(70 ILCS 200/205-75)
Sec. 205-75.
Bidding; advertisement.
All contracts to be let for the construction, alteration, improvement,
repair, enlargement, demolition or removal of any buildings or their
facilities, or for materials or supplies to be furnished, where the amount
thereof is in excess of $10,000 shall be let to the lowest
responsible
bidder, or bidders on open competitive bidding after public advertisement
published at least once in each week for 3 consecutive weeks
prior to
the opening of bids, in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the
county where the Authority is located, except (i) when repair parts,
accessories, equipment, or services are
required for
equipment or services previously furnished or contracted for or (ii) when the
nature of the
services is such that competitive bidding is not in the best interest of the
public.
Nothing contained in this Section
shall be construed to prohibit the Board of Commissioners from placing
additional advertisements in recognized trade journals. Advertisements for
bids shall describe the character of the proposed contract in sufficient
detail to enable the bidders thereon to know what their obligation will be,
either in the advertisement itself, or by reference to detailed plans and
specifications on file in the office of the Peoria Civic Center Authority
at the time of the publication of the first announcement. Such
advertisement shall also state the date, time, and place assigned for the
opening of bids and no bids shall be received at any time subsequent to the
time indicated in said advertisement. The Board of Commissioners may reject
any and all bids received and readvertise for bids. All bids shall be open
to public inspection in the office of the Peoria Civic Center Authority for
a period of at least 48 hours before award is made.
In determining the responsibility of any bidder, the Board may consider the
bidder's past
record of dealings, experience, adequacy of equipment, ability to timely
complete
performance, and other factors besides financial responsibility. In no case,
however,
shall any contract be awarded to any bidder other than the lowest bidder unless
authorized or approved by the affirmative vote of at least 5 members of the
board and
unless the award is accompanied by a statement in writing setting forth the
reasons for
not awarding the contract to the lowest bidder, which must be kept on file in
the office of
the Authority and be open to the public for inspection.
The
successful bidder for such work shall enter into contracts furnished and
prescribed by the Board of Commissioners and in addition to any other bonds
required under this Article the successful bidder shall execute and
give bond,
payable to and to be approved by the Authority, with a corporate surety
authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Illinois, in an
amount to be determined by the Board of Commissioners, conditioned upon the
payment of all labor furnished and materials supplied in the prosecution of
the contracted work. If the bidder whose bid has been accepted shall
neglect or refuse to accept the contract within 5 days after
written
notice that the same has been awarded to him, or if he accepts but does not
execute the contract and give proper security, the Authority may accept the
next lowest bidder, or readvertise and relet in manner above provided.
In case any work shall be abandoned by any contractor the Authority may,
if the best interest of the Authority be thereby served, adopt on behalf of
the Authority all sub-contracts made by such contractor for such contractor
for such work and all sub-contractors shall be bound by such adoption if
made; and the Authority shall, in the manner provided herein, readvertise
and relet the work specified in the original contract exclusive of so much
thereof as shall be accepted. Every contract, when made and entered into,
as herein provided for, shall be executed in duplicate, one copy of which
shall be held by the Authority, and filed in its records
and one copy of
which shall be given to the contractor.
(Source: P.A. 93-491, eff. 1-1-04.)
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