93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4923


 
Introduced 02/04/04, by William B. Black
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		
















110 ILCS 805/3-27.1
  from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1


110 ILCS 805/7-23.1
  from Ch. 122, par. 107-23.1







    Amends the Public Community College Act. Increases the dollar amounts of the thresholds under which certain contracts may be awarded without competitive bidding.
















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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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 Public Community College Act is amended  by 
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changing Sections 3-27.1 and 7-23.1 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 805/3-27.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1)



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    Sec. 3-27.1. Contracts. To award all contracts for purchase 
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of
supplies, materials or work involving an expenditure in 
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excess of $15,000
$10,000 to
the lowest responsible bidder 
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considering conformity with specifications,
terms of delivery, 
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quality, and serviceability; after due advertisement,
except 
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the following: (a) contracts for the services of individuals

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possessing a high degree of professional skill where the 
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ability or fitness
of the individual plays an important part; 
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(b) contracts for
the printing of finance committee reports and 
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departmental reports; (c)
contracts for the printing or 
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engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other
evidences of 
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indebtedness; (d) contracts for materials and work which
have 
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been awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after due 
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advertisement,
but due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault 
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of the contractor for
materials and work, must be revised 
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causing expenditures not in excess of
10% of the contract 
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price; (e) contracts for the maintenance or servicing
of, or 
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provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made with 
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the
manufacturer or authorized service agent of that equipment 
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where the
provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing can 
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best be performed by the
manufacturer or authorized service 
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agent; (f) purchases and contracts for
the use, purchase, 
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delivery, movement, or installation of data processing

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equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and 
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inter-connect
equipment, software, and services; (g) contracts 
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for duplicating machines
and supplies; (h) contracts for the 
 


 






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purchase of natural gas when the cost
is less than that offered 
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by a public utility; (i) purchases of equipment
previously 
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owned by some entity other than the district itself; (j)

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contracts for repair, maintenance, remodeling, renovation, or 
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construction,
or a single project involving an expenditure not 
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to exceed $25,000
$15,000 and not
involving a change or 
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increase in the size, type, or extent of an existing
facility; 
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(k) contracts for goods or services procured from another

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governmental agency; (l) contracts for goods or services which 
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are economically
procurable from only one source, such as for 
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the purchase of magazines,
books, periodicals, pamphlets and 
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reports, and for utility services such
as water, light, heat, 
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telephone or telegraph; and (m) where funds are
expended in an 
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emergency and such emergency expenditure is approved by 3/4
of 
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the members of the board.

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    All competitive bids for contracts involving an 
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expenditure in excess of
$15,000
$10,000 must be sealed by the 
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bidder and must be opened by a member or
employee of the board 
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at a public bid opening at which the contents of the
bids must 
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be announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days' notice 
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of
the time and place of such bid opening. For purposes of this 
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Section due
advertisement includes, but is not limited to, at 
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least one public notice
at least 10 days before the bid date in 
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a newspaper published in the
district, or if no newspaper is 
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published in the district, in a newspaper
of general 
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circulation in the area of the district.

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    The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed 
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energy savings
contracts entered into under Article V-A.

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(Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-173.)

 



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    (110 ILCS 805/7-23.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 107-23.1)



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    Sec. 7-23.1. Contracts. The board shall let all contracts 
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(other than those excepted by Section
3-27.1 of this Act) for 
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supplies, materials or work involving an
expenditure in excess 
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of $15,000
$10,000 by competitive bidding as
provided in

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Section 3-27.1 of this Act.

 


 






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(Source: P.A. 92-648, eff. 7-11-02.)