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Public Act 098-0799
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| SB3427 Enrolled | LRB098 19632 JLK 54831 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by |
adding Section 11k as follows:
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(70 ILCS 705/11k new) |
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; |
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(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. |
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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.
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