Bill Text: IL SB1539 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Requires the Suburban Bus Board to adopt responsible bidding rules applicable to bids for contracts solicited for drivers, dispatchers, customer service aides, and reservationists. Requires a bidder to submit specified information before a bidder may be considered a responsible bidder. Provides that it is the sole responsibility of the bidder to comply with all submission requirements at the time it submits its bid to the Suburban Bus Board. Provides that upon designation by the Suburban Bus Board that a contractor's or subcontractor's submission in anticipation of a bid is complete and timely, and upon any further consideration deemed necessary by the Suburban Bus Board, the contractor or subcontractor may be prequalified for future contracts with the Suburban Bus Board. Provides that a contractor's classification as qualified shall exempt the contractor or sub-contractor from the submission requirements for a period of 12 months. Provides that contractors and subcontractors who are prequalified must submit a complete application for continuation of prequalified standing on a form provided by the Suburban Bus Board by December 31st for the upcoming calendar year. Provides that failure by any prequalified contractor or subcontractor to timely submit its complete application for continuation of prequalified standing shall result in automatic removal of the designation. Allows a contractor or subcontractor removed from prequalified status to still bid on Suburban Bus Board contracts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - To Procurement [SB1539 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1539-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1539 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 3615/3A.17.5 new
Amends the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Requires the Suburban Bus Board to adopt responsible bidding rules applicable to bids for contracts solicited for drivers, dispatchers, customer service aides, and reservationists. Requires a bidder to submit specified information before a bidder may be considered a responsible bidder. Provides that it is the sole responsibility of the bidder to comply with all submission requirements at the time it submits its bid to the Suburban Bus Board. Provides that upon designation by the Suburban Bus Board that a contractor's or subcontractor's submission in anticipation of a bid is complete and timely, and upon any further consideration deemed necessary by the Suburban Bus Board, the contractor or subcontractor may be prequalified for future contracts with the Suburban Bus Board. Provides that a contractor's classification as qualified shall exempt the contractor or sub-contractor from the submission requirements for a period of 12 months. Provides that contractors and subcontractors who are prequalified must submit a complete application for continuation of prequalified standing on a form provided by the Suburban Bus Board by December 31st for the upcoming calendar year. Provides that failure by any prequalified contractor or subcontractor to timely submit its complete application for continuation of prequalified standing shall result in automatic removal of the designation. Allows a contractor or subcontractor removed from prequalified status to still bid on Suburban Bus Board contracts.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
amended by adding Section 3A.17.5 as follows:
(70 ILCS 3615/3A.17.5 new)
Sec. 3A.17.5. Responsible bidding plan.
(a) The Suburban Bus Board shall adopt responsible bidding
rules applicable to bids for contracts solicited for drivers,
dispatchers, customer service aides, and reservationists.
(b) A bidder must submit the following information and
supporting documentation verified under oath on a form
designated by the Suburban Bus Board before the bidder may be
considered a responsible bidder under the rules adopted by the
Suburban Bus Board:
(1) A copy of the Illinois Secretary of State's
Department of Business Services online records evidencing
that the bidder has a current corporate annual report on
file. This paragraph does not apply to a bidder who is an
individual, sole proprietor, or partnership.
(2) Documents evidencing current registration with the
Department of Revenue if the bidder has employees.
(3) Disclosure of any federal, state, or local tax

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liens or tax delinquencies against the contractor or any
officers of the contractor in the last 5 years;
(4) A statement that all employees are covered under a
current workers' compensation insurance policy and
properly classified under such policy.
(5) A statement of compliance with all provisions of
the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act and all rules and
regulations adopted under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act
for the past 5 years.
(6) Documents evidencing any professional or trade
license required by law or local ordinance for any trade
or specialty area in which the contractor is seeking a
contract award.
(7) Evidence of participation in apprenticeship
training programs applicable to the work to be performed
on the project, which are approved by and registered with
the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship,
or its successor organization.
(8) Certification that all employees expected to
perform work on the project have completed a 10-hour or
greater OSHA safety program.
(9) Disclosure of the name and address of each
subcontractor from whom the contractor has accepted a bid
or intends to hire on any part of the project.
(10) Statements as to past performance, which shall
give an accurate and complete record of all contracts

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completed in the past 3 years by the contractor.
(11) Evidence that the bidder does not have any
unremedied or unresolved violations of any applicable
State, county, local, or federal labor laws, including a
finding of merit for an unfair labor practice charge by
any Region of the National Labor Relations Board.
(c) It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to comply
with all submission requirements at the time it submits its
bid to the Suburban Bus Board. Bidder submissions deemed
inadequate or incomplete may result in a determination that
the bidder is not a responsible bidder. The submission
requirements also apply to all subcontractors, except that the
successful bidder shall submit all subcontractor submissions
to the Suburban Bus Board prior to the subcontractor
commencing work on the project.
(d) Upon designation by the Suburban Bus Board that a
contractor's or subcontractor's submission in anticipation of
a bid is complete and timely, and upon any further
consideration deemed necessary by the Suburban Bus Board, the
contractor or subcontractor may be prequalified for future
contracts with the Suburban Bus Board. A contractor's
classification as qualified shall exempt the contractor or
sub-contractor from the submission requirements contained in
this Section for a period of 12 months. Contractors and
subcontractors who are prequalified must submit a complete
application for continuation of prequalified standing on a

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form provided by the Suburban Bus Board by December 31st for
the upcoming calendar year. Failure by any prequalified
contractor or subcontractor to timely submit its complete
application for continuation of prequalified standing shall
result in automatic removal of the designation, effective
January 1st of the following year. However, the contractor or
subcontractor removed from prequalified status shall still be
permitted to bid on Suburban Bus Board contracts.