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 1        AN ACT in relation to local government.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section   5.   The  Public  Building  Commission  Act  is
 5    amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

 6        (50 ILCS 20/20) (from Ch. 85, par. 1050)
 7        Sec.  20.   All contracts to be let for the construction,
 8    alteration, improvement, repair, enlargement,  demolition  or
 9    removal   of  any  buildings  or  other  facilities,  or  for
10    materials or supplies  to  be  furnished,  where  the  amount
11    thereof  is  in excess of $25,000 $5,000, shall be let to the
12    lowest responsible bidder, or bidders,  on  open  competitive
13    bidding after public advertisement published at least once in
14    each week for three consecutive weeks prior to the opening of
15    bids,  in  a  daily  newspaper  of general circulation in the
16    county where the commission is located. Nothing contained  in
17    this  Section  shall  be  construed  to prohibit the Board of
18    Commissioners  from  placing  additional  advertisements   in
19    recognized  trade  journals.  Advertisements  for  bids shall
20    describe the character of the proposed contract in sufficient
21    detail to enable the  bidders  thereon  to  know  what  their
22    obligation will be, either in the advertisement itself, or by
23    reference to detailed plans and specifications on file in the
24    office  of  the Public Building Commission at the time of the
25    publication of the  first  announcement.  Such  advertisement
26    shall  also  state the date, time, and place assigned for the
27    opening of bids and no bids shall be  received  at  any  time
28    subsequent  to  the time indicated in said advertisement. The
29    Board of Commissioners may reject any and all  bids  received
30    and  readvertise  for  bids. All bids shall be open to public
31    inspection in the office of the  Public  Building  Commission
 
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 1    for  a period of at least forty-eight (48) hours before award
 2    is made. The successful bidder for such work shall enter into
 3    contracts  furnished  and  prescribed   by   the   Board   of
 4    Commissioners  and  in  addition  to any other bonds required
 5    under this Act the successful bidder shall execute  and  give
 6    bond, payable to and to be approved by the Commission, with a
 7    corporate  surety authorized to do business under the laws of
 8    the State of Illinois, in an amount to be determined  by  the
 9    Board  of  Commissioners, conditioned upon the payment of all
10    labor furnished and materials supplied in the prosecution  of
11    the  contracted  work.  If  the  bidder  whose  bid  has been
12    accepted shall neglect  or  refuse  to  accept  the  contract
13    within  five  (5) days after written notice that the same has
14    been awarded to him, or if he accepts but  does  not  execute
15    the contract and give the proper security, the Commission may
16    accept  the  next  lowest bidder, or readvertise and relet in
17    manner above provided. In case any work shall be abandoned by
18    any contractor the Commission may, if the best  interests  of
19    the  Commission  be  thereby  served,  adopt on behalf of the
20    Commission all subcontracts made by such contractor for  such
21    work  and  all  such  sub-contractors  shall be bound by such
22    adoption if made; and the Commission  shall,  in  the  manner
23    provided  herein, readvertise and relet the work specified in
24    the original contract exclusive of so much thereof  as  shall
25    be  accepted.  Every  contract when made and entered into, as
26    herein provided for, shall be executed in duplicate, one copy
27    of which shall be held by the Commission, and  filed  in  its
28    records,  and  one  copy  of  which  shall  be  given  to the
29    contractor.
30    (Source: P.A. 84-249.)