Full Text of HB4111 103rd General Assembly
HB4111 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4111 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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75 ILCS 5/5-5 | from Ch. 81, par. 5-5 |
75 ILCS 16/40-45 |
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Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Requires competitive bidding for contracts in excess of $30,000 (rather than $25,000) for specified improvements and equipment purchases. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 5-5 as follows:
| 6 | | (75 ILCS 5/5-5) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-5)
| 7 | | Sec. 5-5. When the board determines to commence the | 8 | | construction of the
building or the remodeling, repairing or | 9 | | improving of an existing library
building or the erection of | 10 | | an addition thereto, the purchase of the
necessary equipment | 11 | | for such library, or the acquisition of library
materials such | 12 | | as books, periodicals, recordings and electronic data
storage | 13 | | and retrieval facilities in connection with either the | 14 | | purchase or
construction of a new library building or the | 15 | | expansion of an existing
library building, they may then | 16 | | revise the plan therefor or adopt a new
plan and provide | 17 | | estimates of the costs thereof, and shall, when the cost
is in | 18 | | excess of $30,000 $25,000 , advertise for
bids for the | 19 | | construction of the building, or the remodeling, repairing or
| 20 | | improving of an existing library building or the erection of | 21 | | an addition
thereto, or the purchase of the necessary | 22 | | equipment for such library, or
the acquisition of library | 23 | | materials such as books, periodicals, recordings
and |
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| 1 | | electronic data storage and retrieval facilities in connection | 2 | | with
either the purchase or construction of a new library | 3 | | building or the
expansion of an existing library building, and | 4 | | shall let the contract or
contracts for the same, when the cost | 5 | | is in excess of $30,000 $25,000 , to the
lowest responsible | 6 | | bidder or bidders. | 7 | | The board shall not be required to accept a bid that does | 8 | | not meet the library's established specifications, terms of | 9 | | delivery, quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts | 10 | | which, by their nature, are not adapted to award by | 11 | | competitive bidding, are not subject to competitive bidding, | 12 | | including, but not limited to: | 13 | | (1) contracts for the services of individuals | 14 | | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | 15 | | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important | 16 | | part; | 17 | | (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | 18 | | reports and departmental reports; | 19 | | (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | 20 | | tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | 21 | | (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | 22 | | provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | 23 | | with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | 24 | | equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | 25 | | servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | 26 | | authorized service agent; |
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| 1 | | (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, | 2 | | delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | 3 | | equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | 4 | | and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | 5 | | (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | 6 | | (7) contracts for utility services such as water, | 7 | | light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | 8 | | (8) contracts for goods or services procured from | 9 | | another governmental agency; | 10 | | (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | 11 | | entity other than the library itself; and | 12 | | (10) contracts for goods or services which are | 13 | | economically procurable from only one source, such as for | 14 | | the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, | 15 | | and reports. | 16 | | Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | 17 | | competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | 18 | | by 3/4 of the members of the board. | 19 | | The board shall
require from such bidders security for the | 20 | | performance of the bids determined by
the board pursuant to | 21 | | law. The board may let the contract or contracts
to one or more | 22 | | bidders, as they shall determine.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 100-338, eff. 8-25-17.)
| 24 | | Section 10. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is | 25 | | amended by changing Section 40-45 as follows:
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| 1 | | (75 ILCS 16/40-45)
| 2 | | Sec. 40-45. Bids for construction, improvements, or | 3 | | equipment purchases.
| 4 | | (a) When the trustees determine to commence constructing | 5 | | the
building, purchasing a site or a building, remodeling,
| 6 | | repairing, or improving an existing library building, erecting
| 7 | | an addition to an existing library building, or
purchasing the | 8 | | necessary equipment for the
library, they may then revise the | 9 | | plan or adopt a new plan and
provide estimates of the costs of | 10 | | the revised or new plan.
| 11 | | (b) The board shall, when the cost is in
excess of $30,000 | 12 | | $25,000 , advertise for bids for constructing the building,
| 13 | | remodeling, repairing, or improving of an existing library | 14 | | building, erecting
an addition to an existing library | 15 | | building, or purchasing the necessary
equipment for the | 16 | | library and shall let the contract or contracts for the
| 17 | | project, when the cost is in excess of $30,000 $25,000 , to the | 18 | | lowest responsible
bidder or bidders. The board shall not be | 19 | | required to accept a bid that does not meet the library's | 20 | | established specifications, terms of delivery, quality, and | 21 | | serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by their nature, | 22 | | are not adapted to award by competitive bidding, are not | 23 | | subject to competitive bidding, including, but not limited to: | 24 | | (1) contracts for the services of individuals | 25 | | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the |
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| 1 | | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important | 2 | | part; | 3 | | (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | 4 | | reports and departmental reports; | 5 | | (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | 6 | | tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | 7 | | (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | 8 | | provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | 9 | | with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | 10 | | equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | 11 | | servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | 12 | | authorized service agent; | 13 | | (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, | 14 | | delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | 15 | | equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | 16 | | and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | 17 | | (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | 18 | | (7) contracts for utility services such as water, | 19 | | light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | 20 | | (8) contracts for goods or services procured from | 21 | | another governmental agency; | 22 | | (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | 23 | | entity other than the library itself; and | 24 | | (10) contracts for goods or services which are | 25 | | economically procurable from only one source, such as for | 26 | | the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, |
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| 1 | | and reports. | 2 | | Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | 3 | | competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | 4 | | by 3/4 of the members of the board. | 5 | | The board shall require from the bidders security for
the | 6 | | performance of the bids determined by the board pursuant to | 7 | | law.
The trustees may let the contract or contracts to one or | 8 | | more bidders as
they determine.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 100-338, eff. 8-25-17.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 | | becoming law.
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