MODIFY WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECT BID REQ. (NEW)

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 352 (Local) Filed Monday, March 10, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS OR FACILITIES MAY BE AWARDED WHEN AT LEAST TWO COMPETITIVE BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
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Status: Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Jun 2 2025)

SOG comments (1):

long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE TOWNS OF HOLLY SPRINGS AND FUQUAY-VARINA FROM THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

Bill History:

H 352

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 352 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Mar 25 2025 - View Summary

    House committee substitute replaces the 1st edition in its entirety with the following. Makes conforming changes to act’s long and short titles.

    Amends GS 143-132 (concerning minimum number of bids for public contracts) as follows.  Prevents any contract to which GS 143-129 (procedure for letting of public contracts) applies for construction of water systems or facilities, or sewage disposal systems or facilities, from being awarded by any board or governing board of the State, or any political subdivision of the State, unless two competitive bids have been received from reputable and qualified contractors regularly engaged in their respective lines of endeavor. Otherwise applies all requirements of GS 143-132(a) to those contracts. Defines sewage disposal systems or facilities and water systems or facilities. Applies to contracts entered into on or before December 31, 2030.  

    Public Enterprises and Utilities
    GS 143
  • Bill H 352 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Mar 10 2025 - View Summary

    Allows Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina to contract for the construction of public infrastructure projects without being subject to Article 8 (governing public contracts) of GS Chapter 143 if: (1) the Town Council adopts a resolution approving the exemption of a public infrastructure project from the competitive bidding requirements in Article 8; (2) the Town Council conducts an annual independent audit of all contracts for construction work otherwise subject to the competitive bidding requirements of Article 9 (appears to intend Article 8) of GS Chapter 143; (3) the Town Council makes public any contracts awarded according to this act; and (4) the Town Council, after awarding the contract, prepares, places in the public files, and makes available to the public a document setting out the reasons for using the authority granted by this act. Applies to contracts entered into on or before December 31, 2030.

    Development, Land Use and Housing, Building and Construction
    UNCODIFIED, Wake
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