Section 25.1

(70 ILCS 210/25.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1245.1) Sec. 25.1. (a) This Section applies to agreements described in Section 5(h) and contracts described in Section 5(j). (b) When the Authority proposes to enter into a contract or agreement under this Section, the Authority shall give public notice soliciting proposals for the contract or agreement by publication at least twice in one or more daily newspapers in general circulation in the metropolitan area. The second notice shall be published not less than 10 days before the date on which the Authority expects to select the contractor. The notice shall include a general description of the nature of the contract or agreement which the Authority is seeking and the procedure by which a person or firm interested in the contract or agreement may make its proposal to the Authority for consideration for the contract or agreement. A request for proposals must be extended to a sufficient number of prospective providers of the required services or prospective bidders to assure that public interest in competition is adequately served. The provisions of this subsection (b) do not apply if: (1) the Authority concludes that there is a single source of the expertise or knowledge