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Public Act 101-0041 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 11k and 16.09 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 705/11k) | ||||
Sec. 11k. Competitive bidding; notice requirements. | ||||
(a) The board of trustees shall have the power to acquire | ||||
by gift, legacy, or purchase any personal property necessary | ||||
for its corporate purposes provided that all contracts for | ||||
supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess | ||||
of $20,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after | ||||
advertising as required under subsection (b) of this Section. | ||||
The board is not required to accept a bid that does not meet | ||||
the district's established specifications, terms of delivery, | ||||
quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by | ||||
their nature, are not adapted to award by competitive bidding, | ||||
are not subject to competitive bidding, including, but not | ||||
limited to: | ||||
(1) contracts for the services of individuals | ||||
possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | ||||
ability or fitness of the individual plays an important | ||||
part; |
(2) contracts for the printing of finance committee | ||
reports and departmental reports; | ||
(3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, | ||
tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; | ||
(4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or | ||
provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made | ||
with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that | ||
equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or | ||
servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or | ||
authorized service agent, or which involve proprietary | ||
parts or technology not otherwise available; | ||
(5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, | ||
delivery, movement, or installation of data processing | ||
equipment, software, or services and telecommunications | ||
and interconnect equipment, software, and services; | ||
(6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies; | ||
(7) contracts for utility services such as water, | ||
light, heat, telephone or telegraph; | ||
(8) contracts for goods or services procured from | ||
another governmental agency; | ||
(9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some | ||
entity other than the district itself; and | ||
(10) contracts for goods or services which are | ||
economically procurable from only one source, such as for | ||
the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets, | ||
reports, and online subscriptions. |
Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from | ||
competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved | ||
by a vote of 3/4 of the members of the board. | ||
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this | ||
Section, all proposals to award contracts involving amounts in | ||
excess of $20,000 shall be published at least 10 days, | ||
excluding Sundays and legal holidays, in advance of the date | ||
announced for the receiving of bids, in a secular English | ||
language daily newspaper of general circulation throughout the | ||
district. In addition, a fire protection district that has a | ||
website that the full-time staff of the district maintains | ||
shall post notice on its website of all proposals to award | ||
contracts in excess of $20,000. Advertisements for bids shall | ||
describe the character of the proposed contract or agreement in | ||
sufficient detail to enable the bidders thereon to know what | ||
their obligations will be, either in the advertisement itself, | ||
or by reference to detailed plans and specifications on file at | ||
the time of the publication of the first announcement. Such | ||
advertisement shall also state the date, time and place | ||
assigned for the opening of bids, and no bids shall be received | ||
at any time subsequent to the time indicated in the | ||
announcement. All competitive bids for contracts involving an | ||
expenditure in excess of $20,000 must be sealed by the bidder | ||
and must be opened by a member of the board or an employee of | ||
the district at a public bid opening at which the contents of | ||
the bids must be announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 |
days notice of the time and place of the bid opening.
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(Source: P.A. 98-799, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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(70 ILCS 705/16.09) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.09)
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Sec. 16.09.
Notice of the time and place of every | ||
eligibility examination shall be
given by the board by a | ||
publication at least two weeks preceding the
examination , in | ||
one or more newspapers published in the fire protection
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district, or, if no newspaper is published therein, then in one | ||
or more
newspapers with a newspaper of general circulation | ||
within the fire protection district.
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(Source: Laws 1951, p. 1782.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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