House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Part V.

Amends GS 143-129 by reverting back the amount of construction or repair work that triggers the requirements under the statute for letting of public contracts so that it is an expenditure of public money in an amount equal to more than $500,000 (previous edition had increased this amount to $1.5 million); retains the changes that apply to contracts for construction or repair work for the University of North Carolina.