Legal Guide to Purchasing and Contracting with NC Local Governments

Book excerpt: Title: A Legal Guide to Purchasing and Contracting for North Carolina Local Governments, 2004 Edition with 2007 Supplement Provides a description of legal requirements for North Carolina local government contracts in a question-and-answer format. The appendix includes the text of the major statutes governing purchasing and contracting, as well as reprints of articles on the "piggybacking" exception and the "responsiveness" requirement in evaluating bids. The second edition has been revised to include legal requirements for local school units which are now subject to the procedures explained in the book. The book contains updates, which incorporate recent legislative changes, and a revised Dollar Thresholds Chart, dated September 2007. Effective July 27, 2005, the coverage of the informal bidding statute, G.S. 143-131 has changed.