SB0223sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Cristina Castro

Filed: 3/15/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 223

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 223 on page 1, line 5, by changing "Section 5" to "Sections 5 and 8"; and

on page 1, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with "shall, unless it has a satisfactory relationship for services with one or more firms and the cost of services for the project is estimated to be less than $1,000,000, evaluate the firms submitting letters"; and

on page 2, below line 2, by inserting the following:

"(50 ILCS 510/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 6408)

Sec. 8. Waiver of competition. A political subdivision may waive the requirements of Sections 4, 5, and 6 if: (1) it determines, by resolution, that an emergency situation exists and a firm must be selected in an expeditious manner; (2) , or the cost of architectural, engineering, and land surveying services for the project is expected to be less than $50,000; or (3) the political subdivision contracts with a firm with which the political subdivision has a satisfactory relationship and the cost of services for the project is estimated to be less than $1,000,000. $40,000. This amount shall be increased annually by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, as determined by the consumer price index-u.

For purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84=100.

(Source: P.A. 100-968, eff. 1-1-19.)".