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Public Act 91-0296
HB0860 Enrolled LRB9102279MWpc
AN ACT concerning local government, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Section 5-32036 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-32036) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32036)
Sec. 5-32036. Notice for bids; examination of bids.
Notice shall be given by the Committee that bids will be
received for the construction of such an improvement, either
as a whole or in such sections as the Committee shall specify
in its notice, in accordance with the ordinance therefor.
This notice shall state the time of opening of the bids, and
shall further state where the specifications for the
improvement are to be found, and whether the contracts are to
be paid in cash or in bonds, and if in bonds, then the rate
of interest the vouchers or bonds shall draw. The notice
shall be published at least twice, not more than 30 nor less
than 15 days in advance of the opening of the bids, in one or
more newspapers published in the county as designated by the
Committee in an order entered in its records, or if no
newspaper is published therein then in one or more newspapers
with a general circulation within the county.
Proposals or bids may be made either for the work as a
whole or for specified sections thereof. All proposals or
bids shall be accompanied by cash, or by a check payable to
the order of the Committee, certified by a responsible bank,
for an amount which shall not be less than 10% of the
aggregate of the proposal, or by a bid bond, for an amount
which shall not be less than 10% of the aggregate of the
proposal. These proposals or bids shall be delivered to the
Committee. That committee, in open session, at the time and
place fixed in the specified notice, shall examine and
publicly declare the proposal or bids. However, no proposal
or bids shall be considered unless accompanied by such a
check or cash.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 9-2-103 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/9-2-103) (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-103)
Sec. 9-2-103. Except as otherwise provided in Section
9-2-113, notice shall be given by the board of local
improvements that bids will be received for the construction
of such an improvement, either as a whole or in such sections
as the board shall specify in its notice, in accordance with
the ordinance therefor. This notice shall state the time of
opening of the bids, and shall further state where the
specifications for the improvement are to be found, and
whether the contracts are to be paid in cash or in bonds, and
if in bonds, then the rate of interest the vouchers or bonds
shall draw. The notice shall be published at least twice, not
more than 30 nor less than 15 days in advance of the opening
of the bids, in one or more newspapers designated by the
board of local improvements in an order entered in its
records, published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper
is published therein, then in one or more newspapers with a
general circulation within the municipality. In
municipalities with less than 500 population in which no
newspaper is published, publication may instead be made by
posting a notice in 3 prominent places within the
municipality.
Proposals or bids may be made either for the work as a
whole or for specified sections thereof. All proposals or
bids offered shall be accompanied by cash, or by a check
payable to the order of the president of the board of local
improvements in his official capacity, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount which shall not be less than
10% of the aggregate of the proposal, or by a bid bond, for
an amount which shall be not less than 10% of the aggregate
of the proposal. These proposals or bids shall be delivered
to the board of local improvements. That board, in open
session, at the time and place fixed in the specified notice,
shall examine and publicly declare the proposals or bids.
However, no proposals or bids shall be considered unless
accompanied by such a check or cash.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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