HB0488 Engrossed LRB094 06010 AJO 36070 b

1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974 is
5 amended by changing Section 5-4 as follows:
 
6     (70 ILCS 2905/5-4)  (from Ch. 42, par. 505-4)
7     Sec. 5-4. All contracts for work to be done and supplies
8 and materials to be purchased by the sanitary district, the
9 expense of which will exceed $10,000, $5,000 shall be let to
10 the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than 21
11 days public notice of the terms and conditions upon which the
12 contract is to be let, having been given by publication in a
13 newspaper of general circulation published in the district, and
14 the board may reject any and all bids and readvertise. All
15 purchases or sales of $10,000 $5,000 or less may be made in the
16 open market without publication in a newspaper as above
17 provided, but whenever practical shall be based on at least 3
18 competitive bids. No person may be employed on the work except
19 citizens of the United States, or those who in good faith have
20 declared their intention to become citizens, and 8 hours
21 constitutes a day's work.
22 (Source: P.A. 84-311.)