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Public Act 094-0435
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AN ACT concerning libraries.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 3. The Township Code is amended by changing Section |
85-30 as follows:
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(60 ILCS 1/85-30)
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Sec. 85-30. Purchases; bids. Any purchase by a township |
having fewer than
10,000 inhabitants and located in a county |
with a population under 3,000,000
for services, materials, |
equipment, or supplies in excess of $20,000
$10,000 (other than
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professional services) and any purchase by a township in a |
county with a
population of 3,000,000 or more, or by a township |
having 10,000 or more
inhabitants and located in a county with |
a population of less than 3,000,000,
for services, materials, |
equipment, or supplies in excess of $10,000 (other
than |
professional services) shall be contracted for in one of the |
following
ways:
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(1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder |
after advertising
for bids at least once (i) in a newspaper |
published within the township,
or (ii) if no newspaper is |
published within the township, then in one published
within |
the county, or (iii) if no newspaper is published within |
the county,
then in a newspaper having general circulation |
within the township.
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(2) By a contract let without advertising for bids in |
the case of an
emergency if authorized by the township |
board.
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This Section does not apply to contracts by a township with |
the federal
government.
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(Source: P.A. 92-627, eff. 7-11-02.)
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Section 4. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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changing Sections 4-5-11 and 8-9-1 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/4-5-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-11)
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Sec. 4-5-11. Except as otherwise provided, all contracts, |
of whatever
character, pertaining to public improvement, or to |
the maintenance of
the public property of a municipality |
involving an outlay of $10,000
$1,500 or
more, shall be based |
upon specifications to be approved by the council.
Any work or |
other public improvement which is not to be paid for in
whole |
or in part by special assessment or special taxation, when the
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expense thereof will exceed $20,000
$10,000, shall be |
constructed as follows:
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(1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder |
after
advertising for bids, in the manner prescribed by |
ordinance, except that
any such contract may be entered into by |
the proper officers without
advertising for bids, if authorized |
by a vote of 4 of the 5 council
members elected; or
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(2) In the following manner, if authorized by a vote of 4 |
of the 5
council members elected: the commissioner of public |
works or other
proper officers to be designated by ordinance, |
shall superintend and
cause to be carried out the construction |
of the work or other public
improvement and shall employ |
exclusively for the performance of all
manual labor thereon, |
laborers and artisans whom the city or village
shall pay by the |
day or hour, but all material of the value of $20,000
$10,000
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and upward used in the construction of the work or other public
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improvement, shall be purchased by contract let to the lowest
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responsible bidder in the manner to be prescribed by ordinance.
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Nothing contained in this section shall apply to any |
contract by a
municipality with the United States of America or |
any agency thereof.
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(Source: P.A. 86-576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/8-9-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1)
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Sec. 8-9-1. In municipalities of less than 500,000 except
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as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 5 any work or other
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public improvement which is not to be paid for in whole or in
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part by special assessment or special taxation, when the |
expense
thereof will exceed $20,000
$10,000, shall be |
constructed either (1)
by a contract let to the lowest |
responsible bidder after
advertising for bids, in the manner |
prescribed by ordinance,
except that any such contract may be |
entered into by the proper
officers without advertising for |
bids, if authorized by a vote
of two-thirds of all the aldermen |
or trustees then holding office;
or (2) in the following |
manner, if authorized by a vote of
two-thirds of all the |
aldermen or trustees then holding office,
to-wit: the |
commissioner of public works or other proper officers
to be |
designated by ordinance, shall superintend and cause to
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carried out the construction of the work or other public
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improvement and shall employ exclusively for the performance
of |
all manual labor thereon, laborers and artisans whom the
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municipality shall pay by the day or hour; and all material
of |
the value of $20,000
$10,000 and upward used in the |
construction of
the work or other public improvement, shall be |
purchased by
contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in |
the manner
to be prescribed by ordinance. However, nothing |
contained
in this section shall apply to any contract by a |
city, village
or incorporated town with the federal government |
or any agency thereof.
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In every city which has adopted Division 1 of Article 10,
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every such laborer or artisan shall be certified by the civil
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service commission to the commissioner of public works or other
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proper officers, in accordance with the requirement of that |
division.
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In municipalities of 500,000 or more population the letting |
of
contracts for work or other public improvements of the |
character
described in this section shall be governed by the |
provisions of
Division 10 of this Article 8.
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(Source: P.A. 86-576.)
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Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by |
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changing Section 5-5 as follows:
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(75 ILCS 5/5-5) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-5)
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Sec. 5-5. When the directors determine to commence the |
construction of the
building or the remodeling, repairing or |
improving of an existing library
building or the erection of an |
addition thereto, the purchase of the
necessary equipment for |
such library, or the acquisition of library
materials such as |
books, periodicals, recordings and electronic data
storage and |
retrieval facilities in connection with either the purchase or
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construction of a new library building or the expansion of an |
existing
library building, they may then revise the plan |
therefor or adopt a new
plan and provide estimates of the costs |
thereof, and shall, when the cost
is in excess of $20,000
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$10,000, advertise for
bids for the construction of the |
building, or the remodeling, repairing or
improving of an |
existing library building or the erection of an addition
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thereto, or the purchase of the necessary equipment for such |
library, or
the acquisition of library materials such as books, |
periodicals, recordings
and electronic data storage and |
retrieval facilities in connection with
either the purchase or |
construction of a new library building or the
expansion of an |
existing library building, and shall let the contract or
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contracts for the same, when the cost is in excess of $20,000
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$10,000, to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders and may
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require from such bidders, such security for the performance of |
the bids as
the board shall determine. The directors may let |
the contract or contracts
to one or more bidders, as they shall |
determine.
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(Source: P.A. 86-405.)
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Section 10. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is |
amended by changing Section 40-45 as follows:
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(75 ILCS 16/40-45)
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Sec. 40-45. Bids for construction, improvements, or |
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equipment purchases.
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(a) When the trustees determine to commence constructing |
the
building, purchasing a site or a building, remodeling,
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repairing, or improving an existing library building, erecting
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an addition to an existing library building, or
purchasing the |
necessary equipment for the
library, they may then revise the |
plan or adopt a new plan and
provide estimates of the costs of |
the revised or new plan.
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(b) The board shall, when the cost is in
excess of $20,000
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$10,000, advertise for bids for constructing the building,
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remodeling, repairing, or improving of an existing library |
building, erecting
an addition to an existing library building, |
or purchasing the necessary
equipment for the library and shall |
let the contract or contracts for the
project, when the cost is |
in excess of $20,000
$10,000, to the lowest responsible
bidder |
or bidders. The board shall require from the bidders security |
for
the performance of the bids determined by the board |
pursuant to law.
The trustees may let the contract or contracts |
to one or more bidders as
they determine.
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(Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
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Section 15. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by |
changing Section 6-201.7 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 5/6-201.7) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-201.7)
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Sec. 6-201.7. Construct, maintain and repair and be |
responsible for
the construction, maintenance and repair of |
roads within the district,
let contracts, employ labor and |
purchase material and machinery
therefor, subject to the |
limitations provided in this Code.
Contracts,
labor, |
machinery, disposal, and incidental expenses related to |
special services
under Section 6-201.21 of this Code constitute |
maintenance, for purposes of
this Section.
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Except for professional services, when the cost of |
construction,
materials, supplies, new machinery or equipment |
exceeds
$20,000
$10,000, the
contract for such construction, |
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materials, supplies, machinery or
equipment shall be let to
the |
lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids at least |
once,
and at least 10 days prior to the time set for the |
opening of such bids, in a
newspaper
published within the |
township or road district, or, if no newspaper is
published |
within the township or road district then in one published
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within the county, or, if no newspaper is published within the |
county
then in a newspaper having general circulation within |
the township or
road district, but, in case of an emergency, |
such contract may be let
without advertising for bids. For |
purposes of this
Section "new machinery or equipment" shall be |
defined as that which has
been previously untitled or that |
which shows fewer than 200 hours on its
operating clock and |
that is accompanied by a new equipment manufacturer's
warranty.
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(Source: P.A. 92-268, eff. 1-1-02; 93-109, eff. 7-8-03; 93-164, |
eff.
7-10-03; 93-610, eff. 11-18-03; revised 12-4-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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