2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development.
§ 113-315.36. Building contracts.

§ 113‑315.36.  Building contracts.

(a)        The following general laws, to the extent provided below, do not apply to the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority:

(1)        Repealed by Session Laws 1999‑368, s. 1.

(2)        Except for G.S. 143‑128.2, Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to public building contracts of the Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). With respect to a contract that is exempted from certain provisions of Article 8 under this subdivision, the powers and duties set out in Article 8 shall be exercised by the Authority, and the Secretary of Administration and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contract.

(3)        G.S. 143‑341(3) does not apply to plans and specifications for construction or renovation authorized by the Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(b)        Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the services of the Department of Administration may be made available to the Authority, when requested by the Authority, with regard to matters governed by Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and G.S. 143‑341(3). The Authority shall report quarterly to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any building contract to which this exemption is applied. The quarterly report required by this subsection shall specifically include information regarding the Authority's compliance with the provisions of G.S. 143‑128.2. (1979, c. 459, s. 12; 1997‑331, s. 2; 1999‑368, ss. 1, 2; 2001‑496, s. 3.2.)