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15 <br /> Dollar Thresholds in North Carolina LJNQ <br /> Public Contracting Statutes .aM <br /> Dollar limits and statutory authority current as of September 1,2013 <br /> Fonrrai bidding lesrima�dmstafmmt►acq <br /> Construction or repair contracts $50,000 andabove G.S.143-129 <br /> Purchase of apparatus,supplies,materials,and equipment $91),000 andabove &S.143-129 <br /> Informal bidding (acoualc stolcor trortJ <br /> Construction or repair contracts $30,000 to formal krait CSS-143-131 <br /> Purchase of apparatus,supplies,materials,and equipment $30,000 to formal limit &S-143-131 <br /> Construction methods authorized for budding projects over$300,000 65.143-1Mal I <br /> Separate Prime (estvnated cost ofprrrieco <br /> Single Prime <br /> Ural Bidding <br /> Construction Management at Risk(GS f43-12811 <br /> Design-Build and Design4MId Bridging jGS 143-121 I GS 143-1281B) <br /> Public Private Partnership(P3)(GS 143-12ti10 <br /> Hlstorkally Underutilised Business(HUB)requirements <br /> Building construction or repair projects <br /> -Projects with state funding 1%wifrable10%goal r quirerd $100,000orn?m G-S.143-128.2(al <br /> -Locallyfunded projects $30D,000ormore G.S.143-128.2fjj <br /> -Projects in informal bidding range Cmibrnra[HUBregenie<mentV $30,000 to$500,01)0' G-S.143-131tb <br /> 'YYat�fcunuMH11Bm1wrcrnerKsshaald he,sed far�nkumcYty Mdpnav�t5 castAog tletween S�urxland t500,ur7m <br /> limit on use of own forces(force account woriq fnorto exce4 65.143-135 <br /> Construction or repair projects $125,000(tatdproyect cost)or <br /> $50,000[labor onlycost) <br /> Bid bond or deposit <br /> Construction or repair contracts(atleastS%o(bidamouno formal bids($5Wofflandabove) G-S-143-MW <br /> Purchase contracts Niot required <br /> Performance/Payment bonds <br /> Construction or repair contracts f IW%ofconfract amouno Each contract over$50,000 of 6-5-143-129(c); <br /> project costing over$300,000 G.S-44A-26 <br /> Purchase contracts Nbt regared <br /> General contractor's license required $30,ODD and above 65.87-1 <br /> Exemption Force account work(seeabove) <br /> owner-builder affidavit required Force account work(seeabaw) G.S.87-14(,1(11 <br /> Use of licensed architect or engineer required <br /> Nionstructurai work $30D,000 andabove G.S-133-IO:, <br /> Sttucturai repair,addition,or new construction $135,000 andabohe <br /> Repair work affecting life safety systems $100,001)andabove <br /> Selection of architect,engineer,surveyor,construction manager at risk„or design-build contractor <br /> "Qualification-Based Selection'procedure(QB5l 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 ALegal Guine to Arnfxuiruyand Contntrtirrg for Nan h Corok m tocgW Governments'.2nd ed.,by Frayda S.Bluestein, <br /> C 2004 by the School of Government,The Uni#ersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hitii All rights resereed. <br /> 12 <br />