for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give
written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change
order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price
on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi)
explain in writing that an additional 30 days are necessary to
make a determination.
(b) If an additional 30 days is requested under subsection
(a), then, after the 30 additional days have elapsed, the
State agency shall: (i) issue the change order with an
agreement on price; (ii) agree on price for the authorization

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for extra work; (iii) counter on price in writing; (iv) give
written notice to the contractor of the reasons why the change
order is unreasonable; (v) accept a partial agreement on price
on some of the terms of the change order or extra work; or (vi)
explain in writing that an additional 15 days are necessary to
make a determination. If an additional 15 days is requested
under this subsection (b), then, after every 15 additional
days that elapse, as necessary, the State agency shall perform
one of the actions specified in items (i) through (vi) of this
subsection (b).
(c) The State agency shall report quarterly on its website
the total number of times the State agency requested
additional time to make a determination under this Section and
the total number of times the State agency requested
additional time for such determination for each contract.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.