HB1602 Summary

• Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917 to increase the mandatory competitive bid threshold minimum from $10,000 to $25,000 and maximum from $40,000 to $100,000, calculated as 0.1% of the district's total general fixed assets.

• Raises the emergency contract cap minimum from $40,000 to $100,000 and maximum from $100,000 to $300,000, calculated as 0.4% of the district's total general fixed assets.

• Permits construction contracts between $60,000 and $100,000 to be made in the open market with at least 3 competitive bids that must consider small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, female-owned enterprises, and veteran-owned firms, and must comply with the Prevailing Wage Act.

• Increases the intergovernmental agreement threshold for construction work on public ways from $100,000 to $300,000 and the open market purchase limit for project supplies from $100,000 to $300,000.

• Requires that construction bids attempt to avoid repetitive use of the same prime contractor in the same calendar year unless that contractor is the lowest responsible bidder.