Bill Text: IL HB4415 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. With respect to the awarding of contracts by boards of trustees of community college districts, deletes the prohibition on electronic bid submissions for construction purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4415 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4415-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
changing Section 3-27.1 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-27.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1)
Sec. 3-27.1. Contracts. To award all contracts for
purchase of supplies, materials or work involving an
expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required
by board policy to the lowest responsible bidder considering
conformity with specifications, terms of delivery, quality,
and serviceability; after due advertisement, except the
following: (a) 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;
(b) contracts for the printing of finance committee reports
and departmental reports; (c) contracts for the printing or
engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of
indebtedness; (d) contracts for materials and work which have
been awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after due
advertisement, but due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault
of the contractor for materials and work, must be revised
causing expenditures not in excess of 10% of the contract

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price; (e) 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; (f) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase,
delivery, movement, or installation of data processing
equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and
inter-connect equipment, software, and services; (g) contracts
for duplicating machines and supplies; (h) contracts for the
purchase of natural gas when the cost is less than that offered
by a public utility; (i) purchases of equipment previously
owned by some entity other than the district itself; (j)
contracts for repair, maintenance, remodeling, renovation, or
construction, or a single project involving an expenditure not
to exceed $50,000 and not involving a change or increase in the
size, type, or extent of an existing facility; (k) contracts
for goods or services procured from another governmental
agency; (l) contracts for goods or services which are
economically procurable from only one source, such as for the
purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and
reports, and for utility services such as water, light, heat,
telephone or telegraph; (m) where funds are expended in an
emergency and such emergency expenditure is approved by 3/4 of
the members of the board; and (n) contracts for the purchase of
perishable foods and perishable beverages.

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All competitive bids for contracts involving an
expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required
by board policy must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened
by a member or employee of the board 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
such bid opening. For purposes of this Section due
advertisement includes, but is not limited to, at least one
public notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a
newspaper published in the district, or if no newspaper is
published in the district, in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area of the district. Electronic bid
submissions shall be considered a sealed document for
competitive bid requests if they are received at the
designated office by the time and date set for receipt for
bids. However, bids for construction purposes are prohibited
from being submitted electronically. Electronic bid
submissions must be authorized by specific language in the bid
documents in order to be considered and must be opened in
accordance with electronic security measures in effect at the
community college at the time of opening. Unless the
electronic submission procedures provide for a secure receipt,
the vendor assumes the risk of premature disclosure due to
submission in an unsealed form.
The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed
energy savings contracts entered into under Article V-A. The

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