NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 200

SENATE BILL 212

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 136-28.1 TO REQUIRE ALL CONTRACTS OVER THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR TO BE LET ON BIDS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 136-28.1 is amended by deleting the words "ten thousand dollars ($10,000)" where they appear in subsections (a) and (b) and substituting the words "thirty thousand dollars ($30,000)".

Sec. 2. G.S. 136-28.1 is further amended by rewriting the second sentence of subsection (b) to read:

"All such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance, and the time specified in the bids for the performance of the contract. The Secretary of Transportation shall keep a record of all bids submitted, which record shall be subject to public inspection at any time."

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of April, 1981.