Illinois Administrative Code
Title 44 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Part 1030 - SELECTION OF DESIGN-BUILD ENTITIES
Section 1030.100 - Definitions
"Act" means the Design-Build Procurement Act [30 ILCS 537 ].
"Board" means the Capital Development Board.
"CDB" means Capital Development Board, the agency.
"Design-Bid-Build" means the traditional delivery system used on public projects in this State that incorporates the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualification Based Selection Act [30 ILCS 535 ] and the principles of competitive selection in the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500 ].
"Design-Build" or "DB" 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.
"Design-Build Entity" or "DB 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 the Act.
"Design Professional" or "A/E" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that offers services under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 305 ], the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 325 ], the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 340 ], or the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 330 ].
"Evaluation Criteria" means the requirements for the separate phases of the selection process as defined in the 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 Phase 1 proposals.
"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, life-cycle costs, and other programmatic criteria that are expressed in performance-oriented and quantifiable specifications and drawings that can be reasonably inferred and are suited to allow a DB entity to develop a proposal.
"User Agency" means the agency or unit of government for which the architectural/engineering firm is being selected.
