Public Act 101-0139
 
HB2473 EnrolledLRB101 09315 AWJ 54410 b


  
    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.