GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

 

 

SESSION LAW 1998-78

HOUSE BILL 1453

 

 

AN ACT TO ASSIST THE ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS WITH THE EXPEDITING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Rowan-Salisbury Schools may select and negotiate with separate prime contractors to build a model school plan if the Rowan-Salisbury Schools determines that using the selection and negotiations process instead of competitive bidding will expedite the project, create an effective construction team, and control costs, quality, and schedule.

Section 2.  This act shall apply to construction of a new middle school for approximately 800 students using 1996 State Bond funding with design to begin in May, 1998, and with occupancy scheduled by April, 2000.

Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and expires on June 30, 2001.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of August, 1998.

s/   Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

 

s/   Harold J. Brubaker

Speaker of the House of Representatives