(70 ILCS 2605/11.20) (from Ch. 42, par. 331.20)
Sec. 11.20. There shall be a board of standardization, composed of the
director of procurement and materials management of the sanitary district who shall be chairman, and 4
other members who shall be appointed by the president of the board of
trustees of the sanitary district. The members shall be responsible heads
of a major office or department of the sanitary district and shall receive
no compensation for their services on the board. The board shall meet at
least once each 3 calendar months upon notification by the chairman at
least 5 days in advance of the date announced for such meeting. Official
action of the board shall require the vote of a majority of all members of
the board. The chairman shall cause to be prepared a report describing the
proceedings of each meeting. The report shall be transmitted to each member
and shall be made available to the president and board of trustees of such
sanitary district within 5 days subsequent to the date of the meeting and
all such reports shall be open to public inspection, excluding Sundays and
legal holidays.
The board of standardization shall: (a) classify the requirements of the
sanitary district, including the departments, offices and other boards
thereof, with respect to supplies, materials and equipment; (b) adopt as
standards, the smallest numbers of the various qualities, sizes and
varieties of such supplies, materials and equipment as may be consistent
with the efficient operation of the sanitary district; and (c) prepare,
adopt, promulgate, and from time to time revise, written specifications
describing such standards.
Specifications describing in detail the physical, chemical and other
characteristics of supplies, material or equipment to be acquired by
purchase order or contract shall be prepared by the board of
standardization. However, all specifications pertaining to the
construction, alteration, rehabilitation or repair of any real property of
such sanitary district shall be prepared by the engineering agency engaged
in the design of such construction, alteration, rehabilitation or repair,
prior to approval by the director of procurement and materials management. The specification shall form a
part of the purchase order or contract, and the performance of all such
contracts shall be supervised by the engineering agency designated in the
contracts.
In the preparation or revision of standard specifications the board of
standardization shall solicit the advice, assistance and cooperation of the
several requisitioning agencies and shall be empowered to consult such
public or non-public laboratory or technical services as may be deemed
expedient. After adoption, each standard specification shall, until
rescinded, apply alike in terms and effect to every purchase order or
contract for the purchase of any commodity, material, supply or equipment.
The specifications shall be made available to the public upon request.
(Source: P.A. 95-923, eff. 1-1-09.)
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