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Dollar Thresholds In North Carolina IT T <br /> Public Contractin <br /> g Statutes <br /> Dollar limits and statutory authority current as of September 1 , 2013 <br /> ThresholdIr <br /> Requirement Statute <br /> Formal bidding. (eaknatedcosrafcontruct) <br /> Construction or repair contracts $SD0,000 andabove G S. 141129 <br /> Purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment $90,000 andabove &S_ 141129 <br /> Infornnal bidding (acaw1costefcontract) <br /> Construction or repair contracts $300000toformallimit G & 141131 <br /> Purchase ofapparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment $30,000 to formal limit G.S. 143-131 <br /> Construction methods authorized for building projects Over $ 300,000 GS. 143A28(a1 ) <br /> 'wparate PriME Jtvinatedc= afpr ieLt <br /> Single Prime <br /> Dual Bidding <br /> Constructiadm Management at Ride (GS M342U) <br /> Design-Build and Design4k ild Bridging Ir5. 141428. fA0 G. _ 7 43- L5. rB,ir <br /> Public Private Pcrtnership (P3) 65. 143- LA10 <br /> Historkally Undendill:ed Business (HUB) requirements <br /> Building construction or repair proje€ts <br /> — Projects with state funding Nwifiable 10% g'oa� requir4 $ 100,000 ormore G 5 141128.2(al <br /> — Locally funded projects ffbarmi H118 wgLurernents) $ 300,000 or more G.S. 141128.2fjy <br /> — Projects in infofmal bidding range Ciafama 1HWreq kwjenW $30,000 to $50010W G.5. 143-131 (b ;, <br /> "Note• F,arnnr�PkAJE ,rt�7ratr�rnentsshauid (� usaa�faa�nihr+malhr �m1dp�*oyletts rastAng t�etwe� �D�,OY,1�and �Sr70,Or� <br /> limit on use of own forces (force account work) (norto exceedl CS. 143-135 <br /> Consstruction or repair pioj?ds $ 125,000 (taralprojeetanst) or <br /> $500000 (labor aril} CWJ <br /> Bld band ordeposit <br /> Construction or repair contracts (arleast .5% of bid amaunt) Formal bids ($500,000and above) G.5.143429(b) <br /> Purchase contracts Not required <br /> Pwformanca Pay rnent bonds <br /> Construction or repair contracts (?W% nicwtaNiamount) Each contract o4w $ 93,01300 of G 5 143429(ct <br /> project costing ovor S300 , 00 G 5 Wr2fi <br /> Purchase contras Nbt reared <br /> General contractoes license required $ 30,000 andabove CS. 87-1 <br /> Exemption Farce account work tkw above) <br /> Owner-builder affmdavit regtnred force account work (seeabow) &S. 8744(aX1 I <br /> Use of licensed architect or engl.neer required <br /> Norkmuctural work $30D,000 andabove GS, 1334 1(a) <br /> Structural repair, additionsr or new constructon $135,00D andabove <br /> Repair work affecling I ife saietyr systems $ 100,00 ands <br /> Selection of architect, engineer, surveyor, construction manager at risk, or design-build contractor <br /> ' Qualification-Based Selection' procedure i, QBSI All contracts unless exempted G.S. 143-64.31 <br /> Exemption authorized Only projects where estimated G.S. 143-64. 32 <br /> fee is kss than $50,000 <br /> From A Legal Gv+dz to Prfchasmg and C nnwx ng hy Jku- uS Camiina Lord coverrua► mts, end ed, by Fray S . Bluestein, <br /> +_+ x" bry the Sdmool of Govenwent, The University of Nuirth Carolina at Chapel HilL AN rights resere*d . <br /> 12 <br />