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3 <br />Dollar Thresholds in North Carolina <br />Public Contracting Statutes <br />Dollar limits and statutory authority current as of September 1, <br />Requirement Threshold Statute <br />Formal bidding <br />(estimated cost of contract) <br />Construction or repair contracts $500,000 and above G.S. 143-129 <br />Purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment $90,000 and above G.S. 143-129 <br />Informal bidding <br /> <br />(actual cost of contract) <br />Construction or repair contracts $30,000 to formal limit G.S. 143-131 <br />Purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment $30,000 to formal limit G.S. 143-131 <br />Construction methods authorized for building projects <br />Over $300,000 G.S. 143-128(a1) <br />Separate Prime (estimated cost of project) <br />Single Prime <br />Dual Bidding <br />Construction Management at Risk (G.S. 143-128.1) <br />Design-Build and Design-Build Bridging (G.S. 143-128.1A; G.S. 143-128.1B) <br />Public Private Partnership (P3) (G.S. 143-128.1C) <br />Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) requirements <br />Building construction or repair projects <br />– Projects with state funding $100,000 or more G.S. 143-128.2(a) <br />– Locally funded projects (formal HUB requirements) $300,000 or more G.S. 143-128.2(j) <br />– Projects in informal bidding range (informal HUB requirements) $30,000 to $500,000* G.S. 143-131(b) <br />*Note: Formal HUB requirements should be used for informally bid <br />Limit on use of own forces (force account work) <br />(not to exceed) G.S. 143-135 <br />Construction or repair projects $125,000 (total project cost) or <br />$50,000 (labor only cost) <br />Bid bond or deposit <br />Construction or repair contracts (at least 5% of bid amount) Formal bids ($500,000 and above) G.S.143-129(b) <br />Purchase contracts Not required <br />Performance/Payment bonds <br />Construction or repair contracts (100% of contract amount) Each contract over $50,000 of G.S. 143-129(c); <br /> project costing over $300,000 G.S. 44A-26 <br />Purchase contracts Not required <br />General contractor’s license required <br />$30,000 and above G.S. 87-1 <br />Exemption Force account work (see above) <br />Force account work (see above)G.S. 87-14(a)(1) <br /> <br />Use of licensed architect or engineer required <br />Nonstructural work $300,000 and above G.S. 133-1.1(a) <br />Structural repair, additions, or new construction $135,000 and above <br /> $100,000 and above <br />Selection of architect, engineer, surveyor, construction manager <br /> All contracts unless exempted G.S. 143-64.31 <br />Exemption authorized Only projects where estimated G.S. 143-64.32 <br /> fee is less than $50,000 <br />From A Legal Guide to Purchasing and Contracting for North Carolina L, 2nd ed., by Frayda S. Bluestein, <br /> <br />