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4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
8		-	changing Section 11k as follows:
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 11k as follows:
	8	+	6 (70 ILCS 705/11k)
	9	+	7 Sec. 11k. Competitive bidding; notice requirements.
	10	+	8 (a) The board of trustees shall have the power to acquire
	11	+	9 by gift, legacy, or purchase any personal property necessary
	12	+	10 for its corporate purposes provided that all contracts for
	13	+	11 supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in
	14	+	12 excess of $20,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible
	15	+	13 bidder after advertising as required under subsection (b) of
	16	+	14 this Section; except that, if the board of trustees seeks to
	17	+	15 purchase equipment directly from a dealer or an original
	18	+	16 manufacturer in excess of $50,000, then the contract for
	19	+	17 purchase shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after
	20	+	18 advertising as required under subsection (b) of this Section.
	21	+	19 The board is not required to accept a bid that does not meet
	22	+	20 the district's established specifications, terms of delivery,
	23	+	21 quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by
	24	+	22 their nature, are not adapted to award by competitive bidding,
	25	+	23 are not subject to competitive bidding, including, but not
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	34	+	1 limited to:
	35	+	2 (1) contracts for the services of individuals
	36	+	3 possessing a high degree of professional skill where the
	37	+	4 ability or fitness of the individual plays an important
	38	+	5 part;
	39	+	6 (2) contracts for the printing of finance committee
	40	+	7 reports and departmental reports;
	41	+	8 (3) contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds,
	42	+	9 tax warrants, and other evidences of indebtedness;
	43	+	10 (4) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or
	44	+	11 provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made
	45	+	12 with the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that
	46	+	13 equipment where the provision of parts, maintenance, or
	47	+	14 servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or
	48	+	15 authorized service agent, or which involve proprietary
	49	+	16 parts or technology not otherwise available;
	50	+	17 (5) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase,
	51	+	18 delivery, movement, or installation of data processing
	52	+	19 equipment, software, or services and telecommunications
	53	+	20 and interconnect equipment, software, and services;
	54	+	21 (6) contracts for duplicating machines and supplies;
	55	+	22 (7) contracts for utility services such as water,
	56	+	23 light, heat, telephone or telegraph;
	57	+	24 (8) contracts for goods or services procured from
	58	+	25 another governmental agency;
	59	+	26 (9) purchases of equipment previously owned by some
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	70	+	1 entity other than the district itself; and
	71	+	2 (10) contracts for goods or services which are
	72	+	3 economically procurable from only one source, such as for
	73	+	4 the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets,
	74	+	5 reports, and online subscriptions.
	75	+	6 Contracts for emergency expenditures are also exempt from
	76	+	7 competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is approved
	77	+	8 by a vote of 3/4 of the members of the board.
	78	+	9 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this
	79	+	10 Section, all proposals to award contracts involving amounts in
	80	+	11 excess of $20,000 shall be published at least 10 days,
	81	+	12 excluding Sundays and legal holidays, in advance of the date
	82	+	13 announced for the receiving of bids, in a secular English
	83	+	14 language newspaper of general circulation throughout the
	84	+	15 district. In addition, a fire protection district that has a
	85	+	16 website that the full-time staff of the district maintains
	86	+	17 shall post notice on its website of all proposals to award
	87	+	18 contracts in excess of $20,000. Advertisements for bids shall
	88	+	19 describe the character of the proposed contract or agreement
	89	+	20 in sufficient detail to enable the bidders thereon to know
	90	+	21 what their obligations will be, either in the advertisement
	91	+	22 itself, or by reference to detailed plans and specifications
	92	+	23 on file at the time of the publication of the first
	93	+	24 announcement. Such advertisement shall also state the date,
	94	+	25 time and place assigned for the opening of bids, and no bids
	95	+	26 shall be received at any time subsequent to the time indicated
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