§ 3.10.020. Alternative delivery system contract.

A.

In lieu awarding construction contract through design-bid-build process and without following competitive requirements pursuant to Illinois law, including, without limitation, 65 ILCS 5/8-9-1 et seq., the City Council is authorized to award contracts for construction utilizing an alternative delivery system, including, but not limited to, design-build and construction management. The City is further authorized to procure such alternative construction delivery systems through requests for qualifications, requests for proposals, competitive negotiations, and similar competitive procurement processes as determined by City to be consistent with the purposes of the projects and best interests of the City. The City is further authorized to include value engineering, and alterations in project scope consistent with value engineering, within such competitive procurement processes.

B.

The alternative construction delivery system contract may be conditioned upon subsequent refinements in scope and price and may allow the City to make modifications in the project scope without invalidating the contract.

C.

Except as otherwise authorized herein, requests for proposals and contracts shall be executed and administered pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Purchasing Act and other relevant provisions of the Illinois and Collinsville Municipal Codes, including those related to change orders.

D.

In selecting an alternative construction delivery system and awarding a contract pursuant to this chapter, the City shall consider the following factors:

1.

The needs of the City;

2.

Time requirements of the project and potential time savings strategies;

3.

The complexity of the project;

4.

Estimated project costs;

5.

Cost savings to the City; and

6.

Any other factors deemed to be in the best interests of the City.

E.

An alternative construction delivery system contract will include such provisions as required by the City and such provisions as required by law, including, but not limited to, nondiscrimination and payment of prevailing wages.

F.

With respect to alternative construction delivery system contracts awarded pursuant to this chapter, the City is authorized to take any and all actions, including, but not limited to, the execution of the other documents, certifications and agreements necessary or desirable to implement the objectives of this chapter, all of which are consistent with the terms and provisions of the contracts, as executed.

(Ord. No. 4377, § 2, 10-12-2010)