SB1967ham002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. William Cunningham

Filed: 4/28/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1967

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1967 on page 3, immediately below line 23, by inserting the following:

"A board may by the vote of two-thirds of its members then holding office authorize a contract preference to a bidder other than the lowest responsible bidder provided such preferred bidder (i) has submitted a bid that is no more than 5% higher than the lowest bid; (ii) has its principal place of business within the community college district or the adjacent community college district or districts or within the State of Illinois; and (iii) is otherwise responsible. Any such award must be accompanied by a specific finding of the reason for the award in the minutes of the board meeting in which the contract is awarded.".