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92_HB4343eng HB4343 Engrossed LRB9214382NTsbA 1 AN ACT concerning public community colleges. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended 5 by changing Section 3-27.1 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 805/3-27.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1) 7 Sec. 3-27.1. Contracts. To award all contracts for 8 purchase of supplies, materials or work involving an 9 expenditure in excess of $10,000 to the lowest responsible 10 bidder considering conformity with specifications, terms of 11 delivery, quality, and serviceability; after due 12 advertisement, except the following: (a) contracts for the 13 services of individuals possessing a high degree of 14 professional skill where the ability or fitness of the 15 individual plays an important part; (b) contracts for the 16 printing of finance committee reports and departmental 17 reports; (c) contracts for the printing or engraving of 18 bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; (d) 19 contracts for materials and work which have been awarded to 20 the lowest responsible bidder after due advertisement, but 21 due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault of the contractor 22 for materials and work, must be revised causing expenditures 23 not in excess of 10% of the contract price; (e) contracts for 24 the maintenance or servicing of, or provision of repair parts 25 for, equipment which are made with the manufacturer or 26 authorized service agent of that equipment where the 27 provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing can best be 28 performed by the manufacturer or authorized service agent; 29 (f) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, delivery, 30 movement, or installation of data processing equipment, 31 software, or services and telecommunications and HB4343 Engrossed -2- LRB9214382NTsbA 1 inter-connect equipment, software, and services; (g) 2 contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; (h) 3 contracts for the purchase of natural gas when the cost is 4 less than that offered by a public utility; (i) purchases of 5 equipment previously owned by some entity other than the 6 district itself; (j) contracts for repair, maintenance, 7 remodeling, renovation, or construction, or a single project 8 involving an expenditure not to exceed $15,000 and not 9 involving a change or increase in the size, type, or extent 10 of an existing facility; (k) contracts for goods or services 11 procured from another governmental agency or through an 12 intrastate or interstate governmental agency consortium; (l) 13 contracts for goods or services which are economically 14 procurable from only one source, such as for the purchase of 15 magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and reports, and for 16 utility services such as water, light, heat, telephone or 17 telegraph; and (m) where funds are expended in an emergency 18 and such emergency expenditure is approved by 3/4 of the 19 members of the board. 20 All competitive bids for contracts involving an 21 expenditure in excess of $10,000 must be sealed by the bidder 22 and must be opened by a member or employee of the board at a 23 public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be 24 announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days' notice 25 of the time and place of such bid opening. For purposes of 26 this Section due advertisement includes, but is not limited 27 to, at least one public notice at least 10 days before the 28 bid date in a newspaper published in the district, or if no 29 newspaper is published in the district, in a newspaper of 30 general circulation in the area of the district. 31 The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed 32 energy savings contracts entered into under Article V-A. 33 (Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-173.)