Whenever a using department identifies a need for roofing repair, building demolition, or board-up work, the chief procurement officer shall provide all of the contractors on the responsible bidder list for the respective type of work a sufficiently detailed description of the work to enable them to submit sealed bids for the work. The chief procurement officer may require such contractors to inspect the work site and shall allow them at least ten days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, to submit sealed bids. The chief procurement officer shall award the contract for the work to the responsive bidder offering the lowest sealed bid price, in cases where competitive bidding is required and appropriate for such contract, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 8-10-3 and 8-10-4 of the "Municipal Purchasing Act for Cities of 500,000 or More Population", codified at 65 ILCS 5/8-10-3 and 65 ILCS 5/8-10-4, as amended.
If the contract award procedure set forth in the above paragraph would, in a specific instance, result in a delay which would cause imminent hazard to public safety or substantial damage to property, the chief procurement officer may, in such an instance: (i) authorize the use of prequalified contractors and make provisions for immediate use of such contractors by the using department or departments, subject to a limit on expenditures of public funds of $500,000.00 for such immediately authorized work, or (ii) follow an expedited contract award procedure which solicits bids from less than all contractors on the responsible bidder list and/or which allows less than ten days for the submittal of bids.
(Added Coun. J. 5-19-93, p. 32270; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1)