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HB 2519

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chad Green and 4 co-sponsors

Replaces the fixed $10,000 bidding threshold with the statewide small purchase maximum, aligning Civic Center bidding to the Procurement Code and requiring bids whenever possible.

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Bill Summary · HB 2519

Summary — HB 2519: “CIVIC CENTER CD‑BID THRESHOLD” (Introduced 02/06/2025)

Purpose and intent

HB 2519 amends Section 280‑80 of the Illinois Civic Center Code to replace a hard‑coded $10,000 bidding threshold with a reference to the “small purchase maximum” established in Section 20‑20 of the Illinois Procurement Code. The intent is to align the Civic Center Authority’s competitive‑bidding thresholds with the statewide procurement standard so the Civic Center Code automatically tracks any future changes to the small purchase maximum.

Key provisions and changes

  • Replaces all occurrences of the fixed figure “$10,000” in Section 280‑80 with “the small purchase maximum under Section 20‑20 of the Illinois Procurement Code.”
  • Contracts for sale of property (or concessions/leases > 1 year) whose value exceeds the small purchase maximum must be awarded to the highest responsible bidder after advertising.
  • Construction contracts and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment, and services whose expense exceeds the small purchase maximum must be let to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising, subject to the existing statutory exceptions.
  • Maintains existing exceptions to competitive bidding, including:
    • Repair parts, accessories or services required for previously furnished equipment when competition is not in the public interest (i.e., de facto sole source).
    • Professional or highly‑skilled services (accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, physicians, superintendents of construction, etc.).
    • Utility services (water, light, heat, power, telephone, telegraph).
  • Requires contracts under the small purchase maximum to be let by competitive bidding “whenever possible,” and in any event in a manner calculated to ensure the public’s best interest.
  • Preserves anti‑avoidance and integrity provisions:
    • Prohibits splitting contracts to avoid the threshold; split contracts are void.
    • Voidance of bids and sworn anti‑collusion statement requirement where bidders collude.
    • Prohibits Board members, Authority officers/employees and their relatives (within fourth degree) from having an interest in Authority contracts.
    • Allows the Board to reject all bids and readvertise; if no satisfactory bid is received, the Board may award without competitive bidding only if at least as advantageous as any valid bid.
  • Retains existing bid‑evaluation detail (adjusting bids for Retailers’ Occupation Tax where applicable) and requires written explanation and a three‑fourths Board vote to award contrary to the highest/lowest bidder rule.
  • Directs the Board to adopt rules to implement the section.

Who is affected

  • The Civic Center Authority (Board, officers, employees)
  • Vendors, contractors, and bidders for Civic Center property sales, leases, construction, supplies, materials, equipment and services
  • Local taxpayers and the public (procedural and competitive bidding practices)

Procedural/timing aspects

  • Effective immediately upon becoming law.
  • Status reported as Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee (02/2025). Introduced 02/06/2025; additional committee and reading activity is recorded.

Note: the provided bill text bundle also contains unrelated material (an Arizona appropriation bill for State Route 24). That Arizona text is not part of this Civic Center Code amendment and appears extraneous to HB 2519 as described above.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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