98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2512
 
Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



65 ILCS 5/8-9-1  from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1

     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding public improvements.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 8-9-1 as follows:
 



6    (65 ILCS 5/8-9-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1)



7    Sec. 8-9-1. In municipalities of less than than 500,000 
8except
as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 5 any work or 
9other
public improvement which is not to be paid for in whole 
10or in
part by special assessment or special taxation, when the 
11expense
thereof will exceed $20,000, shall be constructed 
12either (1)
by a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder 
13after
advertising for bids, in the manner prescribed by 
14ordinance,
except that any such contract may be entered into by 
15the proper
officers without advertising for bids, if authorized 
16by a vote
of two-thirds of all the aldermen or trustees then 
17holding office;
or (2) in the following manner, if authorized 
18by a vote of
two-thirds of all the aldermen or trustees then 
19holding office,
to-wit:  the commissioner of public works or 
20other proper officers
to be designated by ordinance, shall 
21superintend and cause to
be carried out the construction of the 
22work or other public
improvement and shall employ exclusively 
23for the performance
of all manual labor thereon, laborers and 
 
 
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1artisans whom the
municipality shall pay by the day or hour; 
2and all material
of the value of $20,000 and upward used in the 
3construction of
the work or other public improvement, shall be 
4purchased by
contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in 
5the manner
to be prescribed by ordinance.  However, nothing 
6contained
in this section shall apply to any contract by a 
7city, village
or incorporated town with the federal government 
8or any agency thereof.

9    In every city which has adopted Division 1 of Article 10,

10every such laborer or artisan shall be certified by the civil

11service commission to the commissioner of public works or other

12proper officers, in accordance with the requirement of that 
13division. 

14    In municipalities of 500,000 or more population the letting 
15of
contracts for work or other public improvements of the 
16character
described in this section shall be governed by the 
17provisions of
Division 10 of this Article 8.


18(Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)