143-128. Requirements for certain building contracts. (a) Preparation of specifications. – Every officer, board, department, commission or commissions charged with responsibility of preparation of specifications or awarding or entering into contracts for the erection, construction, alteration or repair of any buildings for the State, or for any county, municipality, or other public body, shall have […]
143-128.1. Construction management at risk contracts. (a) For purposes of this section and G.S. 143-64.31: (1) "Construction management services" means services provided by a construction manager, which may include preparation and coordination of bid packages, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, evaluation, preconstruction services, and construction administration. (2) "Construction management at risk services" means services provided […]
143-128.1A. Design-build contracts. (a) Definitions for purposes of this section: (1) Design-builder. – As defined in G.S. 143-128.1B. (2) Governmental entity. – As defined in G.S. 143-128.1B. (b) A governmental entity shall establish in writing the criteria used for determining the circumstances under which the design-build method is appropriate for a project, and such criteria […]
143-128.1B. Design-build bridging contracts. (a) Definitions for purposes of this section: (1) Design-build bridging. – A design and construction delivery process whereby a governmental entity contracts for design criteria services under a separate agreement from the construction phase services of the design-builder. (2) Design-builder. – An appropriately licensed person, corporation, or entity that, under a […]
143-128.1C. Public-private partnership construction contracts. (a) Definitions for purposes of this section: (1) Construction contract. – Any contract entered into between a private developer and a contractor for the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of any building or other work or improvement required for a private developer to satisfy its obligations under a development […]
143-128.2. Minority business participation goals. (a) The State shall have a verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work for each State building project, including building projects done by a private entity on a facility to be leased or purchased by the State. A local government unit […]
143-128.3. Minority business participation administration. (a) All public entities subject to G.S. 143-128.2 shall report to the Department of Administration, Office of Historically Underutilized Business, the following with respect to each building project: (1) The verifiable percentage goal. (2) The type and total dollar value of the project, minority business utilization by minority business category, […]
143-128.4. Historically underutilized business defined; statewide uniform certification. (a) As used in this Chapter, the term "historically underutilized business" means a business that meets all of the following conditions: (1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the business is owned by one or more persons who are members of at least one of the groups […]
143-129. Procedure for letting of public contracts. (a) Bidding Required. – No construction or repair work requiring the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment requiring an estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal […]
143-129.1. Withdrawal of bid. A public agency may allow a bidder submitting a bid pursuant to G.S. 143-129 for construction or repair work or for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment to withdraw his bid from consideration after the bid opening without forfeiture of his bid security if the price bid was based […]
143-129.2. Construction, design, and operation of solid waste management and sludge management facilities. (a) All terms relating to solid waste management and disposal as used in this section shall be defined as set forth in G.S. 130A-290, except that the term "unit of local government" also includes a sanitary district created under Part 2 of […]
143-129.3. Exemption of General Assembly from certain purchasing requirements. (a) The Legislative Services Commission may provide that the provisions of G.S. 143-129 and Article 3 of this Chapter do not apply to purchases by the General Assembly of data processing and data communications equipment, supplies, and services. Such exemption may vary according to the type […]
143-129.4. Guaranteed energy savings contracts. The solicitation and evaluation of proposals for guaranteed energy savings contracts, as defined in Part 2 of Article 3B of this Chapter, and the letting of contracts for these proposals are not governed by this Article but instead are governed by the provisions of that Part; except that guaranteed energy […]
143-129.5. Purchases from nonprofit work centers for the blind and severely disabled. (a) Notwithstanding G.S. 143-129, a city, county, or other governmental entity subject to this Article may purchase goods and services directly from a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled, as defined in G.S. 143-48. (b) The Secretary of Administration shall, […]
143-129.6. Exemption for certain training projects of the North Carolina National Guard. Expenditures, excluding design fees, for a capital project, construction, or repair work (i) that is for training purposes and for a single exercise or undertaking at a National Guard facility; (ii) that has a total cost that does not exceed applicable federal limits; […]
143-129.7. Purchase with trade-in of apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the State may include in specifications for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment an opportunity for bidders to purchase as "trade-in" specified personal […]
143-129.8. Purchase of information technology goods and services. (a) In recognition of the complex and innovative nature of information technology goods and services and of the desirability of a single point of responsibility for contracts that include combinations of purchase of goods, design, installation, training, operation, maintenance, and related services, a political subdivision of the […]
143-129.8A. Purchase of certain goods and services for the North Carolina Zoological Park. (a) Exemption. – The North Carolina Zoological Park is a State entity whose primary purpose is the attraction of, interaction with, and education of the public regarding issues of global conservation, ecological preservation, and scientific exploration, and that purpose presents unique challenges […]
143-129.9. Alternative competitive bidding methods. (a) A political subdivision of the State may use any of the following methods to obtain competitive bids for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment as an alternative to the otherwise applicable requirements in this Article: (1) Reverse auction. – For purposes of this section, "reverse auction" means […]
143-130. Allowance for convict labor must be specified. In cases where the board or governing body of a State agency or of any political subdivision of the State may furnish convict or other labor to the contractor, manufacturer, or others entering into contracts for the performance of construction work, installation of apparatus, supplies, materials or […]
