(55 ILCS 5/5-32041) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32041)

Sec. 5-32041. Failure or refusal of original bidder to enter into contract. If such original bidder fails or refuses for 20 days after the first publication of the notice of award, to enter into a contract which shall be simultaneously executed by the proper county officials and signed by the President of the Committee and attested by the county clerk, then the Committee without further proceedings shall again advertise for proposals of bids as in the first instance and award the contract for the work to the then regular lowest bidder. The bids of all persons who have failed to enter into the contract as herein provided shall be rejected in any bidding or election subsequent to the first bid for the same work.

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)