100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2328
 
Introduced 1/24/2018, by Sen. Linda Holmes
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
50 ILCS 510/8  from Ch. 85, par. 6408

     Amends the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. Provides that a political subdivision may waive the public hearing, evaluation procedure, and selection procedure for the selection of architectural, engineering, or land surveying services in an emergency situation for a project that is expected to cost less than $150,000 (currently, $25,000). Provides that this amount shall be increased annually by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, as determined by the consumer price index-u.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Local Government Professional Services 
5Selection Act is amended  by changing Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (50 ILCS 510/8)  (from Ch. 85, par. 6408)



7    Sec. 8. Waiver of competition. A political subdivision may 
8waive the
requirements of Sections 4, 5, and 6 if it 
9determines, by resolution, that an
emergency situation exists 
10and a firm must be selected in an expeditious
manner, or the 
11cost of architectural, engineering, and land surveying

12services for the project is expected to
be less than $150,000 
13$25,000. This amount shall be increased annually by a 
14percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, 
15if any, as determined by the consumer price index-u. 

16    For purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u" 
17means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
18the United States Department of Labor that measures the average 
19change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban 
20consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84=100. 
21(Source: P.A. 87-1034.)