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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3520
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 3520, on page 1,
3 line 1, by changing "public building commissions" to "local
4 government"; and
5 on page 4, immediately below line 5, by inserting the
6 following:
7 "Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended
8 by changing Section 3-27.1 as follows:
9 (110 ILCS 805/3-27.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1)
10 Sec. 3-27.1. Contracts. To award all contracts for
11 purchase of supplies, materials or work involving an
12 expenditure in excess of $10,000 to the lowest responsible
13 bidder considering conformity with specifications, terms of
14 delivery, quality, and serviceability; after due
15 advertisement, except the following: (a) contracts for the
16 services of individuals possessing a high degree of
17 professional skill where the ability or fitness of the
18 individual plays an important part; (b) contracts for the
19 printing of finance committee reports and departmental
20 reports; (c) contracts for the printing or engraving of
21 bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; (d)
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1 contracts for materials and work which have been awarded to
2 the lowest responsible bidder after due advertisement, but
3 due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault of the contractor
4 for materials and work, must be revised causing expenditures
5 not in excess of 10% of the contract price; (e) contracts for
6 the maintenance or servicing of, or provision of repair parts
7 for, equipment which are made with the manufacturer or
8 authorized service agent of that equipment where the
9 provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing can best be
10 performed by the manufacturer or authorized service agent;
11 (f) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, delivery,
12 movement, or installation of data processing equipment,
13 software, or services and telecommunications and
14 inter-connect equipment, software, and services; (g)
15 contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; (h)
16 contracts for the purchase of natural gas when the cost is
17 less than that offered by a public utility; (i) purchases of
18 equipment previously owned by some entity other than the
19 district itself; (j) contracts for repair, maintenance,
20 remodeling, renovation, or construction, or a single project
21 involving an expenditure not to exceed $25,000 $15,000 and
22 not involving a change or increase in the size, type, or
23 extent of an existing facility; (k) contracts for goods or
24 services procured from another governmental agency; (l)
25 contracts for goods or services which are economically
26 procurable from only one source, such as for the purchase of
27 magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and reports, and for
28 utility services such as water, light, heat, telephone or
29 telegraph; and (m) where funds are expended in an emergency
30 and such emergency expenditure is approved by 3/4 of the
31 members of the board.
32 All competitive bids for contracts involving an
33 expenditure in excess of $10,000 must be sealed by the bidder
34 and must be opened by a member or employee of the board at a
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1 public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be
2 announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days' notice
3 of the time and place of such bid opening. For purposes of
4 this Section due advertisement includes, but is not limited
5 to, at least one public notice at least 10 days before the
6 bid date in a newspaper published in the district, or if no
7 newspaper is published in the district, in a newspaper of
8 general circulation in the area of the district.
9 The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed
10 energy savings contracts entered into under Article V-A.
11 (Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-173.).".