§ 36.37 BIDDERS IN DEFAULT TO VILLAGE.

   The village shall not accept the bid of a contractor who is in default on the payment of taxes, licenses or other moneys due the village.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

§ 36.38 AWARD OF CONTRACT.

   (A)   Authority in village. The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to award contracts within the purview of this section.

   (B)   Lowest responsible bidder. Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder on the basis of the bid that is in the best interest of the village to accept. In awarding the contract, in addition to price, the Board of Trustees shall consider:

      (1)   The ability, capacity and skill of the bidder to perform the contract to provide the service required;

      (2)   Whether the bidder can perform the contract or provide the service promptly, or within the time specified, without delay or interference;

      (3)   The character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience and efficiency of the bidder;

      (4)   The quality of the performance of previous contracts or services;

      (5)   The previous and existing compliance by the bidder with laws and ordinances relating to the contract or service;

      (6)   The sufficiency of the financial resources and ability of the bidder to perform the contract or provide the service;

      (7)   The quality, availability and adaptability of the supplies or contractual services to the particular use required;

      (8)   The ability of the bidder to provide future maintenance and service for the use of the subject of the contract;

      (9)   The number and scope of conditions attached to the bid; and

      (10)   Whether the bidder has furnished a certificate of insurance indicating worker’s compensation and employers’ liability coverage and the policy limits for such coverage.

   (C)   Performance bonds. The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to require a performance bond, before entering into a contract, in such amounts as it shall find reasonably necessary to protect the best interests of the village.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

§ 36.39 OPEN MARKET PROCEDURE.

   All work and purchases of supplies, materials and services of less than the estimated value of $10,000 shall be made in the open market, without newspaper advertisement and without observing the procedure prescribed by this subchapter for the award of formal contracts.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

§ 36.40 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXEMPT FROM BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.

   All contracts for professional services, including, but not limited to, attorneys, engineers, real estate appraisers and architects and any other profession whose ethical code involved prohibits or discourages involvement in normal bidding procedures, may be entered into by the village without observing the bidding procedures prescribed by this subchapter for the award of formal contracts.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

§ 36.41 EMERGENCY PURCHASES.

   In case of an apparent emergency which requires immediate work or purchase of supplies, materials or services, the Board of Trustees shall be empowered to secure by open market procedure, as herein set forth, at the lowest obtainable price, any work, supplies, materials or services regardless of the amount of the expenditure.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

§ 36.42 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING.

   The village shall have the authority to join with other units of government in cooperative purchasing plans when the best interests of the village would be served thereby.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)

Statutory reference:

   Related provisions, see 65 ILCS 5/2-2-12, 5/8-9-1 and 5/8-9-2

§ 36.43 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS EXCEEDING $25,000.

   In all contracts for the construction of new facilities, renovation of current facilities or road projects, the estimated cost of which exceeds $25,000, a responsible bidder is hereby defined to be a bidder who meets all of the following applicable criteria, and submits evidence of such compliance:

   (A)   All applicable laws prerequisite to doing business in the state;

   (B)   Evidence of compliance with:

      (1)   Federal Employer Tax Identification number or Social Security number for individuals; and

      (2)   Provision of 42 U.S.C. 21, § 2000(e), and Federal Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order No. 11375 (known as the “Equal Opportunity Employer Provisions”).

   (C)   Certificate of insurance indicating the following coverages: general liability; worker’s compensation; completed operations; automobile, hazardous occupation and professional liability;

   (D)   Compliance with all provisions of the state’s Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130, including wages, medical and hospitalization insurance and retirement for those trades covered in the Act; and

   (E)   Participation in apprenticeship and training programs approved and registered with the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

(2007 Code, § 1-2-26)