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| Public Act 102-0728 | ||||
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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 Township Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 85-30 and 205-105 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
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for services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of | ||||
$30,000 $20,000 (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. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
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(60 ILCS 1/205-105)
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Sec. 205-105. Construction contracts; bids.
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(a) All contracts for construction work whose estimated | ||
cost will exceed
$30,000 $20,000 shall be let to the lowest | ||
responsible bidder after publication of
notice for bids. | ||
Notice for bids shall be published once in a newspaper
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published and having general circulation in the township, if | ||
there is one. If
there is no such newspaper, notice for bids | ||
shall be published in a newspaper
published and having general | ||
circulation in the county. Notice for bids shall
be published | ||
at least 10 days before the date set for receiving bids. Bids
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shall be opened and publicly read, and an award shall be made | ||
to the lowest
responsible bidder within 15 days after the | ||
receipt of bids.
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(b) This Section shall not apply to engineering, legal, or | ||
other
professional services, but it shall apply to the | ||
purchase of equipment unless
the township board, by a | ||
resolution adopted by a three-fourths vote, determines
that it | ||
is for the best interests of the township that advertising for | ||
bids for
the equipment be dispensed with.
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(Source: P.A. 95-300, eff. 8-20-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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