HB6895 Summary

• Requires Department of Transportation rules to establish firm goals, standards, processes, appeals procedures, reporting requirements, and penalties ensuring contractors promote participation of minorities, females, and persons with disabilities in Business Enterprise Act compliance.

• Mandates that Department retain advisors with significant experience in ensuring participation of entities subject to the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act.

• Adds required provisions to public-private agreements including contractor outreach, sub-contracting, reporting, and mentoring measures to promote minority, female, and disabled-owned enterprise participation, with liquidated damages for non-compliance.

• Requires contractors financing the Illiana Expressway project through bonds or other instruments to ensure participation of emerging investment managers as defined in the Illinois Pension Code, certified by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

• Specifies that prequalification processes for contractors must be governed by Department rules and considers offerors' past performance in meeting Business Enterprise Act utilization goals.