99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4680

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.21

    Amends the School Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the award of contracts.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-20.21 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.21)
7    Sec. 10-20.21. Contracts.
8    (a) To award all contracts for purchase of supplies and and
9materials or work involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000
10or a lower amount as required by board policy to the lowest
11responsible bidder, considering conformity with
12specifications, terms of delivery, quality and serviceability,
13after due advertisement, except the following: (i) contracts
14for the services of individuals possessing a high degree of
15professional skill where the ability or fitness of the
16individual plays an important part; (ii) contracts for the
17printing of finance committee reports and departmental
18reports; (iii) contracts for the printing or engraving of
19bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; (iv)
20contracts for the purchase of perishable foods and perishable
21beverages; (v) contracts for materials and work which have been
22awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after due
23advertisement, but due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault

 

 

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1of the contractor for materials and work, must be revised
2causing expenditures not in excess of 10% of the contract
3price; (vi) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or
4provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made with
5the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that equipment
6where the provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing can
7best be performed by the manufacturer or authorized service
8agent; (vii) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase,
9delivery, movement, or installation of data processing
10equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and
11interconnect equipment, software, and services; (viii)
12contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; (ix)
13contracts for the purchase of natural gas when the cost is less
14than that offered by a public utility; (x) purchases of
15equipment previously owned by some entity other than the
16district itself; (xi) contracts for repair, maintenance,
17remodeling, renovation, or construction, or a single project
18involving an expenditure not to exceed $50,000 and not
19involving a change or increase in the size, type, or extent of
20an existing facility; (xii) contracts for goods or services
21procured from another governmental agency; (xiii) contracts
22for goods or services which are economically procurable from
23only one source, such as for the purchase of magazines, books,
24periodicals, pamphlets and reports, and for utility services
25such as water, light, heat, telephone or telegraph; (xiv) where
26funds are expended in an emergency and such emergency

 

 

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1expenditure is approved by 3/4 of the members of the board;
2(xv) State master contracts authorized under Article 28A of
3this Code; and (xvi) contracts providing for the transportation
4of pupils, which contracts must be advertised in the same
5manner as competitive bids and awarded by first considering the
6bidder or bidders most able to provide safety and comfort for
7the pupils, stability of service, and any other factors set
8forth in the request for proposal regarding quality of service,
9and then price. However, at no time shall a cause of action lie
10against a school board for awarding a pupil transportation
11contract per the standards set forth in this subsection (a)
12unless the cause of action is based on fraudulent conduct.
13    All competitive bids for contracts involving an
14expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required
15by board policy must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened
16by a member or employee of the school board at a public bid
17opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced.
18Each bidder must receive at least 3 days' notice of the time
19and place of the bid opening. For purposes of this Section due
20advertisement includes, but is not limited to, at least one
21public notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a
22newspaper published in the district, or if no newspaper is
23published in the district, in a newspaper of general
24circulation in the area of the district. State master contracts
25and certified education purchasing contracts, as defined in
26Article 28A of this Code, are not subject to the requirements

 

 

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1of this paragraph.
2    Under this Section, the acceptance of bids sealed by a
3bidder and the opening of these bids at a public bid opening
4may be permitted by an electronic process for communicating,
5accepting, and opening competitive bids. However, bids for
6construction purposes are prohibited from being communicated,
7accepted, or opened electronically. An electronic bidding
8process must provide for, but is not limited to, the following
9safeguards:
10        (1) On the date and time certain of a bid opening, the
11    primary person conducting the competitive, sealed,
12    electronic bid process shall log onto a specified database
13    using a unique username and password previously assigned to
14    the bidder to allow access to the bidder's specific bid
15    project number.
16        (2) The specified electronic database must be on a
17    network that (i) is in a secure environment behind a
18    firewall; (ii) has specific encryption tools; (iii)
19    maintains specific intrusion detection systems; (iv) has
20    redundant systems architecture with data storage back-up,
21    whether by compact disc or tape; and (v) maintains a
22    disaster recovery plan.
23It is the legislative intent of Public Act 96-841 to maintain
24the integrity of the sealed bidding process provided for in
25this Section, to further limit any possibility of bid-rigging,
26to reduce administrative costs to school districts, and to

 

 

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1effect efficiencies in communications with bidders.
2    (b) To require, as a condition of any contract for goods
3and services, that persons bidding for and awarded a contract
4and all affiliates of the person collect and remit Illinois Use
5Tax on all sales of tangible personal property into the State
6of Illinois in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois
7Use Tax Act regardless of whether the person or affiliate is a
8"retailer maintaining a place of business within this State" as
9defined in Section 2 of the Use Tax Act. For purposes of this
10Section, the term "affiliate" means any entity that (1)
11directly, indirectly, or constructively controls another
12entity, (2) is directly, indirectly, or constructively
13controlled by another entity, or (3) is subject to the control
14of a common entity. For purposes of this subsection (b), an
15entity controls another entity if it owns, directly or
16individually, more than 10% of the voting securities of that
17entity. As used in this subsection (b), the term "voting
18security" means a security that (1) confers upon the holder the
19right to vote for the election of members of the board of
20directors or similar governing body of the business or (2) is
21convertible into, or entitles the holder to receive upon its
22exercise, a security that confers such a right to vote. A
23general partnership interest is a voting security.
24    To require that bids and contracts include a certification
25by the bidder or contractor that the bidder or contractor is
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1this Section and that the bidder or contractor acknowledges
2that the school board may declare the contract void if the
3certification completed pursuant to this subsection (b) is
4false.
5    (b-5) To require all contracts and agreements that pertain
6to goods and services and that are intended to generate
7additional revenue and other remunerations for the school
8district in excess of $1,000, including without limitation
9vending machine contracts, sports and other attire, class
10rings, and photographic services, to be approved by the school
11board. The school board shall file as an attachment to its
12annual budget a report, in a form as determined by the State
13Board of Education, indicating for the prior year the name of
14the vendor, the product or service provided, and the actual net
15revenue and non-monetary remuneration from each of the
16contracts or agreements. In addition, the report shall indicate
17for what purpose the revenue was used and how and to whom the
18non-monetary remuneration was distributed.
19    (c) If the State education purchasing entity creates a
20master contract as defined in Article 28A of this Code, then
21the State education purchasing entity shall notify school
22districts of the existence of the master contract.
23    (d) In purchasing supplies, materials, equipment, or
24services that are not subject to subsection (c) of this
25Section, before a school district solicits bids or awards a
26contract, the district may review and consider as a bid under

 

 

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1subsection (a) of this Section certified education purchasing
2contracts that are already available through the State
3education purchasing entity.
4(Source: P.A. 96-392, eff. 1-1-10; 96-841, eff. 12-23-09;
596-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-951, eff. 8-13-12.)