103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4440

 

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. William "Will" Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1022

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish goals to promote minority-owned and operated businesses, women-owned and operated businesses, businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities, and businesses located within the county.


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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 Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 5-1022 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1022)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-14)
8    Sec. 5-1022. Competitive bids.
9    (a) Any purchase by a county with fewer than 2,000,000
10inhabitants of services, materials, equipment or supplies in
11excess of $30,000, other than professional services, shall be
12contracted for in one of the following ways:
13        (1) by a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder
14    after advertising for bids in a newspaper published within
15    the county or, if no newspaper is published within the
16    county, then a newspaper having general circulation within
17    the county; or
18        (2) by a contract let without advertising for bids in
19    the case of an emergency if authorized by the county
20    board; or .
21        (3) by a contract let without advertising for bids in
22    the case of the expedited replacement of a disabled,
23    inoperable, or damaged patrol vehicle of the sheriff's

 

 

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1    department if authorized by the county board.
2    (b) In determining the lowest responsible bidder, the
3county board shall take into consideration the qualities of
4the articles supplied; their conformity with the
5specifications; their suitability to the requirements of the
6county, availability of support services; uniqueness of the
7service, materials, equipment, or supplies as it applies to
8networked, integrated computer systems; compatibility to
9existing equipment; and the delivery terms. The county board
10also may take into consideration whether a bidder is a private
11enterprise or a State-controlled enterprise and,
12notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or a lower
13bid by a State-controlled enterprise, may let a contract to
14the lowest responsible bidder that is a private enterprise.
15    (c) This Section does not apply to contracts by a county
16with the federal government or to purchases of used equipment,
17purchases at auction or similar transactions which by their
18very nature are not suitable to competitive bids, pursuant to
19an ordinance adopted by the county board.
20    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a
21county may let without advertising for bids in the case of
22purchases and contracts, when individual orders do not exceed
23$35,000, for the use, purchase, delivery, movement, or
24installation of data processing equipment, software, or
25services and telecommunications and inter-connect equipment,
26software, and services.

 

 

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1    (e) A county may require, as a condition of any contract
2for goods and services, that persons awarded a contract with
3the county and all affiliates of the person collect and remit
4Illinois Use Tax on all sales of tangible personal property
5into the State of Illinois in accordance with the provisions
6of the Illinois Use Tax Act regardless of whether the person or
7affiliate is a "retailer maintaining a place of business
8within this State" as defined in Section 2 of the Use Tax Act.
9For purposes of this subsection (e), the term "affiliate"
10means any entity that (1) directly, indirectly, or
11constructively controls another entity, (2) is directly,
12indirectly, or constructively controlled by another entity, or
13(3) is subject to the control of a common entity. For purposes
14of this subsection (e), an entity controls another entity if
15it owns, directly or individually, more than 10% of the voting
16securities of that entity. As used in this subsection (e), the
17term "voting security" means a security that (1) confers upon
18the holder the right to vote for the election of members of the
19board of directors or similar governing body of the business
20or (2) is convertible into, or entitles the holder to receive
21upon its exercise, a security that confers such a right to
22vote. A general partnership interest is a voting security.
23    (f) Bids submitted to, and contracts executed by, the
24county may require a certification by the bidder or contractor
25that the bidder or contractor is not barred from bidding for or
26entering into a contract under this Section and that the

 

 

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1bidder or contractor acknowledges that the county may declare
2the contract void if the certification completed pursuant to
3this subsection (f) is false.
4(Source: P.A. 103-286, eff. 7-28-23; revised 9-7-23.)
 
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-14)
6    Sec. 5-1022. Competitive bids.
7    (a) Any purchase by a county with fewer than 2,000,000
8inhabitants of services, materials, equipment or supplies in
9excess of $30,000, other than professional services, shall be
10contracted for in one of the following ways:
11        (1) by a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder
12    after advertising for bids in a newspaper published within
13    the county or, if no newspaper is published within the
14    county, then a newspaper having general circulation within
15    the county; or
16        (2) by a contract let without advertising for bids in
17    the case of an emergency if authorized by the county
18    board; or .
19        (3) by a contract let without advertising for bids in
20    the case of the expedited replacement of a disabled,
21    inoperable, or damaged patrol vehicle of the sheriff's
22    department if authorized by the county board.
23    (b) In determining the lowest responsible bidder, the
24county board shall take into consideration the qualities of
25the articles supplied; their conformity with the

 

 

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1specifications; their suitability to the requirements of the
2county; the availability of support services; the uniqueness
3of the service, materials, equipment, or supplies as it
4applies to networked, integrated computer systems; the
5compatibility to existing equipment; and the delivery terms.
6In addition, the county board may take into consideration the
7bidder's active participation in an applicable apprenticeship
8program registered with the United States Department of Labor.
9The county board also may take into consideration whether a
10bidder is a private enterprise or a State-controlled
11enterprise and, notwithstanding any other provision of this
12Section or a lower bid by a State-controlled enterprise, may
13let a contract to the lowest responsible bidder that is a
14private enterprise.
15    (c) This Section does not apply to contracts by a county
16with the federal government or to purchases of used equipment,
17purchases at auction or similar transactions which by their
18very nature are not suitable to competitive bids, pursuant to
19an ordinance adopted by the county board.
20    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a
21county may let without advertising for bids in the case of
22purchases and contracts, when individual orders do not exceed
23$35,000, for the use, purchase, delivery, movement, or
24installation of data processing equipment, software, or
25services and telecommunications and inter-connect equipment,
26software, and services.

 

 

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1    (e) A county may require, as a condition of any contract
2for goods and services, that persons awarded a contract with
3the county and all affiliates of the person collect and remit
4Illinois Use Tax on all sales of tangible personal property
5into the State of Illinois in accordance with the provisions
6of the Illinois Use Tax Act regardless of whether the person or
7affiliate is a "retailer maintaining a place of business
8within this State" as defined in Section 2 of the Use Tax Act.
9For purposes of this subsection (e), the term "affiliate"
10means any entity that (1) directly, indirectly, or
11constructively controls another entity, (2) is directly,
12indirectly, or constructively controlled by another entity, or
13(3) is subject to the control of a common entity. For purposes
14of this subsection (e), an entity controls another entity if
15it owns, directly or individually, more than 10% of the voting
16securities of that entity. As used in this subsection (e), the
17term "voting security" means a security that (1) confers upon
18the holder the right to vote for the election of members of the
19board of directors or similar governing body of the business
20or (2) is convertible into, or entitles the holder to receive
21upon its exercise, a security that confers such a right to
22vote. A general partnership interest is a voting security.
23    (f) Bids submitted to, and contracts executed by, the
24county may require a certification by the bidder or contractor
25that the bidder or contractor is not barred from bidding for or
26entering into a contract under this Section and that the

 

 

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1bidder or contractor acknowledges that the county may declare
2the contract void if the certification completed pursuant to
3this subsection (f) is false.
4    (g) A county may establish goals for the procurement of
5goods and services to promote and encourage the continuing
6economic development of:
7        (1) minority-owned and operated businesses;
8        (2) women-owned and operated businesses;
9        (3) businesses owned and operated by persons with
10    disabilities; and
11        (4) businesses located within the county.
12(Source: P.A. 103-14, eff. 1-1-24; 103-286, eff. 7-28-23;
13revised 9-7-23.)
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
20Public Act.