Rep. William Cunningham

Filed: 4/28/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1967

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1967 on page 3,
3immediately below line 23, by inserting the following:
4    "A board may by the vote of two-thirds of its members then
5holding office authorize a contract preference to a bidder
6other than the lowest responsible bidder provided such
7preferred bidder (i) has submitted a bid that is no more than
85% higher than the lowest bid; (ii) has its principal place of
9business within the community college district or the adjacent
10community college district or districts or within the State of
11Illinois; and (iii) is otherwise responsible. Any such award
12must be accompanied by a specific finding of the reason for the
13award in the minutes of the board meeting in which the contract
14is awarded.".