(70 ILCS 2905/5-4) (from Ch. 42, par. 505-4)
Sec. 5-4. All contracts for work to be done and supplies and materials to be purchased by the sanitary district, the expense of which will exceed $10,000, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than 21 days public notice of the terms and conditions upon which the contract is to be let, having been given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district, and the board may reject any and all bids and readvertise. All purchases or sales of $10,000 or less may be made in the open market without publication in a newspaper as above provided, but whenever practical shall be based on at least 3 competitive bids. No person may be employed on the work except citizens of the United States, or those who in good faith have declared their intention to become citizens, and 8 hours constitutes a day's work.
(Source: P.A. 94-445, eff. 1-1-06.)
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