Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 5/5/2015
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1745
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1745 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 5-1022.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1022.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-1022.5. Sole source procurement. Purchases of and | ||||||
| 8 | contracts for goods and services which by their nature are not | ||||||
| 9 | adapted to award by competitive bidding shall not be subject to | ||||||
| 10 | the competitive bidding requirements of this Code, including, | ||||||
| 11 | but not limited to: contracts for the services of individuals | ||||||
| 12 | possessing a high degree of professional skill where the | ||||||
| 13 | ability or fitness of the individual plays an important part; | ||||||
| 14 | purchases of and contracts for supplies, materials, parts, or | ||||||
| 15 | equipment which are available only from a single source; | ||||||
| 16 | purchases of or contracts for printing of finance committee | ||||||
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| 1 | pamphlets, comptroller's estimates, and departmental reports; | ||||||
| 2 | contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, tax warrants, | ||||||
| 3 | and other evidences of indebtedness; purchases of and contracts | ||||||
| 4 | for utility services such as water, light, heat, telephone, or | ||||||
| 5 | internet; purchases of and contracts for the purchase of | ||||||
| 6 | magazines, books, periodicals, and similar articles of an | ||||||
| 7 | educational or instructional nature; the binding of such | ||||||
| 8 | magazine, books, periodicals, pamphlets, reports, and similar | ||||||
| 9 | articles; and purchases of and contracts for maintenance of | ||||||
| 10 | computer hardware and software.
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| 11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 12 | becoming law.".
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