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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2278 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 70 ILCS 3605/32 | from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 332 |
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Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning public bidding on construction contracts.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2278 | | LRB097 07399 RLJ 47508 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 32 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 3605/32) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 332)
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| 7 | | Sec. 32.
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The Board shall adopt regulations to insure |
| 8 | | that the
construction or acquisition by the Authority of |
| 9 | | services or public
transportation facilities (other than real |
| 10 | | estate) involving a cost of more
than $10,000 and the |
| 11 | | disposition of all property of the Authority shall be
after |
| 12 | | public notice and with public bidding. The regulations may |
| 13 | | provide
for exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and |
| 14 | | sale of bonds or
notes of the Authority, to the acquisition of |
| 15 | | professional or utility
services and to other matters for which |
| 16 | | public bidding is disadvantageous. The
regulations may also |
| 17 | | provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the
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| 18 | | prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with |
| 19 | | applicable federal
regulations. The requirements set forth |
| 20 | | therein shall not apply to
purchase of service agreements or |
| 21 | | other contracts, purchases or sales
entered into by the |
| 22 | | Authority with any transportation agency or unit of
local |
| 23 | | government. |