(105 ILCS 5/19b-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-2)
Sec. 19b-2. Evaluation of proposal. Before entering into a guaranteed
energy savings contract under Section 19b-3, a school district or area
vocational center shall submit
a request for proposals. The school district or area vocational center
shall evaluate any sealed
proposal from a qualified provider. The evaluation shall analyze the estimates
of all costs of installations, modifications or remodeling, including, without
limitation, costs of a pre-installation energy audit or analysis, design,
engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, debt
service, conversions to a different energy or fuel source, or
post-installation project monitoring, data collection, and reporting. The
evaluation shall include a detailed analysis of whether either the energy
consumed or the operating costs, or both, will be reduced. If technical
assistance is not available by a licensed architect or registered
professional engineer on the school district or area vocational center
staff, then the evaluation of
the proposal shall be done by a registered professional engineer or
architect, who is retained by the school district or area vocational
center. A licensed architect or registered professional engineer evaluating a proposal under this Section must not have any financial or contractual relationship with a qualified provider or other source that would constitute a conflict of interest. The school district or area vocational center may
pay a reasonable fee for evaluation of the proposal or include the fee as
part of the payments made under Section 19b-4.
(Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
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