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Oak Forest lowers Public Works bond threshold to $20,000 in ordinance change
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2026‑07‑11620 to require performance and payment bonds for City Public Works projects of $20,000 or more (lower than the state $150,000 threshold) and to formalize a 5% bid bond requirement; the ordinance passed by a 5–0 roll call (two absent).
The council adopted Ordinance 2026‑07‑11620 amending the City Code to require performance and payment bonds for all city Public Works projects costing $20,000 or more, aligning the bond threshold with the city's competitive bidding threshold. City Administrator Moses Amidei explained that state law requires bonds for projects $150,000 or more, and that the proposed ordinance lowers that local threshold to $20,000 to better protect the city and its suppliers and laborers.
The ordinance also formalizes a 5% bid bond requirement to accompany bids on Public Works projects. Alderperson Emmett moved adoption, Alderperson Stuewe seconded, and the council adopted the ordinance by roll call vote 5–0 (two absent). The ordinance is recorded as Ordinance 2026‑07‑11620.
