Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 4/15/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 374




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 374 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing 
5Section 85-30 as follows:
 



6    (60 ILCS 1/85-30)



7    Sec. 85-30. Purchases; bids. Any purchase by a township
for 
8services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of 
9$20,000 (other than
professional services) shall be contracted 
10for in one of the following
ways:


11        (1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder 
12    after advertising
for bids at least once (i) in a newspaper 
13    published within the township,
or (ii) if no newspaper is 
14    published within the township, then in one published
within 
15    the county, or (iii) if no newspaper is published within 
16    the county,
then in a newspaper having general circulation 
 
 
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1    within the township.


2        (2) By a contract let without advertising for bids in 
3    the case of an
emergency if authorized by the township 
4    board.

5        (3) By a contract let without advertising for bids for 
6    the purchase of equipment manufactured by a single source 
7    if authorized by a majority vote of  4 of the 5 members of 
8    the township board then holding office and the adoption of 
9    a resolution to that effect. 
10    This Section does not apply to contracts by a township with 
11the federal
government.

12(Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)".