(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

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Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Chief procurement office" means the offices to which the chief procurement officers are appointed pursuant to Section 10-20 of the Illinois Procurement Code.

"Delivery system" means the design and construction approach used to develop and construct a project.

"Design-bid-build" means the traditional delivery system used on public projects in this State that incorporates the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act and the principles of competitive selection in the Illinois Procurement Code.

"Design professional" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, or other entity that offers services under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.

"Evaluation criteria" means the requirements for the selection process as defined in this Act 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. Price may not be used as a factor in the evaluation of progressive design-build.

"Progressive design-build" means a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity that is selected through a qualifications-based selection at the earliest feasible stage of the project.

"Progressive design-build contract" means a contract for a public project under this Act between the State construction agency and a progressive design-build entity to furnish architecture, engineering, land surveying, and related services as required, and to furnish the labor, materials, equipment, and other construction services for the project. A progressive design-build contract may be conditioned upon subsequent refinements in scope and price and may allow the State construction agency to make modifications in the project scope without invalidating the progressive design-build contract.

"Progressive design-build entity" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, or other entity that proposes to design and construct any public project under this Act. A progressive design-build entity and associated progressive design-build professionals shall conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of this State and the related provisions of the Illinois Administrative Code, as referenced by the licensed design professionals Acts of this State.

"Qualification" means a statement of qualifications submitted by a proposer in response to a request for qualifications.

"Request for qualifications" means a document issued by the State construction agency to solicit qualifications from proposers in accordance with the progressive design-build project delivery method.

"Scope and performance criteria" means the requirements for the public project, including, but not limited to, the intended usage, capacity, size, scope, quality and performance standards, and other programmatic criteria that are expressed in performance-oriented requirements that can be reasonably inferred and are suited to allow a progressive design-build entity to develop a proposal.

"State construction agency" means the Capital Development Board.