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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1852

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1852  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.  The Public Community College Act is amended
 5    by changing Section 3-27.1 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 805/3-27.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1)
 7        Sec. 3-27.1.  Contracts.   To  award  all  contracts  for
 8    purchase   of   supplies,  materials  or  work  involving  an
 9    expenditure in excess of $10,000 to  the  lowest  responsible
10    bidder  considering  conformity with specifications, terms of
11    delivery,   quality,   and    serviceability;    after    due
12    advertisement,  except  the  following: (a) contracts for the
13    services  of  individuals  possessing  a   high   degree   of
14    professional  skill  where  the  ability  or  fitness  of the
15    individual plays an important part;  (b)  contracts  for  the
16    printing   of  finance  committee  reports  and  departmental
17    reports; (c) contracts  for  the  printing  or  engraving  of
18    bonds,  tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness; (d)
19    contracts for materials and work which have been  awarded  to
20    the  lowest  responsible  bidder after due advertisement, but
21    due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault of the  contractor
22    for  materials and work, must be revised causing expenditures
 
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 1    not in excess of 10% of the contract price; (e) contracts for
 2    the maintenance or servicing of, or provision of repair parts
 3    for, equipment  which  are  made  with  the  manufacturer  or
 4    authorized   service   agent  of  that  equipment  where  the
 5    provision of parts, maintenance, or  servicing  can  best  be
 6    performed  by  the  manufacturer or authorized service agent;
 7    (f) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase,  delivery,
 8    movement,  or  installation  of  data  processing  equipment,
 9    software,    or    services    and   telecommunications   and
10    inter-connect  equipment,   software,   and   services;   (g)
11    contracts   for   duplicating   machines  and  supplies;  (h)
12    contracts for the purchase of natural gas when  the  cost  is
13    less  than that offered by a public utility; (i) purchases of
14    equipment previously owned by  some  entity  other  than  the
15    district  itself;  (j)  contracts  for  repair,  maintenance,
16    remodeling,  renovation, or construction, or a single project
17    involving an  expenditure  not  to  exceed  $15,000  and  not
18    involving  a  change or increase in the size, type, or extent
19    of an existing facility; (k) contracts for goods or  services
20    procured  from  another  governmental  agency  or  through an
21    intrastate or interstate governmental agency consortium;  (l)
22    contracts  for  goods  or  services  which  are  economically
23    procurable  from only one source, such as for the purchase of
24    magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and reports, and for
25    utility services such as water,  light,  heat,  telephone  or
26    telegraph;  and  (m) where funds are expended in an emergency
27    and such emergency expenditure is  approved  by  3/4  of  the
28    members of the board.
29        All   competitive   bids   for   contracts  involving  an
30    expenditure in excess of $10,000 must be sealed by the bidder
31    and must be opened by a member or employee of the board at  a
32    public  bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be
33    announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3  days'  notice
34    of  the  time  and place of such bid opening. For purposes of
 
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 1    this Section due advertisement includes, but is  not  limited
 2    to,  at  least  one public notice at least 10 days before the
 3    bid date in a newspaper published in the district, or  if  no
 4    newspaper  is  published  in  the district, in a newspaper of
 5    general circulation in the area of the district.
 6        The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed
 7    energy savings contracts entered into under Article V-A.
 8    (Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-173.)".