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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0159
Introduced 1/14/2009, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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65 ILCS 5/9-2-100 |
from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-100 |
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a Section pertaining to the letting of bids by certain municipalities, provides that any work or other public improvement, to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessment or special taxation, when the expense thereof will exceed $10,000 (instead of $500), shall be constructed by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder. Provides that work estimated to cost no more than $10,000 (instead of $500) shall be performed by the corporate authorities of the municipality under specified circumstances. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0159 |
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LRB096 02851 RLJ 12865 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 9-2-100 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/9-2-100) (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-100)
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| Sec. 9-2-100.
Except as otherwise provided in Section |
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| 9-2-113, any work or
other public improvement, to be paid for |
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| in whole or in part by special
assessment or special taxation, |
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| when the expense thereof will exceed $10,000 $500,
shall be |
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| constructed by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in
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| the manner prescribed in this Division 2. Such contracts shall |
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| be approved
by the president of the board of local |
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| improvements.
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| In case of any work which it is estimated will not cost |
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| more than $10,000 $500,
if after receiving bids it appears to |
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| the board of local improvements that
the work can be performed |
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| better and cheaper by the municipality, the
corporate |
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| authorities of the municipality shall perform that work and
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| employ the necessary help therefor. The cost of that work by |
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municipality in no case shall be more than the lowest bid |
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| received.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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