Full Text of SB2068 100th General Assembly
SB2068 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 SB2068 Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 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. Provides that before the Board of Library Trustees may commence construction, remodeling, repairing, or improving of a library building, it shall advertise for bids if the cost of the project exceeds $25,000 (currently, $20,000). Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991 making similar changes. 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 an | 10 | | addition thereto, the purchase of the
necessary equipment for | 11 | | such library, or the acquisition of library
materials such as | 12 | | books, periodicals, recordings and electronic data
storage and | 13 | | retrieval facilities in connection with either the purchase or
| 14 | | construction of a new library building or the expansion of an | 15 | | existing
library building, they may then revise the plan | 16 | | therefor or adopt a new
plan and provide estimates of the costs | 17 | | thereof, and shall, when the cost
is in excess of $25,000 | 18 | | $20,000 , advertise for
bids for the construction of the | 19 | | building, or the remodeling, repairing or
improving of an | 20 | | existing library building or the erection of an addition
| 21 | | thereto, or the purchase of the necessary equipment for such | 22 | | library, or
the acquisition of library materials such as books, | 23 | | periodicals, recordings
and electronic data storage and |
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| 1 | | retrieval facilities in connection with
either the purchase or | 2 | | construction of a new library building or the
expansion of an | 3 | | existing library building, and shall let the contract or
| 4 | | contracts for the same, when the cost is in excess of $25,000 | 5 | | $20,000 , to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders. | 6 | | The board shall not be required to accept a bid that does | 7 | | not meet the library's established specifications, terms of | 8 | | delivery, quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts | 9 | | which, by their nature, are not adapted to award by competitive | 10 | | bidding, are not subject to competitive bidding, including, but | 11 | | not limited to: | 12 | | (1) contracts for the services of individuals | 13 | | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | 14 | | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important | 15 | | part; | 16 | | (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | 17 | | reports and departmental reports; | 18 | | (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | 19 | | tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | 20 | | (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | 21 | | provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | 22 | | with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | 23 | | equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | 24 | | servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | 25 | | authorized service agent; | 26 | | (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, |
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| 1 | | delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | 2 | | equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | 3 | | and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | 4 | | (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | 5 | | (7) contracts for utility services such as water, | 6 | | light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | 7 | | (8) contracts for goods or services procured from | 8 | | another governmental agency; | 9 | | (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | 10 | | entity other than the library itself; and | 11 | | (10) contracts for goods or services which are | 12 | | economically procurable from only one source, such as for | 13 | | the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, | 14 | | and reports. | 15 | | Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | 16 | | competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | 17 | | by 3/4 of the members of the board. | 18 | | The board shall
require from such bidders security for the | 19 | | performance of the bids determined by
the board pursuant to | 20 | | law. The board may let the contract or contracts
to one or more | 21 | | bidders, as they shall determine.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 98-952, eff. 1-1-15 .)
| 23 | | Section 10. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is | 24 | | 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 $25,000 | 12 | | $20,000 , 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 building, | 15 | | or purchasing the necessary
equipment for the library and shall | 16 | | let the contract or contracts for the
project, when the cost is | 17 | | in excess of $25,000 $20,000 , to the lowest responsible
bidder | 18 | | or bidders. The board shall not be required to accept a bid | 19 | | that does not meet the library's established specifications, | 20 | | terms of delivery, quality, and serviceability requirements. | 21 | | Contracts which, by their nature, are not adapted to award by | 22 | | competitive bidding, are not subject to competitive bidding, | 23 | | including, but not limited to: | 24 | | (1) contracts for the services of individuals | 25 | | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | 26 | | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important |
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| 1 | | part; | 2 | | (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | 3 | | reports and departmental reports; | 4 | | (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | 5 | | tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | 6 | | (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | 7 | | provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | 8 | | with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | 9 | | equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | 10 | | servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | 11 | | authorized service agent; | 12 | | (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, | 13 | | delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | 14 | | equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | 15 | | and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | 16 | | (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | 17 | | (7) contracts for utility services such as water, | 18 | | light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | 19 | | (8) contracts for goods or services procured from | 20 | | another governmental agency; | 21 | | (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | 22 | | entity other than the library itself; and | 23 | | (10) contracts for goods or services which are | 24 | | economically procurable from only one source, such as for | 25 | | the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, | 26 | | and reports. |
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| 1 | | Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | 2 | | competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | 3 | | by 3/4 of the members of the board. | 4 | | The board shall require from the bidders security for
the | 5 | | performance of the bids determined by the board pursuant to | 6 | | law.
The trustees may let the contract or contracts to one or | 7 | | more bidders as
they determine.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 98-952, eff. 1-1-15 .)
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 | | becoming law.
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