Bill Text: IL HB4769 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning contracts pertaining to public improvement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4769 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB4769-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 4-5-11 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/4-5-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-11)
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7 | Sec. 4-5-11. Except as as otherwise provided, all | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | contracts, of whatever
character, pertaining to public | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | improvement, or to the maintenance of
the public property of a | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | municipality involving an outlay of $10,000 or
more, shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | based upon specifications to be approved by the council.
Any | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | work or other public improvement which is not to be paid for in
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13 | whole or in part by special assessment or special taxation, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | when the
expense thereof will exceed $20,000, shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | constructed as follows:
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16 | (1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | after
advertising for bids, in the manner prescribed by | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | ordinance, except that
any such contract may be entered | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | into by the proper officers without
advertising for bids, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | if authorized by a vote of 4 of the 5 council
members | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | elected; or
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22 | (2) In the following manner, if authorized by a vote of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 4 of the 5
council members elected: the commissioner of |
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1 | public works or other
proper officers to be designated by | ||||||
2 | ordinance, shall superintend and
cause to be carried out | ||||||
3 | the construction of the work or other public
improvement | ||||||
4 | and shall employ exclusively for the performance of all
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5 | manual labor thereon, laborers and artisans whom the city | ||||||
6 | or village
shall pay by the day or hour, but all material | ||||||
7 | of the value of $20,000
and upward used in the construction | ||||||
8 | of the work or other public
improvement, shall be purchased | ||||||
9 | by contract let to the lowest
responsible bidder in the | ||||||
10 | manner to be prescribed by ordinance.
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11 | Nothing contained in this Section shall apply to any | ||||||
12 | contract by a
municipality with the United States of America or | ||||||
13 | any agency thereof.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
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