Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 2/18/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 245

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 245 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 4-5-11 and 8-9-1 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/4-5-11)  (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-11)
7    Sec. 4-5-11. Except as otherwise provided, all contracts,
8of whatever character, pertaining to public improvement, or to
9the maintenance of the public property of a municipality
10involving an outlay of $10,000 or more, shall be based upon
11specifications to be approved by the council. Any work or other
12public improvement which is not to be paid for in whole or in
13part by special assessment or special taxation, when the
14expense thereof will exceed $30,000 $20,000, shall be
15constructed as follows:
16        (1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder

 

 

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1    after advertising for bids, in the manner prescribed by
2    ordinance, except that any such contract may be entered
3    into by the proper officers without advertising for bids,
4    if authorized by a vote of 4 of the 5 council members
5    elected; or
6        (2) In the following manner, if authorized by a vote of
7    4 of the 5 council members elected: the commissioner of
8    public works or other proper officers to be designated by
9    ordinance, shall superintend and cause to be carried out
10    the construction of the work or other public improvement
11    and shall employ exclusively for the performance of all
12    manual labor thereon, laborers and artisans whom the city
13    or village shall pay by the day or hour, but all material
14    of the value of $30,000 $20,000 and upward used in the
15    construction of the work or other public improvement, shall
16    be purchased by contract let to the lowest responsible
17    bidder in the manner to be prescribed by ordinance.
18    Nothing contained in this Section shall apply to any
19contract by a municipality with the United States of America or
20any agency thereof.
21(Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
 
22    (65 ILCS 5/8-9-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1)
23    Sec. 8-9-1. In municipalities of less than 500,000 except
24as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 5 any work or other
25public improvement which is not to be paid for in whole or in

 

 

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1part by special assessment or special taxation, when the
2expense thereof will exceed $30,000 $20,000, shall be
3constructed either (1) by a contract let to the lowest
4responsible bidder after advertising for bids, in the manner
5prescribed by ordinance, except that any such contract may be
6entered into by the proper officers without advertising for
7bids, if authorized by a vote of two-thirds of all the aldermen
8or trustees then holding office; or (2) in the following
9manner, if authorized by a vote of two-thirds of all the
10aldermen or trustees then holding office, to-wit: the
11commissioner of public works or other proper officers to be
12designated by ordinance, shall superintend and cause to be
13carried out the construction of the work or other public
14improvement and shall employ exclusively for the performance of
15all manual labor thereon, laborers and artisans whom the
16municipality shall pay by the day or hour; and all material of
17the value of $30,000 $20,000 and upward used in the
18construction of the work or other public improvement, shall be
19purchased by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in
20the manner to be prescribed by ordinance. However, nothing
21contained in this section shall apply to any contract by a
22city, village or incorporated town with the federal government
23or any agency thereof.
24    In every city which has adopted Division 1 of Article 10,
25every such laborer or artisan shall be certified by the civil
26service commission to the commissioner of public works or other

 

 

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1proper officers, in accordance with the requirement of that
2division.
3    In municipalities of 500,000 or more population the letting
4of contracts for work or other public improvements of the
5character described in this section shall be governed by the
6provisions of Division 10 of this Article 8.
7(Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".