Bill Text: IL HB1659 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Provides for competitive bidding for all contracts for work, other than professional services, to be done by a conservancy district when the expense of the contract will exceed $10,000 (rather than $2,500). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0241 [HB1659 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1659-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Provides for competitive bidding for all contracts for work, other than professional services, to be done by a conservancy district when the expense of the contract will exceed $10,000 (rather than $2,500). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0241 [HB1659 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1659-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 River Conservancy Districts Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 16 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 2105/16) (from Ch. 42, par. 399)
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7 | Sec. 16.
All contracts for work other than professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | services, to be
done by such conservancy district, the expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of which will exceed $10,000 $2500 ,
shall be let to the lowest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | responsible bidder therefor
upon not less than thirty days' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | public notice of the terms and conditions
upon which the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | contract is to be let, having been given by publication in a
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13 | newspaper of general circulation published in said district, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | and the said
board shall have the power and authority to reject | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | any and all bids, and
readvertise.
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16 | And in all other respects such contract shall be entered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | into and the
performance thereof controlled by the provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | of an Act entitled "An Act
concerning local improvements," | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1,
1897, and amendments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | thereto as nearly as may be; provided, that
contracts may be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | let for making proper and suitable connections between the
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22 | mains and outlets of the respective sewers in said district, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | with any
conduits, main pipe or pipes that may be constructed |
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1 | by such conservancy
district.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 82-356.)
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
4 | becoming law.
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