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20781
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This bulletin analyzes whether elected or appointed local government board members can legally participate in meetings without being physically present. It also describes legal and practical issues that could be addressed in a local policy allowing remote participation.
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6538
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Bluestein discusses legislation passed by the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly affecting local school administrative purchasing procedures, flexibility in university purchasing, and electronic contracting.
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5821
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Bluestein discusses legislation passed by the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly affecting public purchasing and contracting. The legislation includes alternative bidding methods, small business contractor programs, and provisions affecting local school and state contracting.
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20580
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Public contracts are subject to competitive bidding requirements for a number of reasons. One is to secure goods that are at competitive (low) prices, and another is to provide a contracting process that is open and visible to the public. This bulletin discusses the legal standard for determining when bids are responsive and summarizes rulings in cases evaluating a variety of commonly encountered bid irregularities.
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5179
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Submitting a public bid to a local government requires time and money. Sometimes a losing bidder may feel that the process \"was legally flawed.\" Bluestein discusses how a disappointed bidder may file a claim and what methods of defense are available to local governments.
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20572
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This bulletin addresses questions that arose after a 1997 law made several changes to the competitive bidding laws that apply to local government contracts, including a new exception commonly referred to as the \"piggybacking\" exception.
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20573
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At present no North Carolina court case has addressed this issue. This bulletin analyzes how a court might apply the bidding statutes to local government computer software contracts, drawing analogies to similar inquiries under the sales tax law and the Uniform Commercial Code.
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3092
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Contracting services formerly done by governments, like garbage collecting, has the potential to save funds and increase accountability and efficiency. However, governments must insure that contracting does not affect public health, safety, and welfare.
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3474
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Laws governing the purchase and disposal of property by local governments have been revised by the General Assembly effective July 1, 1997. Changes include raising formal bid limits on certain items from $20,000 to $30,000.
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20560
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In 1995, the NC General Assembly increased the threshold at which multi-prime bidding is required for public building projects from $100,000 to $500,000. At the same time the General Assembly authorized local governments and state agencies to request approval from the State Building Commission (SBC) to use alternative contracting methods. This bulletin describes the rules and procedures the SBC has developed to implement the statutory authorization and summarizes the SBC's disposition of applications it has received so far.
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20564
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The NC General Assembly has enacted significant changes in the laws governing local government purchasing and property disposal that will become effective July 1, 1997. This bulletin summarizes those changes.
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2338
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For public construction projects the General Assembly requires cities, towns, and the state to use multi-prime contracting (separate bids for heating, plumbing, etc.) or single-prime (one bid for all construction work).
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1597
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The issues regarding local government programs for contracting services of minority- and women-owned businesses are presented in a question-and-answer format.
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1917
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Bluestein addresses some questions local school officials may have about using North Carolina's minority- and women-owned business enterprises when considering school contracting.
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1921
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A law passed in 1994 by the N.C. General Assembly authorizes local governments to enter into contracts for energy-saving improvements on existing buildings if the contractor guarantees that the savings will pay for the cost of improvement.
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