Public Act 101-0139 Public Act 0139 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 101-0139 | HB2473 Enrolled | LRB101 09315 AWJ 54410 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | changing Section 11k as follows: | (70 ILCS 705/11k) | Sec. 11k. Competitive bidding; notice requirements. | (a) The board of trustees shall have the power to acquire | by gift, legacy, or purchase any personal property necessary | for its corporate purposes provided that all contracts for | supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess | of $20,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after | advertising as required under subsection (b) of this Section. | The board is not required to accept a bid that does not meet | the district's established specifications, terms of delivery, | quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by | their nature, are not adapted to award by competitive bidding, | are not subject to competitive bidding, including, but not | limited to: | (1) contracts for the services of individuals | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important | part; |
| (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | reports and departmental reports; | (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | authorized service agent, or which involve proprietary | parts or technology not otherwise available; | (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, | delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | (7) contracts for utility services such as water, | light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | (8) contracts for goods or services procured from | another governmental agency; | (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | entity other than the district itself; and | (10) contracts for goods or services which are | economically procurable from only one source, such as for | the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, | reports, and online subscriptions. |
| Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | by a vote of 3/4 of the members of the board. | (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this | Section, all proposals to award contracts involving amounts in | excess of $20,000 shall be published at least 10 days, | excluding Sundays and legal holidays, in advance of the date | announced for the receiving of bids, in a secular English | language daily newspaper of general circulation throughout the | district. Advertisements for bids shall describe the character | of the proposed contract or agreement in sufficient detail to | enable the bidders thereon to know what their obligations will | be, either in the advertisement itself, or by reference to | detailed plans and specifications on file at the time of the | publication of the first announcement. Such advertisement | shall also state the date, time and place assigned for the | opening of bids, and no bids shall be received at any time | subsequent to the time indicated in the announcement. All | competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in | excess of $20,000 must be sealed by the bidder and must be | opened by a member of the board or an employee of the district | at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must | be announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days notice | of the time and place of the bid opening. | (c) In addition to contracts entered into under the | Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, a board of trustees may |
| enter into contracts for supplies, materials, or work involving | an expenditure in excess of $20,000 through participation in a | joint governmental or nongovernmental purchasing program that | requires as part of its selection procedure a competitive | solicitation and procurement process.
| (Source: P.A. 98-799, eff. 1-1-15 .)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 7/26/2019
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