SANITARY DIST-COMPETITIVE BIDS

Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1917, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, and the Sanitary District Act of 1936. Increases mandatory competitive bid thresholds from $40,000 to $50,000, and provides that emergency contract cap dollar amounts may not be less than $50,000 (rather than $40,000). Provides that if a unit of local government performs non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way, a sanitary district may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the unit of local government allowing similar construction work to be performed by the sanitary district on the same project, in an amount not in excess of $100,000. Amends the Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974 making similar changes relating to allowing the sanitary district to enter into intergovernmental agreements. Further amends the Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974. Provides that all contracts for work to be done and supplies and materials to be purchased by the sanitary district in an amount exceeding $20,000 (rather than $10,000) shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder and amounts under $20,000 (rather than $10,000) may be let without competitive bidding if it is not practical to competitively bid the work, supplies, or materials. Effective immediately.