Bill Text: IL SB1958 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding public improvements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1958 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1958-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 8-9-1 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/8-9-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1)
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7 | Sec. 8-9-1. In municipalities of less than than 500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | except
as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 5 any work or | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | other
public improvement which is not to be paid for in whole | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | or in
part by special assessment or special taxation, when the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | expense
thereof will exceed $20,000, shall be constructed | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | either (1)
by a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | after
advertising for bids, in the manner prescribed by | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | ordinance,
except that any such contract may be entered into by | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | the proper
officers without advertising for bids, if authorized | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | by a vote
of two-thirds of all the aldermen or trustees then | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | holding office;
or (2) in the following manner, if authorized | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | by a vote of
two-thirds of all the aldermen or trustees then | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | holding office,
to-wit: the commissioner of public works or | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | other proper officers
to be designated by ordinance, shall | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | superintend and cause to
be carried out the construction of the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | work or other public
improvement and shall employ exclusively | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | for the performance
of all manual labor thereon, laborers and |
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1 | artisans whom the
municipality shall pay by the day or hour; | ||||||
2 | and all material
of the value of $20,000 and upward used in the | ||||||
3 | construction of
the work or other public improvement, shall be | ||||||
4 | purchased by
contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in | ||||||
5 | the manner
to be prescribed by ordinance. However, nothing | ||||||
6 | contained
in this section shall apply to any contract by a | ||||||
7 | city, village
or incorporated town with the federal government | ||||||
8 | or any agency thereof.
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9 | In every city which has adopted Division 1 of Article 10,
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10 | every such laborer or artisan shall be certified by the civil
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11 | service commission to the commissioner of public works or other
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12 | proper officers, in accordance with the requirement of that | ||||||
13 | division.
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14 | In municipalities of 500,000 or more population the letting | ||||||
15 | of
contracts for work or other public improvements of the | ||||||
16 | character
described in this section shall be governed by the | ||||||
17 | provisions of
Division 10 of this Article 8.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
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