HB 1602

Abstract

Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Increases the mandatory competitive bid threshold to not less than $25,000 or more than $100,000 (currently, not less than $10,000 or more than $40,000). Allows a sanitary district to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a unit of local government for non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way in an amount no greater than $500,000 (currently, $100,000) to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. Makes conforming changes. Allows contracts to be entered into without competitive bidding for contracts greater than $100,000 to less than $500,000 (currently, $40,000 to $100,000) if the board of trustees declares that an emergency exists affecting the public health or safety. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds specific requirements for construction contracts that the sanitary district reasonably expects to be in excess of $60,000 but not in excess of $100,000, which may be made in the open market without publication in a newspaper, but, when practical, shall be based on at least 3 competitive bids. Specifies information that the bids must contain. Allows a sanitary district to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a unit of local government for non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way in an amount no greater than $300,000 (in the introduced bill, $500,000) to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. Allows contracts to be entered into without competitive bidding for contracts greater than $100,000 to less than $300,000 (in the introduced bill, $500,000) if the board of trustees declares that an emergency exists affecting the public health or safety. Effective immediately.