Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Filed: 3/2/2017
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2953
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2953, on page 1, | ||||||
3 | immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 32 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 3605/32) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 332)
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7 | Sec. 32.
The Board shall adopt regulations to insure that | ||||||
8 | the
construction or acquisition by the Authority of services or | ||||||
9 | public
transportation facilities (other than real estate) | ||||||
10 | involving a cost of more
than the small purchase threshold set | ||||||
11 | by the Federal Transit Administration $40,000 and the | ||||||
12 | disposition of all property of the Authority shall be
after | ||||||
13 | public notice and with public bidding. The regulations may | ||||||
14 | provide
for exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and | ||||||
15 | sale of bonds or
notes of the Authority, to the acquisition of | ||||||
16 | professional or utility
services and to other matters for which |
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1 | public bidding is disadvantageous. The
regulations may also | ||||||
2 | provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the
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3 | prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with | ||||||
4 | applicable federal
regulations. The requirements set forth | ||||||
5 | therein shall not apply to
purchase of service agreements or | ||||||
6 | other contracts, purchases or sales
entered into by the | ||||||
7 | Authority with any transportation agency or unit of
local | ||||||
8 | government.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 98-1156, eff. 1-9-15.)
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10 | Section 10. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | ||||||
11 | by changing Section 5.5 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (70 ILCS 3610/5.5) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 5.5. Public bidding. The Board shall adopt regulations | ||||||
14 | to ensure that the construction or acquisition by the District | ||||||
15 | of services or public transportation facilities (other than | ||||||
16 | real estate) involving a cost of more than the small purchase | ||||||
17 | threshold set by the Federal Transit Administration $40,000 and | ||||||
18 | the disposition of all property of the District shall be after | ||||||
19 | public notice and with public bidding. The regulations may | ||||||
20 | provide for exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and | ||||||
21 | sale of bonds or notes of the District, to the acquisition of | ||||||
22 | professional or utility services and to other matters for which | ||||||
23 | public bidding is disadvantageous. The regulations may also | ||||||
24 | provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the |
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1 | prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with | ||||||
2 | applicable federal regulations. The requirements set forth | ||||||
3 | therein shall not apply to purchase of service agreements or | ||||||
4 | other contracts, purchases or sales entered into by the | ||||||
5 | District with any transportation agency or unit of local | ||||||
6 | government.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 98-1156, eff. 1-9-15.)"; and
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8 | on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section 5" with "Section 15".
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