GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 230
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The title of Article 3D of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:
"Article 3D.
"Procurement of Architectural
and
Engineering Architectural,
Engineering, and Surveying Services."
Sec. 2. G.S. 143-64.31 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-64.31. Declaration of public policy.
It is the public policy of this State and all public
subdivisions and Local Governmental Units thereof, except in cases of special
emergency involving the health and safety of the people or their property, to
announce all requirements for architectural and engineering architectural,
engineering, and surveying services, to select firms qualified to provide
such services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the
type of professional services required without regard to fee other than unit
price information at this stage, and thereafter to negotiate a contract for architectural
or engineering architectural, engineering, or surveying services at
a fair and reasonable fee with the best qualified firm. If a contract
cannot be negotiated with the best qualified firm, negotiations with that firm
shall be terminated and initiated with the next best qualified firm."
Sec. 3. G.S. 143-64.33 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-64.33. Advice in selecting consultants or negotiating consultant contracts.
On architectural or engineering architectural,
engineering, or surveying contracts, the Department of Transportation or
the Department of Administration may provide, upon request by a county, city,
town or other subdivision of the State, advice in the process of selecting
consultants or in negotiating consultant contracts with architects and
engineers architects, engineers, or surveyors or both."
Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 1989.