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92_HB4775
LRB9211976BDdv
1 AN ACT concerning mass transit.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
5 amended by changing Section 32 as follows:
6 (70 ILCS 3605/32) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 332)
7 Sec. 32. Public bidding; construction contracts. The
8 Board shall adopt regulations to insure that the construction
9 or acquisition by the Authority of services or public
10 transportation facilities (other than real estate) involving
11 a cost of more than $10,000 and the disposition of all
12 property of the Authority shall be after public notice and
13 with public bidding. The regulations may provide for
14 exceptions to the requirements for the issuance and sale of
15 bonds or notes of the Authority, to the acquisition of
16 professional or utility services and to other matters for
17 which public bidding is disadvantageous. The regulations may
18 also provide for the use of competitive negotiations or the
19 prequalification of responsible bidders consistent with
20 applicable federal regulations. The requirements set forth
21 therein shall not apply to purchase of service agreements or
22 other contracts, purchases or sales entered into by the
23 Authority with any transportation agency or unit of local
24 government.
25 (Source: P.A. 86-1277.)